1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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 41 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.

1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1926 record81 (41 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coachJosh Cody
CaptainNeil Cargile
Home stadiumDudley Field
Uniform
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25at Middle Tennessee StateW 69–0
October 2Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–19
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*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 50–0
November 5at Georgia TechW 13–7
November 13Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 20–3
November 20Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Awards and honors

Coaching staff

References

  1. "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1926". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-09-14.


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