| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1904–1909 | Eastern Illinois |
| Basketball | |
| 1908–1910 | Eastern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–13–7 (football) 4–6 (basketball) |
Joseph Brown was an American football and basketball coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Eastern Illinois State Normal School now known as—Eastern Illinois University—in Charleston, Illinois, serving for six seasons, from 1904 to 1909, and compiling a record of 11–10–5.[1] Brown was also the first head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois, serving for two seasons, from 1908 to 1910, and tallying a mark of 4–6.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray (Independent) (1904–1909) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Eastern Illinois | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1905 | Eastern Illinois | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1906 | Eastern Illinois | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1907 | Eastern Illinois | 3–1–3 | |||||||
| 1908 | Eastern Illinois | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | Eastern Illinois | 0–3 | |||||||
| Eastern Illinois: | 20–13–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–13–7 | ||||||||