The 1983 Brown Bears football team was an
American football team that represented
Brown University
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during the
1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season
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. Brown tied for third place in the
Ivy League.
In their eleventh and final season under head coach
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, the Bears compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored 237 to 204. John Daniel and J. Potter were the team captains.
The Bears' 4–2–1 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 138.
Brown played its home games at
Brown Stadium in
Providence, Rhode Island.
Schedule
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