1983 Brown Bears football team

1983 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Wirth (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Tellier (2nd season)
Captains
  • John Daniel
  • Joe Potter
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1983 Ivy League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 5 1 1 6 2 2
Penn + 5 1 1 6 3 1
Brown 4 2 1 4 5 1
Dartmouth 4 2 1 4 5 1
Cornell 3 3 1 3 6 1
Princeton 2 5 0 4 6 0
Columbia 1 5 1 1 7 2
Yale 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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. John Daniel and J. Potter were the team captains. The Bears played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.