| Year: | 1959 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 2–6–1 |
| Conf Record: | 1–5–1 |
| Head Coach: | John McLaughry |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | R. Carlin |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
The 1959 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1959 college football season. Brown finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their first season under head coach John McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored 139 to 51. R. Carlin was the team captain.[1]
The Bears' 1–5–1 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 106 to 31.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.