In their eighth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents 368 to 218.

James Frazier, Jamie Gasparella and Nick Hartigan were the team captains.

[2] The Bears' 6–1 conference record topped the Ivy League standings.

[3] Brown was unranked to start the year, and did not enter the national top 25 until November.

After closing out the year on an eight-game win streak, the Bears were ranked No.