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
1973 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0
Harvard 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Penn 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Brown 4 –3 –04 –3 –1
Cornell 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –7 –1
Princeton 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – 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 Penn
L 20–28 10,991 [5]
October 13 Yale
W 34–25 17,800 [6]
October 20 Dartmouthdagger
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 16–28 10,056 [7]
November 3 at Princeton
W 7–6 15,500 [8]
November 10 at Cornell
W 17–7 9,000 [9]
November 17 Harvarddagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming

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.
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