Brian John Dowling (born April 1, 1947) is a former college and professional football player and was the starting quarterback of the Yale University football team in the late 1960s.
He set, and held for decades, a number of Yale passing records.
He finished 9th in the vote for the 1968 Heisman Trophy, and was awarded the Nils V.
"Swede" Nelson Award for sportsmanship in 1967.
At Yale, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Skull and Bones Society.