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1926 Alabama

9–⁠0–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1926, game by game: won vs. Millsaps 54–0; won at Vanderbilt 19–7; won at Mississippi State 26–7; won at Georgia Tech 21–0; won vs. Sewanee 2–0; won vs. LSU 24–0; won vs. Kentucky 14–0; won vs. Florida 49–0; won vs. Georgia 33–6; tied vs. Stanford 7–7+54Won 54–0 vs. Millsaps+54MillsapsWon 19–7 at Vanderbilt+12VanderbiltWon 26–7 at Mississippi State+19Mississippi Sta…Won 21–0 at Georgia Tech+21Georgia TechWon 2–0 vs. Sewanee+2SewaneeWon 24–0 vs. LSU+24LSUWon 14–0 vs. Kentucky+14KentuckyWon 49–0 vs. Florida+49FloridaWon 33–6 vs. Georgia+27GeorgiaTied 7–7 vs. Stanford0Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsMillsapsW 54–⁠094%
Oct 2atVanderbiltW 19–⁠759%
Oct 9atMississippi StateW 26–⁠768%
Oct 16atGeorgia TechW 21–⁠058%
Oct 23vsSewaneeW 2–⁠086%
Oct 30vsLSUW 24–⁠086%
Nov 6vsKentuckyW 14–⁠084%
Nov 13vsFloridaW 49–⁠086%
Nov 25vsGeorgiaW 33–⁠678%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsStanfordRose BowlT 7–⁠766%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Stanford 7–⁠7 in the Rose Bowl; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

National championsa title the school claims

Southern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
249–⁠27
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1770 +105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.7 No. 9 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bruce Jones
Offense
Single-wing

1926 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠18–⁠1
South Carolina4–⁠26–⁠4
Georgia4–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Washington and Lee3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia Tech4–⁠34–⁠5
LSU3–⁠36–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠35–⁠4
North Carolina3–⁠34–⁠5
Ole Miss2–⁠25–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠35–⁠4
VMI2–⁠45–⁠5
Tulane2–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠32–⁠7
NC State0–⁠44–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.