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
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.[1] John Daniel and J. Potter were the team captains.[2] The Bears played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 1:30 p.m. at Yale
W 26–24 14,037 [3]
September 24 1:30 p.m. Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
L 16–30 13,700 [4]
October 1 1:30 p.m. Princetondagger
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 16–27 10,009 [5]
October 8 1:30 p.m. at Penn
T 24–24 14,576 [6]
October 15 1:30 p.m. Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 14–3 10,750 [7]
October 22 1:30 p.m. at No. 4 Holy Cross*
L 10–31 16,004 [8]
October 29 1:30 p.m. Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 10–17 13,100 [9]
November 5 1:30 p.m. at Penn State*
L 21–38 84,670 [10]
November 12 1:30 p.m. at Dartmouth
W 25–7 8,483 [11]
November 19 1:30 p.m. Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 42–36 7,500 [12]

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References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 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.
  13. ^ "Brown Football '83" (PDF). Brown University Athletics. p. 2. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  14. ^ "1983 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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