Brown Bears football

Brown Bears football
2025 Brown Bears football team
First season1878; 148 years ago
Athletic directorJack Hayes
Head coachJames Perry
6th season, 20–40 (.333)
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
StadiumRichard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceIvy League
ColorsSeal brown, cardinal red, and white
     
All-time record633–626–40 (.503)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Conference championships
Ivy League: 1976, 1999, 2005, 2008
Consensus All-Americans10
RivalriesRhode Island (rivalry)
Uniforms
Fight songEver True
Marching bandBrown University Band
WebsiteBrownBears.com
Brown Bears
The first team fielded by the Brown University, 1878
Brown Bears vs. Cornell, 2018
2021 players

The Brown Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Brown University located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Ivy League. Brown's first football team was fielded in 1878. The Bears play their home games at the 20,000-seat Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. The team's head coach is James Perry, who was hired on December 3, 2018.