1973 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1973 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 4–3–1 4–3 John Anderson 1st B. Ball Brown Stadium The 1973 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. After seven years of last- or second-to-last-place finishes, Brown rose to fifth place in the Ivy League. In their first season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents 183 to 163. B. Ball was the team captain.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' 4–3 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings, the team's best showing since 1964. They outscored Ivy opponents 163 to 143.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 26 Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y September 29 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) T 20-20 10,000–10,200 Brown Ties State Rival on Late Bid Associated Press September 30, 1973 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 29, 2022 October 6 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 20-28 10,991 Penn Makes Mistakes, but Tops Brown, 28-20 October 7, 1973 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55960977/1973-brown-penn October 13 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 34-25 17,800 Penn Tops Dartmouth, 22-16; Brown Defeats Yale Associated Press October 14, 1973 S10 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 20 Dartmouth<hc> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 16-28 10,056 Dartmouth 28-16 Victor; Brown Is Subdued Michael Strauss October 21, 1973 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 3 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 7-6 15,500 Brown Edges Princeton; Bruins Triumph, 7-6 November 4, 1973 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 10 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 17-7 9,000 Brown Triumphs over Cornell, 17-7 Deane McGowen November 11, 1973 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 17 Harvard<hc> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 32-35 15,792 Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Brown Bows, 35-32 November 18, 1973 Steve Cady S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 24 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 37-14 7,500 Best Brown Year Since '64 Rick Troncelliti November 25, 1973 106 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55963300/1973-brown-columbia References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football