| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 4–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | Phil Estes |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Off Coach: | Frank Sheehan |
| Oc Year: | 11th |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Michael Kelleher |
| Dc Year: | 16th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
The 2016 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.