1973 Brown Bears football team
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 4–3–1 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Captain | B. Ball |
| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Rhode Island* |
| 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 | Dartmouth
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| 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 | Harvard
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| L 32–35 | 15,792 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | Columbia |
| W 37–14 | 7,500 | [11] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Brown Ties State Rival on Late Bid". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. S4.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Penn Makes Mistakes, but Tops Brown, 28-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 7, 1973. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn Tops Dartmouth, 22-16; Brown Defeats Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 14, 1973. p. S10.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (October 21, 1973). "Dartmouth 28-16 Victor; Brown Is Subdued". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
- ^ "Brown Edges Princeton; Bruins Triumph, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1973. p. S3.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (November 11, 1973). "Brown Triumphs over Cornell, 17-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Troncelliti, Rick (November 25, 1973). "Best Brown Year Since '64". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.