| Year: | 1878 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 0–1 |
| Head Coach: | None |
| Prev Year: | none |
| Next Year: | 1880 |
The 1878 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University in the 1878 college football season. The team traveled to Amherst, Massachusetts and played the Amherst in their first football game.[1]