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1926 Presbyterian

7–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Walter Johnson.

Schedule and results

Presbyterian in 1926, game by game: won at Clemson 14–0; lost vs. Davidson 0–3; won at Erskine 34–0; won vs. Wake Forest 13–0; lost at Furman 7–13; won at Wofford 25–0; won vs. Newberry 28–0; won at Oglethorpe 18–13; won at The Citadel 9–0+34−6Won 14–0 at Clemson+14ClemsonLost 0–3 vs. Davidson-3DavidsonWon 34–0 at Erskine+34ErskineWon 13–0 vs. Wake Forest+13Wake ForestLost 7–13 at Furman-6FurmanWon 25–0 at Wofford+25WoffordWon 28–0 vs. Newberry+28NewberryWon 18–13 at Oglethorpe+5OglethorpeWon 9–0 at The Citadel+9The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atClemsonW 14–⁠018%
Oct 2vsDavidsonL 0–⁠320%
Oct 9atErskineW 34–⁠053%
Oct 16vsWake ForestW 13–⁠020%
Oct 23atFurmanL 7–⁠1311%
Nov 6atWoffordW 25–⁠061%
Nov 13vsNewberryW 28–⁠048%
Nov 20atOglethorpeW 18–⁠1325%
Nov 27atThe CitadelW 9–⁠024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 9–⁠0; 3rd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 3rd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
148–⁠29
Coach
Walter Johnson
Elo
1419 +249 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.0 No. 59 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga1–⁠01–⁠1
Furman2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Presbyterian2–⁠17–⁠2
The Citadel3–⁠37–⁠3
Mercer0–⁠1–⁠11–⁠2–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠22–⁠8
Stetson0–⁠10–⁠1
Samford0–⁠00–⁠1
Louisiana Tech0–⁠00–⁠1

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