1926 Southern Conference football season

The 1926 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1926 college football season. The season began on September 18.

1926 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 18, 1926
through January 1, 1927
Number of teams22
Regular Season
Season championsAlabama
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Alabama $ 8 –0 –0  9 –0 –1
Tennessee 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Virginia 4 –2 –1  6 –2 –2
VPI 3 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –1  4 –3 –2
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Auburn 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
LSU 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
VMI 2 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Tulane 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
Maryland 1 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
Florida 1 –4 –1  2 –6 –2
Kentucky 1 –4 –1  2 –6 –1
NC State 0 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Alabama Crimson Tide tied the PCC champion, and #1 ranked team under the Dickinson System, Stanford 7–7. Alabama and Stanford therefore were amongst those named a national champion. Alabama guard Fred Pickhard was the Rose Bowl game's MVP.

Robert Neyland was hired to coach Tennessee in 1926 by Nathan Dougherty with the explicit goal to "even the score with Vanderbilt."[1]

Season overview

Results and team statistics
Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1AlabamaWallace Wade9–0–18–024.92.7
2VanderbiltDan McGugin8–14–126.84.7
3TennesseeRobert Neyland8–15–116.83.8
4 (tie)South CarolinaBranch Bocock5–44–215.96.2
4 (tie)GeorgiaKid Woodruff4–52–415.012.8
6VirginiaGreasy Neale6–2–14–2–116.15.3
7 (tie)VPIAndy Gustafson5–3–13–2–114.98.9
7 (tie)Washington and LeePat Herron4–3–23–2–110.310.4
9Georgia TechWilliam Alexander4–54–39.79.7
10 (tie)LSUMike Donahue6–33–314.25.0
10 (tie)AuburnDave Morey5–43–313.69.4
10 (tie)North CarolinaChuck Collins4–53–36.68.2
10 (tie)Ole MissHomer Hazel5–42–212.612.2
14Mississippi A&MBernie Bierman5–42–314.910.9
15 (tie)VMIBlandy Clarkson5–52–48.09.8
15 (tie)TulaneClark Shaughnessy3–5–12–47.96.7
17MarylandCurley Byrd5–4–11–3–116.19.3
18ClemsonBud Saunders2–71–32.218.8
19 (tie)FloridaTom Sebring2–6–21–4–19.413.6
19 (tie)KentuckyFred Murphy2–6–11–4–19.310.1
20NC StateGus Tebell4–60–46.610.2
21SewaneeM. S. Bennett2–60–59.18.4

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game[2]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[2]

Regular season
Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 18ErskineClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 7–0
September 18WoffordVMILexington, VirginiaW 20–0

Week Two
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 24MillsapsAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 54–0
September 25ChattanoogaAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaW 15–6
September 25Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 16–0
September 25PresbyterianClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaL 14–0
September 25MercerGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 20–0
September 25OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaL 7–6
September 25Northwestern StateLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 47–0
September 25Washington (MD)MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 63–0
September 25Arkansas StateOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 28–0
September 25Birmingham–SouthernMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 19–7
September 25Wake ForestNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaL 6–0
September 25ElonNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 13–0
September 25BrysonSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 15–0
September 25ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 41–0
September 25Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 13–0
September 25Louisiana TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 40–0
September 25Middle Tennessee StateVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 69–0
September 25Hampden-SydneyVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 0–0
September 25RichmondVMILexington, VirginiaW 10–0
September 25RoanokeVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 47–0
September 25LynchburgWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 35–0

Week Three
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 2AlabamaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeALA 19–7
October 2ClemsonAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaAUB 47–0
October 2FloridaChicagoStagg Field • ChicagoL 12–6
October 2VMIGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 13–0
October 2MaryvilleKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 25–0
October 2Louisiana-LafayetteLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 34–0
October 2Ole MissArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ArkansasL 21–6
October 2Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 41–0
October 2MarylandSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 12–0
October 2FurmanNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 31–0
October 2Middle Tennessee StateSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 48–0
October 2North CarolinaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 34–0
October 2TulaneMissouriColumbia, MissouriT 6–6
October 2GeorgiaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUGA 27–7
October 2Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 30–0
October 2Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 18–0

Week Four
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 9AlabamaMississippi A&MMeridian, MississippiALA 26–7
October 9AuburnHowardRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaW 33–14
October 9North Carolina StateClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaCLEM 7–3
October 9Ole MissFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaMISS 12–7
October 9GeorgiaYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 19–0
October 9TulaneGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 9–6
October 9KentuckyIndianaBloomington, IndianaL 14–6
October 9TennesseeLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTENN 14–7
October 9MarylandChicagoStagg Field • ChicagoL 21–0
October 9South CarolinaNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 7–0
October 9SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TexasL 6–3
October 9BrysonVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 48–0
October 9LynchburgVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 38–0
October 9Virginia TechDartmouthHanover, New HampshireL 20–0
October 9RoanokeVMILexington, VirginiaL 13–7
October 9Washington & LeePrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyT 7–7

Week Five
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 15WoffordSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 27–13
October 15MaryvilleTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 6–0
October 16AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaALA 21–0
October 16LSUAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaLSU 10–0
October 16MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaL 6–3
October 16FurmanGeorgiaAugusta, GeorgiaL 14–7
October 16Virginia TechMarylandNorfolk, VirginiaVT 24–8
October 16LoyolaOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 13–7
October 16MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 34–0
October 16DukeNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 6–0
October 16DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 3–0
October 16VanderbiltTexasFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasW 7–0
October 16VirginiaVMILexington, VirginiaUVA 14–7
October 16Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW&L 14–13

Week Six
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 21ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 24–0
October 23SewaneeAlabamaBirmingham, AlabamaALA 2–0
October 23AuburnTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaAUB 2–0
October 23KentuckyFloridaJacksonville, FloridaUK 18–13
October 23Washington & LeeGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 19–7
October 23Mississippi A&MLSUJackson, MississippiMSA&M 7–6
October 23North CarolinaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 14–6
October 23CentreTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 30–7
October 23GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 14–13
October 23North Carolina StateVMIRichmond, VirginiaVMI 7–0
October 23VirginiaVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaVT 6–0

Week Seven
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 28South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaL 12–9
October 28ClemsonWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaL 3–0
October 30LSUAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 24–0
October 30SewaneeAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaAUB 9–0
October 30FloridaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 32–9
October 30Georgia TechNotre DameSouth Bend, IndianaL 12–0
October 30GallaudetMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 38–7
October 30Ole MissTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 6–0
October 30TennesseeMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiTENN 33–0
October 30North Carolina StateNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 12–0
October 30Virginia TechKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyT 13–13
October 30VirginiaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaUVA 6–0
October 30RhodesVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 50–0
October 30DavidsonVMILynchburg, VirginiaW 12–7

Week Eight
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 6KentuckyAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 14–0
November 6AuburnGeorgiaMcClung Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 16–6
November 6ClemsonFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaFLA 33–0
November 6VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaVAN 13–7
November 6ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LouisianaW 14–0
November 6MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutW 15–0
November 6Ole MissRhodesMemphis, TennesseeW 32–27
November 6Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaMSA&M 14–0
November 6VMINorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 28–0
November 6Lenoir-RhyneNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 6–0
November 6South CarolinaVirginia TechRichmond, VirginiaSCAR 19–0
November 6SewaneeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 12–0
November 6Washington & LeeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 30–7

Week Nine
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 13FloridaAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 49–0
November 13MarquetteAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaL 19–3
November 13The CitadelClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaL 15–6
November 13GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaUGA 14–13
November 13KentuckyVMICharleston, West VirginiaVMI 10–9
November 13Ole MissLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 3–0
November 13Mississippi A&MIndianaBloomington, IndianaL 19–6
November 13DavidsonNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaL 10–0
November 13DukeNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 26–19
November 13FurmanSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaL 10–7
November 13TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 20–3
November 13SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 19–7
November 13MarylandVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 6–6
November 13Virginia TechWashington & LeeLynchburg, VirginiaW&L 13–0

Week Ten
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 20CentreKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyL 7–0
November 20North Carolina StateSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 20–14
November 20SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 13–0
November 20Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 57–0
November 20MarylandWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 3–0

Week Eleven
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 23North CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 3–0
November 25GeorgiaAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 33–6
November 25AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 20–7
November 25ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 30–0
November 25LSUTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaLSU 7–0
November 25Washington & LeeFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, FloridaT 7–7
November 25MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimore, MarylandW 17–14
November 25Ole MissMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiMISS 7–6
November 25KentuckyTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 6–0
November 25VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VirginiaVT 14–7
November 27Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRaleigh, North CarolinaW 7–3

Bowl games
DateBowl GameSiteSIAA TeamOpponentScore
January 1, 1927Rose BowlRose Bowl • Pasadena, CaliforniaAlabamaStanfordT 7–7

Awards and honors

All-Americans
Main article: 1926 College Football All-America Team

All-Southern team
Main article: 1926 College Football All-Southern Team

The following is the composite All-Southern team compiled by the Associated Press.[3]

Position Name First-team selectors Team
QB Bill Spears AP Vanderbilt
HB George Morton AP Georgia
HB Red Barnes AP Alabama
FB Ty Rauber AP Washington & Lee
E Hoyt Winslett AP Alabama
T Curtis Luckey AP Georgia
G Fred Pickhard AP Alabama
C Gordon Holmes AP Alabama
G Charles Mackall AP Virginia
T John Barnhill AP Tennessee
E Herschel Caldwell AP Alabama

References
  1. Robert Neyland at the College Football Hall of Fame
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/southern/1926.html
  3. "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved July 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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