1983 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1983 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 4–5–1 4–2–1 John Anderson 11th Joe Wirth 2nd Ray Tellier 2nd John Daniel Joe Potter Brown Stadium The 1983 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as member of the Ivy League during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown. In their 11th and final season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 record with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the Ivy League. They were outscored 237 to 204 in all games, but outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 138.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 30 John Daniel and J. Potter were the team captains.Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football) Brown University Providence, R.I. July 3, 2020 https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/game-by-game-results-1878-2015-football.aspx?id=2646 The Bears played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule 1983 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Eastern y y y September 17 1:30 p.m. @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 26-24 14,037 Brown Hangs On Joe Concannon September 18, 1983 60 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008786/1983-brown-yale/ September 24 1:30 p.m. Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) L 16-30 13,700 URI Jumps on Brown's Late Errors Ernie Roberts September 25, 1983 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57035687/1983-brown-uri/ October 1 1:30 p.m. Princeton<hc> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 16-27 10,009 Tested by Brown, Princeton Passes Bob Duffy October 2, 1983 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57042654/1983-brown-princeton/ October 8 1:30 p.m. @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA T 24-24 14,576 Brown Gets Snappy Tie Mike O'Connell October 9, 1983 55 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57044378/1983-brown-penn/ October 15 1:30 p.m. Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 14-3 10,750 Brown Defense Controls Punchless Cornell Squad Jack Craig October 16, 1983 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57046263/1983-brown-cornell/ October 22 1:30 p.m. @ #4 Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 10-31 16,004 Heffernan Relieves Holy Cross Jack Craig October 23, 1983 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57048595/1983-brown-hc/ October 29 1:30 p.m. Harvard Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 10-17 13,100 Harvard Screens Out Brown John Powers October 30, 1983 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57050621/1983-brown-harvard/ November 5 1:30 p.m. @ Penn State<ncg> Beaver Stadium State College, PA L 21-38 84,670 Despite a Second-Quarter Sputter, Penn State Trounces Brown, 38-21 Sarajane Freligh November 6, 1983 1-G, 13-G The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57052056/1983-brown-psu/ November 12 1:30 p.m. @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 25-7 8,483 Brown Surprises Dartmouth Ernie Roberts November 13, 1983 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57052863/1983-brown-dartmouth/ November 19 1:30 p.m. Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 42-36 7,500 Brown Tops Columbia, 42-36; Bruin Coach in Finale November 20, 1983 S9, S13 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Brown Football '83 https://brownbears.com/documents/2024/1/8/1983-football-media-guide.pdf Brown University Athletics 2 August 11, 2025 1983 Football Schedule https://brownbears.com/sports/football/schedule/1983 Brown University Athletics August 11, 2025 References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football