1926 Brown Bears football team

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The 1926 Brown Bears football team, often called "the Iron Men", represented Brown University in 1926 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tuss McLaughry. The Bears compiled a 9–0–1 record, outscored their opponents 223–36, and recorded seven defensive shutouts.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0–1
Headcoach
HomestadiumBrown Stadium
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1926 Brown Bears football
The "Iron Men" pose for a group photo.
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
 1925
1927 
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1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Lafayette  900
No. 10 Brown  901
NYU  810
No. 9 Army  711
Washington & Jefferson  711
Boston College  602
No. 10 Penn  711
Cornell  611
Princeton  511
Carnegie Tech  720
Springfield  620
Syracuse  721
Villanova  621
Colgate  522
Columbia  630
Pittsburgh  522
CCNY  530
Temple  530
Penn State  540
Tufts  440
Yale  440
Bucknell  451
Fordham  341
Harvard  350
Rutgers  360
Vermont  360
Drexel  250
Boston University  260
Lehigh  180
Franklin & Marshall  081
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1926 Bears were nicknamed the "Iron Men" because of the significant play time the first squad saw in several key games. Against Yale, 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 Dartmouth, another period powerhouse. In order to rest his starters, McLaughry fielded the second string the next weekend against Norwich, and they won decisively, 27–0. A week later at Harvard Stadium, the Iron Men played 58 minutes of the 26–0 shutout of the Crimson, their third and final Ancient Eight opponent.[2] McLaughry sent in the substitutes for the final two minutes so that they would earn their varsity letters.[3] In the season's finale, Colgate held the Iron Men to a tie, 10–10.[2]

The 9–0–1 record remains Brown's only undefeated season to date.[2] Back Roy Randall and end Hal Broda were named first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press and United Press, respectively.[4] The Iron Men consisted of the following eleven players: Thurston Towle, Paul Hodge, Orland Smith, Charles Considine, Lou Farber, Ed Kevorkian, Hal Broda, Al Cornsweet, Dave Mishel, Ed Lawrence, and Roy Randall.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Rhode Island StateW 14–0
October 2Colby
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 35–0
October 9Lehigh
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 32–0
October 16Bates
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 27–14
October 23at YaleW 7–0
October 30at DartmouthW 10–020,000[6]
November 6Norwich
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 27–0
November 13at HarvardW 21–0
November 20New Hampshire
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 40–12[7][8]
November 27Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
T 10–1030,000[9]
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