1926 North Carolina
4–5 (3–3 Southern Conference), coached by Chuck Collins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 28–0Nov 6
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Wake Forest | L 0–13 | 52% |
| Oct 2 | at Tennessee | L 0–34 | 50% |
| Oct 9 | vs South Carolina | W 7–0 | 56% |
| Oct 16 | vs Duke | W 6–0 | 75% |
| Oct 23 | at Maryland | L 6–14 | 61% |
| Oct 30 | vs NC State | W 12–0 | 77% |
| Nov 6 | vs VMI | W 28–0 | 68% |
| Nov 13 | at Davidson | L 0–10 | 56% |
| Nov 23 | at Virginia | L 0–3 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia 3–0; tied for 10th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 10th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 59–74
- Coach
- Chuck Collins
- Elo
- 1522 −71 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.0 No. 72 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Manly Whisnant
1926 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | 8–0 | 9–0–1 | |
| Tennessee | 5–1 | 8–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–1 | 8–1 | |
| South Carolina | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Georgia | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| Virginia | 4–2–1 | 6–2–2 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 3–2–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 Georgia Tech | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
 LSU | 3–3 | 6–3 | |
 Auburn | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
 North Carolina | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
 Ole Miss | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| VMI | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
 Tulane | 2–4 | 3–5–1 | |
| Maryland | 1–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Florida | 1–4–1 | 2–6–2 | |
 Kentucky | 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Clemson | 1–3 | 2–7 | |
| NC State | 0–4 | 4–6 | |
| Sewanee | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.