| Year: | 1976 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 8–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | John Anderson |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Scott Nelson |
| Captain2: | Mike Prairie |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
| Champion: | Ivy League co-champion |
The 1976 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Brown tied for first place in the Ivy League, its first conference championship.
In their fourth season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 8–1 record and outscored opponents 171 to 102. Scott Nelson and Mike Prairie were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 6–1 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 140 to 84.[2] Brown was named co-champion despite having defeated the other 6–1 team, Yale.
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.