1926 Ole Miss

5–⁠4 (2–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Homer Hazel.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1926, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 28–0; lost at Arkansas 6–21; won at Florida 12–7; won vs. Loyola (Chicago) 13–7; lost at Drake 15–33; lost at Tulane 0–6; won at Rhodes 32–27; lost at LSU 0–3; won at Mississippi State 7–6+28−18Won 28–0 vs. Arkansas State+28Arkansas StateLost 6–21 at Arkansas-15ArkansasWon 12–7 at Florida+5FloridaWon 13–7 vs. Loyola (Chicago)+6Loyola (Chicago)Lost 15–33 at Drake-18DrakeLost 0–6 at Tulane-6TulaneWon 32–27 at Rhodes+5RhodesLost 0–3 at LSU-3LSUWon 7–6 at Mississippi State+1Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 7–⁠6; tied for 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 10th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
113–⁠110
Coach
Homer Hazel
Elo
1442 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.5 No. 63 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.