| Year: | 1896 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Wallace Moyle |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | E. Colby |
| Stadium: | Lincoln Field, Adelaide Park |
The 1896 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent in the 1896 college football season.[1] Led by second-year head coach Wallace Moyle, Brown compiled a record of 4–5–1.