1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1926 record8–1 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coachJosh Cody
CaptainNeil Cargile
Home stadiumDudley Field
Uniform
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Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1926 college football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his 22nd season as the Commodores' head coach. Commodores had eight wins and lost only one to Alabama, who was named a national champion. Vanderbilt was a member of the Southern Conference, and went 4–1 in conference play. The Commodores played their eight home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. They also played one game in Dallas, Texas vs. Texas and one in Atlanta vs. Georgia Tech.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Middle Tennessee State TeachersW 69–0
October 2Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–1916,000[1]
October 9Bryson
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 48–0
October 16vs. Texas*W 7–0
October 23Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–13
October 30Southwestern (TN)*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 50–0
November 5at Georgia Tech
W 13–7
November 13Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 20–3[2]
November 20Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Awards and honors[]

Coaching staff[]

References[]

  1. ^ "16,000 fans witness Crimson Tide's victory of 19 to 7 over Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. October 3, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spears carries Vandy to 20–3 win over Vols". The Tennessean. November 14, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1926". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
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