1926 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

The 1926 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tuskegee University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1926 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–0 record, won the SIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 288 to 84. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.

1926 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1926 record10–0 (– SIAC)
Head coach

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2KnoxvilleTuskegee, ALW 24–3[1]
Florida A&MW 73–6
October 16Clark (GA)Tuskegee, ALW 20–6[2]
October 23MorehouseTuskegee, ALW 28–6[3]
October 29Lincoln (PA)
W 20–1615,000[4][5]
November 6at Alabama State
W 14–7[6]
November 13at Fisk
W 47–13[7]
November 20at Talladega
W 28–27[8][9]
November 25Southern
  • Athletic Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 20–0[10]
December 4at Atlanta
W 14–06,000[11]

References
  1. "Tuskegee Wallops Knoxville, 24 to 3, In Season Opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 3, 1926. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tuskegee Takes 20-6 Triumph Over Clarke". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1926. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tuskegee Negroes Have Easy Sailing Against Morehouse". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1926. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Stevenson Big Gun in Tuskegee's Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1926. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lincoln Holds Tuskegee to 4-Point Lead Before 15,000 Fans in Philadelphia". The New York Age. November 6, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tuskegee Wins Annual Grid Battle From State Normal Team". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tuskegee Tigers Down Fisk University, 47-13". The New York Age. November 20, 1926. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Talladega Loses To Tuskegee By One Point". The Birmingham Reporter. November 27, 1926. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Stevenson's Toe Saves Tuskegee From Talladega". The New York Age. November 27, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Southern University Loses to Tuskegee 23 to 0". The Birmingham Reporter. December 4, 1926. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tuskegee Warriors Beat Atlanta U. 14-0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 5, 1926. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
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