Harvard 14
Brown 10Brown BearsHead coach John Anderson
70 Overall rating steady
John Anderson has led Brown since 1973, going 157-148-2 across 34 seasons with 25 bowl trips.
- Record since 1973
- 157-148-2
- Seasons
- 34
- Bowl trips
- 25
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme2
Defensive scheme15
Game planning10
Situational management10
Leadership & results
Comeback factor11
Underdog edge7
Recent form6
Win rate10
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from John Anderson's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Brown record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1-1 | Partial record |
| 2025 | 5-5 | Partial record |
| 2024 | 3-7 | Partial record |
| 2023 | 5-5 | Partial record |
| 2022 | 3-7 | Partial record |
| 2021 | 2-8 | Partial record |
| 2019 | 2-8 | Partial record |
| 2018 | 1-9 | Partial record |
| 2017 | 2-8 | Partial record |
| 2016 | 4-6 | Partial record |
| 2015 | 5-5 | Partial record |
| 2014 | 5-5 | Partial record |
| 2013 | 6-4 | Partial record |
| 2012 | 7-3 | Partial record |
| 2011 | 7-3 | Partial record |
| 2010 | 6-4 | Partial record |
| 2009 | 6-4 | Partial record |
| 2008 | 7-3 | Partial record |
| 2007 | 5-5 | Partial record |
| 2006 | 2-8 | Partial record |
| 2005 | 9-1 | Partial record |
| 2004 | 7-4 | Partial record |
| 2003 | 5-5 | Partial record |
| 1983 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1982 | 1-0 | Partial record |
| 1981 | 3-7 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 6-4 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 6-3 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 6-3 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 7-2 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 8-1 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 6-2-1 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 5-4 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 4-3-1 | No bowl |
Records with Brown since 1973, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Brown games under John Anderson
Result
Season
FINAL September 25, 2026
Harvard 14 : 10 Brown
14 : 10 Brown FINAL September 19, 2026
Brown 17 : 10
New Haven
17 : 10 New Haven FINAL November 22, 2025
Dartmouth 
28 : 35 Brown
28 : 35 Brown FINAL November 15, 2025
Brown 32 : 29
Columbia
32 : 29 Columbia FINAL November 8, 2025
Yale 
34 : 22 Brown
34 : 22 Brown FINAL October 31, 2025
Brown 21 : 28
Pennsylvania
21 : 28 Pennsylvania FINAL October 25, 2025
Brown 24 : 30
Cornell
24 : 30 Cornell FINAL October 18, 2025
Princeton 
40 : 21 Brown
40 : 21 Brown FINAL October 10, 2025
Brown 29 : 19
Bryant
29 : 19 Bryant FINAL October 3, 2025
Rhode Island 
21 : 28 Brown
21 : 28 Brown FINAL September 27, 2025
Brown 7 : 41 Harvard
7 : 41 Harvard FINAL September 20, 2025
Georgetown 
0 : 46 Brown
0 : 46 Brown FINAL November 23, 2024
Brown 28 : 56 Dartmouth
28 : 56 Dartmouth FINAL November 16, 2024
Columbia 21 : 12 Brown
21 : 12 Brown FINAL November 9, 2024
Brown 34 : 56 Yale
34 : 56 Yale FINAL November 2, 2024
Pennsylvania 38 : 28 Brown
38 : 28 Brown FINAL October 26, 2024
Cornell 21 : 23 Brown
21 : 23 Brown FINAL October 18, 2024
Brown 17 : 29 Princeton
17 : 29 Princeton FINAL October 12, 2024
Brown 21 : 31 Rhode Island
21 : 31 Rhode Island FINAL October 5, 2024
Bryant 42 : 35 Brown
42 : 35 Brown FINAL September 28, 2024
Harvard 28 : 31 Brown
28 : 31 Brown FINAL September 21, 2024
Brown 26 : 14 Georgetown
26 : 14 Georgetown Harvard 14 Brown 10 Brown 17 New Haven 10 Dartmouth 28 Brown 35 Brown 32 Columbia 29 Yale 34 Brown 22 Brown 21 Pennsylvania 28 Brown 24 Cornell 30 Princeton 40 Brown 21 Brown 29 Bryant 19 Rhode Island 21 Brown 28 Brown 7 Harvard 41 Georgetown 0 Brown 46 Brown 28 Dartmouth 56 Columbia 21 Brown 12 Brown 34 Yale 56 Pennsylvania 38 Brown 28 Cornell 21 Brown 23 Brown 17 Princeton 29 Brown 21 Rhode Island 31 Bryant 42 Brown 35 Harvard 28 Brown 31 Brown 26 Georgetown 14No games match these filters.
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