1926 Wesley Wildcats football team

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1926 Wesley Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1926 record6–1
Head coach
  • (1st season)
CaptainChism
Seasons
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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 Wesley Wildcats football team represented Wesley Collegiate Institute (later known as Wesley College) in the 1926 college football season as an independent. Led by coach in their first season since 1909,[1] the Wildcats compiled a 6–1 record, outscoring their opponents 129 to 27. Chism was team captain and Ray Torrey was quarterback. Torrey was considered by some to be the best quarterback in the state of Delaware.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Ferris Industrial SchoolW 56–6[2]
October 15at Goldey CollegeW 6–0[3]
October 22Newark High SchoolDover, DEL 6–21[4]
October 30at West Nottingham PrepColora, MDW 19–0[5]
November 3at Newark High SchoolNewark, DEW 12–0[2]
November 12Delaware freshmenDover, DEW 6–0[2]
November 20Goldey CollegeDover, DEW 24–0[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wesley to Resume Football After Lapse of Fifteen Years". The Morning News. October 2, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ a b c d e "Wesley Lost But One Game". The Evening Journal. November 24, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "Goldey Loses To Dover Team". The Evening Journal. October 16, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "Newark Eleven Bumps Wesley". The Morning News. October 23, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ "Wesley Measures West Nottingham". The Evening Journal. November 4, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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