1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southern Conference
1926 record 8–1 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach Dan McGugin (22nd year)
Captain Neil Cargile
Home stadium Dudley Field
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama † 8 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 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
Virginia Tech 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1
Washington & 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 State 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, Georgia vs. Georgia Tech.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 25, 1926 at Middle Tennessee State Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 69–0  
October 2, 1926 Alabama Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 7–19  
October 9, 1926 Bryson Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 48–0  
October 16, 1926 at Texas* Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX W 7–0  
October 23, 1926 Georgia Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 14–13  
October 30, 1926 Southwestern* Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 50–0  
November 5, 1926 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 13–7  
November 13, 1926 Tennessee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 20–3  
November 20, 1926 Sewanee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 13–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Eastern.

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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.