1926 Tennessee Docs football team

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1926 Tennessee Docs football
ConferenceIndependent
1926 record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumRusswood Park
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (LA)     10 0 0
Miami (FL)     8 0 0
Howard     7 0 0
Delaware State     1 0 0
Navy     9 0 1
Wesley     6 1 0
Texas Tech     6 1 3
Davidson     7 2 1
Georgetown     7 2 1
William & Mary     7 3 0
Hampden–Sydney     5 2 3
George Washington     5 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     4 2 1
West Virginia     6 4 0
Texas A&I     4 3 0
Wake Forest     5 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Mississippi State Teachers     3 4 1
Tennessee Docs     3 5 1
Catholic University     3 5 0
Delaware     3 5 0
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 4 1
Duke     3 6 0
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
Richmond     2 7 0
West Tennessee State Teachers     1 8 0

The 1926 Tennessee Docs football team (variously "Docs", "UT Doctors" or the "Tennessee Medicos") represented the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis in the 1926 college football season. It was their last season of play. The final game saw Vanderbilt teammates Gil Reese and Jess Neely coach against one another.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 West Tennessee StateMemphis, TNW 21–0
October 9 at Loyola (LA)
L 6–14[3]
October 16 Bethel (TN)Memphis, TNW 31–6
October 23 2:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
T 0–0[4]
October 30 Union (TN)Memphis, TNW 6–0
November 11 Ouachita BaptistMemphis, TNL 0–37
November 20 Cumberland (TN)
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–12[5]
November 25 at Southwestern (TN)
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–6
November 27 at Little RockLittle Rock, ARL 0–32[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gil Reese To Join Nashville". The Miami News. November 30, 1926.
  2. ^ "Lynx Versus Docs on Turkey Day" (PDF). The Sou'wester. Vol. 7, no. 16. February 12, 1926. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Doctors Defeated By Loyola". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1926. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Elder, R. T. (October 24, 1926). "Polytech Bulldogs Outplaying Doctors When Game Is Halted Due to Rain". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 15. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Cumberland Romps on Tennessee Docs". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 21, 1926. p. 15. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Little Rock Wins Over Doctors, 32-0". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. Associated Press. November 28, 1926. p. 15. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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