1926 Southern Conference football season information
Sports season
1926 Southern Conference football season
League
NCAA
Sport
College football
Duration
September 18, 1926 through January 1, 1927
Number of teams
22
Regular Season
Season champions
Alabama
Football seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 7 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
Rankings from Dickinson System
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."[1]
^Robert Neyland at the College Football Hall of Fame
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