1973 Brown Bears football team

1973 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–3–1 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	John Anderson (1st season)
Captain	B. Ball
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1973 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Penn	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Princeton	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	T 20–20	10,000–10,200	[3][4]
October 6	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–28	10,991	[5]
October 13	Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 34–25	17,800	[6]
October 20	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 16–28	10,056	[7]
November 3	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 7–6	15,500	[8]
November 10	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 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

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. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Brown Ties State Rival on Late Bid". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. S4.
4. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
5. "Penn Makes Mistakes, but Tops Brown, 28-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 7, 1973. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Penn Tops Dartmouth, 22-16; Brown Defeats Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 14, 1973. p. S10.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 21, 1973). "Dartmouth 28-16 Victor; Brown Is Subdued". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
8. "Brown Edges Princeton; Bruins Triumph, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1973. p. S3.
9. McGowen, Deane (November 11, 1973). "Brown Triumphs over Cornell, 17-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
10. Cady, Steve (November 18, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Brown Bows, 35-32". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Troncelliti, Rick (November 25, 1973). "Best Brown Year Since '64". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.