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.
[1] The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings, the team's best showing since 1964.
[2] Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.