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.

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."

Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 AlabamaWallace Wade9–0–18–0 24.92.72VanderbiltDan McGugin8–14–126.84.73TennesseeRobert Neyland8–15–116.83.84 (tie)South Carolina Branch Bocock5–44–215.96.24 (tie)GeorgiaKid Woodruff4–52–415.012.86VirginiaGreasy Neale6–2–14–2–116.15.37 (tie)VPIAndy Gustafson5–3–13–2–114.98.97 (tie)Washington and LeePat Herron4–3–23–2–110.310.49Georgia TechWilliam Alexander4–54–39.79.710 (tie)LSUMike Donahue6–33–314.25.010 (tie)AuburnDave Morey5–43–313.69.410 (tie)North CarolinaChuck Collins4–53–36.68.210 (tie)Ole MissHomer Hazel 5–42–212.612.214Mississippi A&MBernie Bierman5–42–314.910.915 (tie)VMIBlandy Clarkson5–52–48.09.815 (tie)Tulane Clark Shaughnessy3–5–12–47.96.717MarylandCurley Byrd5–4–11–3–116.19.318ClemsonBud Saunders2–71–32.218.819 (tie)FloridaTom Sebring2–6–21–4–19.413.619 (tie)KentuckyFred Murphy2–6–11–4–19.310.120NC State Gus Tebell4–60–46.610.221SewaneeM. S. Bennett2–60–59.18.4 Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SoCon member wonNon-conference matchup; SoCon member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SoCon teams in bold.

Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 18ClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 7–0 September 18 VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 20–0

Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 24MillsapsAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 54–04,000September 24NC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 13–0 September 25 ChattanoogaAuburn Drake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 15–6 September 25FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 16–0 September 25ClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaL 14–0 September 25 MercerGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 20–04,500 September 25OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaL 7–610,000September 25Louisiana NormalLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 47–0 September 25MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 63–0 September 25Jonesboro A&MOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 28–0 September 25Mississippi A&MBirmingham–SouthernMunger Bowl • Birmingham, AlabamaW 19–7 September 25North CarolinaWake ForestGore Athletic Field • Wake Forest, North CarolinaL 6–08,000September 25SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 15–6 September 25ErskineSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 41–0 September 25TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 13–0 September 25Louisiana TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 40–07,000September 25Middle Tennessee State TeachersVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 69–0 September 25Hampden–SydneyVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 0–0 September 25RichmondVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 10–0 September 25RoanokeVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 47–0 September 25Washington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 35–0

Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 2AlabamaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeALA 19–716,000 October 2ClemsonAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaAUB 47–0 October 2FloridaChicagoStagg Field • Chicago, IllinoisL 12–630,000 October 2VMIGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 13–0 October 2KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 25–0 October 2Southwestern Louisiana LSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 34–0 October 2Ole MissArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ArkansasL 21–6 October 2Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 41–0 October 2MarylandSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 12–0 October 2FurmanNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 31–0 October 2Middle Tennessee State TeachersSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 48–0 October 2North CarolinaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 34–0 October 2TulaneMissouriMemorial Stadium • Columbia, MissouriT 6–6 October 2GeorgiaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUGA 27–7 October 2Hampden–SydneyVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 30–0 October 2Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaL 18–0

Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 9AlabamaMississippi A&MMeridian Fairgrounds • Meridian, MississippiALA 26–7 October 9AuburnHoward (AL)Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaW 33–14 October 9NC StateClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaCLEM 7–3 October 9FloridaOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 12–7 October 9 GeorgiaYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 19–0 October 9TulaneGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 9–6 October 9KentuckyIndianaMemorial Stadium • Bloomington, IndianaL 14–6 October 9TennesseeLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTENN 14–7 October 9MarylandChicagoStagg Field • Chicago, IllinoisL 21–035,000October 9South CarolinaNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 7–0 October 9SewaneeTexas A&MFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasL 6–3 October 9Bryson CollegeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 48–0 October 9VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 38–0 October 9VPIDartmouthMemorial Field • Hanover, New Hampshire L 20–0 October 9RoanokeVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 13–7 October 9Washington & LeePrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey T 7–7

Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 15WoffordSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 27–13 October 15Maryville (TN)TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 6–0 October 16AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaALA 21–020,000October 16LSUAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaLSU 10–0 October 16FloridaMercerCentennial Stadium • Macon, GAL 6–36,000 October 16FurmanGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaL 14–7 October 16VPIMarylandLeague Park • Norfolk, Virginia VPI 24–812,000October 16Loyola (IL)Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 13–7 October 16MillsapsMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 34–0 October 16DukeNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 6–0 October 16DavidsonNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 3–0 October 16TulaneNYUYankee Stadium • Bronx, New YorkL 0–2125,000October 16VanderbiltTexasFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasW 7–0 October 16VirginiaVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaUVA 14–7 October 16Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW&L 14–13

Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 21 ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 24–0 12,000October 23SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 2–0 October 23AuburnTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaAUB 2–0 October 23KentuckyFloridaDurkee Field • Jacksonville, FloridaUK 18–13 October 23Washington & LeeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 19–7 October 23Mississippi A&MLSUState Fairgrounds • Jackson, MississippiMSA&M 7–6 October 23North CarolinaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 14–63,500October 23TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 30–7 October 23GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 14–13 October 23NC StateVMITate Field • Richmond, VirginiaVMI 7–0 October 23Virginia VPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaVPI 6–0

Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 28South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaL 12–9 October 28ClemsonWoffordSnyder Field • Spartanburg, South CarolinaL 3–0 October 30LSUAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 24–0 October 30SewaneeAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaAUB 9–0 October 30 FloridaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 32–9 October 30Georgia TechNotre DameCartier Field • South Bend, Indiana L 12–011,000October 30 MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 38–7 October 30Ole MissTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 6–0 October 30TennesseeMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiTENN 33–0 October 30NC StateNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 12–0 October 30VPIKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyT 13–13 October 30VirginiaSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaUVA 6–0 October 30VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 50–0 October 30DavidsonVMILynchburg, Virginia W 12–7

Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 6KentuckyAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 14–0 November 6 Auburn GeorgiaMcClung Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 16–6 November 6Clemson FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaFLA 33–0 November 6VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaVAN 13–7 November 6ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LouisianaW 14–0 November 6MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutW 15–0 November 6Ole MissSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, TennesseeW 32–27 November 6Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaMSA&M 14–0 November 6VMI North CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 28–0 November 6NC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 6–0 November 6South CarolinaVPITate Field • Richmond, VirginiaSCAR 19–0 November 6SewaneeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 12–0 November 6Washington & LeeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 30–7

Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 11DukeNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 26–19 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 • Atlanta, GeorgiaUGA 14–13 November 13KentuckyVMILaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaVMI 10–9 November 13Ole MissLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 3–0 November 13Mississippi A&MIndianaMemorial Stadium • Bloomington, IndianaL 19–6 November 13North CarolinaDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaL 10–0 November 13FurmanSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaL 10–7 November 13TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 20–3 November 13SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 19–7 November 13VirginiaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandT 6–6 November 13VPI Washington & LeeMunicipal Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia W&L 13–0

Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 20CentreKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyL 7–0 November 20NC StateSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 20–14 November 20VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 57–0 November 20MarylandWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 3–0

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