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1926 NC State

4–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Gus Tebell.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1926, game by game: won vs. Elon 10–0; lost vs. Furman 0–31; lost at Clemson 3–7; lost vs. Davidson 0–3; lost at VMI 0–7; lost at North Carolina 0–12; won vs. Lenoir Rhyne 6–0; won vs. Duke 26–19; lost at South Carolina 14–20; won vs. Wake Forest 7–3+10−31Won 10–0 vs. Elon+10ElonLost 0–31 vs. Furman-31FurmanLost 3–7 at Clemson-4ClemsonLost 0–3 vs. Davidson-3DavidsonLost 0–7 at VMI-7VMILost 0–12 at North Carolina-12North CarolinaWon 6–0 vs. Lenoir Rhyne+6Lenoir RhyneWon 26–19 vs. Duke+7DukeLost 14–20 at South Carolina-6South CarolinaWon 7–3 vs. Wake Forest+4Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsElonW 10–⁠092%
Oct 2vsFurmanL 0–⁠3147%
Oct 9atClemsonL 3–⁠757%
Oct 16vsDavidsonL 0–⁠340%
Oct 23atVMIL 0–⁠737%
Oct 30atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠1223%
Nov 6vsLenoir RhyneW 6–⁠080%
Nov 13vsDukeW 26–⁠1959%
Nov 20atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠2024%
Nov 27vsWake ForestW 7–⁠341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 7–⁠3; tied for 21st in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1926.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 21st in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
66–⁠102
Coach
Gus Tebell
Elo
1396 −49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.0 No. 84 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.