| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Whipple |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Don Brown |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | J. Karcutskie |
| Captain2: | D. McClutchy |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
The 1997 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third in the Ivy League.
In their fourth and final season under head coach Mark Whipple, the Bears compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents 274 to 194. J. Karcutskie and D. McClutchy were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 171 to 138.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.