1973 Brown Bears football team

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.

1973 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–3–1 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainB. Ball
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $610630
Harvard520720
Penn520630
Yale520630
Brown430431
Cornell250351
Columbia160171
Princeton070180
  • $ – Conference champion

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.[1]

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.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
T 20–20 10,000–10,200 [3][4]
October 6 at PennL 20–28 10,991 [5]
October 13 YaleW 34–25 17,800 [6]
October 20 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 16–28 10,056 [7]
November 3 at PrincetonW 7–6 15,500 [8]
November 10 at CornellW 17–7 9,000 [9]
November 17 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 32–35 15,792 [10]
November 24 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 37–14 7,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References