1983 Brown Bears football team

1983 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Daniel
  • J. Potter
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1983 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard + 5 1 16 2 2
Penn + 5 1 16 3 1
Brown 4 2 14 5 1
Dartmouth 4 2 14 5 1
Cornell 3 3 13 6 1
Princeton 2 5 04 6 0
Columbia 1 5 11 7 2
Yale 1 6 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1983 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third place in the Ivy League.

In their eleventh and final season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored 237 to 204. John Daniel and J. Potter were the team captains.

The Bears' 4–2–1 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 138.

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.