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
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

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.