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1926 Auburn

5–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by David Morey.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1926, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 15–6; won vs. Clemson 47–0; won at Samford 33–14; lost vs. LSU 0–10; won at Tulane 2–0; won vs. Sewanee 9–0; lost at Georgia 6–16; lost vs. Marquette 3–19; lost at Georgia Tech 7–20+47−16Won 15–6 vs. Chattanooga+9ChattanoogaWon 47–0 vs. Clemson+47ClemsonWon 33–14 at Samford+19SamfordLost 0–10 vs. LSU-10LSUWon 2–0 at Tulane+2TulaneWon 9–0 vs. Sewanee+9SewaneeLost 6–16 at Georgia-10GeorgiaLost 3–19 vs. Marquette-16MarquetteLost 7–20 at Georgia Tech-13Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsChattanoogaW 15–⁠675%
Oct 2vsClemsonW 47–⁠080%
Oct 9atSamfordW 33–⁠1487%
Oct 16vsLSUL 0–⁠1069%
Oct 23atTulaneW 2–⁠036%
Oct 30vsSewaneeW 9–⁠062%
Nov 6atGeorgiaL 6–⁠1636%
Nov 13vsMarquetteL 3–⁠1985%
Nov 25atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠2030%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 20–⁠7; tied for 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 10th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
122–⁠85
Coach
David Morey
Elo
1436 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.9 No. 53 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.