Brown BearsHead coach

John Anderson

70 Overall rating steady

John Anderson has led Brown since 1973, going 157-148-2 across 34 seasons with 25 bowl trips.

Record since 1973
157-148-2
Seasons
34
Bowl trips
25

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme2
Defensive scheme15
Game planning10
Situational management10

Leadership & results

Comeback factor11
Underdog edge7
Recent form6
Win rate10

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from John Anderson's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Brown record by season

John Anderson Brown record by season since 1973
SeasonRecordResult
2026 1-1 Partial record
2025 5-5 Partial record
2024 3-7 Partial record
2023 5-5 Partial record
2022 3-7 Partial record
2021 2-8 Partial record
2019 2-8 Partial record
2018 1-9 Partial record
2017 2-8 Partial record
2016 4-6 Partial record
2015 5-5 Partial record
2014 5-5 Partial record
2013 6-4 Partial record
2012 7-3 Partial record
2011 7-3 Partial record
2010 6-4 Partial record
2009 6-4 Partial record
2008 7-3 Partial record
2007 5-5 Partial record
2006 2-8 Partial record
2005 9-1 Partial record
2004 7-4 Partial record
2003 5-5 Partial record
1983 0-1 Partial record
1982 1-0 Partial record
1981 3-7 No bowl
1980 6-4 No bowl
1979 6-3 No bowl
1978 6-3 No bowl
1977 7-2 No bowl
1976 8-1 No bowl
1975 6-2-1 No bowl
1974 5-4 No bowl
1973 4-3-1 No bowl

Records with Brown since 1973, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

John Anderson: Brown head coach profile

John Anderson is the Brown head coach. This profile covers John Anderson's record and season-by-season results with Brown, and connects to the Brown program, the Pac-12 teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Pac-12 Championship Game on the Pac-12 title race page.

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