Brown Bears - Varsity Athletics

Varsity Athletics

The Bears participate in 37 NCAA sports, ranking them third among all Division I institutions for number of sports offered. The Bears first fielded a football team in 1878, playing Amherst College in their inaugural game. In addition to football, the Bears participate in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's cross country, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, men's and women's golf, gymnastics, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, skiing, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's squash, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, volleyball, men's and women's water polo, and wrestling.