The 1983 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Brown tied for third place in the Ivy League.
In their eleventh and final season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored 237 to 204.
John Daniel and J. Potter were the team captains.
[1] The Bears' 4–2–1 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings.