The 1926 Brown Bears football team, often called "the Iron Men", represented

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. They were led by first-year head coach

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. The Bears compiled a 9–0–1 record, outscored their opponents 223–36, and recorded seven defensive

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s. The 1926 Bears were nicknamed the "Iron Men" because of the significant play time the

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saw in several key games. Against

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, Brown's starters played every minute of the game without substitution and won, 7–0. The following week, the same eleven played the duration of the 10–0 win over

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, another period powerhouse. In order to rest his starters, McLaughry fielded the second string the next weekend against , and they won decisively, 27–0. A week later at

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, the Iron Men played 58 minutes of the 26–0 shutout of the Crimson, their third and final Ancient Eight opponent. McLaughry sent in the substitutes for the final two minutes so that they would earn their

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. In the season's finale, Colgate held the Iron Men to a tie, 10–10.''ESPN College Football Encyclopedia'', p. 1037, New York: ESPN Books, 2005, . The 9–0–1 record remains Brown's only undefeated season to date. Back Roy Randall and end

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were named first-team All-Americans by the

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, respectively. The Iron Men consisted of the following eleven players:

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, , , , , , Hal Broda, , , Ed Lawrence, and Roy Randall.Farber's Fame
, ''Brown Alumni Magazine'', January/February 2002.

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