1978 Brown Bears football team

The 1978 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Brown tied for second place in the Ivy League.

1978 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • N. Jacob
  • M. Whipple
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1978 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 1 06 3 0
Brown 5 2 06 3 0
Yale 4 1 25 2 2
Cornell 3 3 15 3 1
Harvard 2 4 14 4 1
Columbia 2 4 13 5 1
Princeton 1 4 22 5 2
Penn 1 5 12 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

In their fourth season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 189 to 165. N. Jacob and M. Whipple were the team captains.

The Bears' 6–3 conference record tied for second-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 155 to 123.

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

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