1983 Brown Bears football team

American college football season

1983 Brown Bears football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 4–5–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach|

* John Anderson (11th season)

Captains|

* John Daniel
* J. Potter

Home stadium| Brown Stadium

Seasons

<- 1982

1984 ->

1983 Ivy League football standings

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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 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.[1]

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

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

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17 | at Yale |

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 26–24|  14,037 |  [3]
September 24 |  Rhode Island* |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI (rivalry)

| L 16–30|  13,700 |  [4]
October 1 |  Princeton |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| L 16–27|  10,009 |  [5]
October 8 | at Penn |

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| T 24–24|  14,576 |  [6]
October 15 |  Cornell |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| W 14–3|  10,750 |  [7]
October 22 | at No. 4 Holy Cross* |

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 10–31|  16,004 |  [8]
October 29 |  Harvard |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| L 10–17|  13,100 |  [9]
November 5 | at Penn State* |

* Beaver Stadium
* State College, PA

| L 21–38|  84,670 |  [10]
November 12 | at Dartmouth |

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| W 25–7|  8,483 |  [11]
November 19 |  Columbia |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| W 42–36|  7,500 |  [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 18, 1983). "Brown Hangs On". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 25, 1983). "URI Jumps on Brown's Late Errors". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Duffy, Bob (October 2, 1983). "Tested by Brown, Princeton Passes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ O'Connell, Mike (October 9, 1983). "Brown Gets Snappy Tie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Craig, Jack (October 16, 1983). "Brown Defense Controls Punchless Cornell Squad". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Craig, Jack (October 23, 1983). "Heffernan Relieves Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Powers, John (October 30, 1983). "Harvard Screens Out Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (November 6, 1983). "Despite a Second-Quarter Sputter, Penn State Trounces Brown, 38-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-G, 13-G - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 13, 1983). "Brown Surprises Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Brown Tops Columbia, 42-36; Bruin Coach in Finale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 20, 1983. pp. S9, S13.

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Brown Bears football

Venues|

* Andrews Field (1899–1924)
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* 1916 Rose Bowl
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