1926 Texas
5–4 (2–2 Southwest Conference), coached by Edward Stewart. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Phillips 27–0Oct 9
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsSouthwestern Oklahoma State | W 31–7 | 92% |
| Oct 2 | at Kansas State | L 3–13 | 48% |
| Oct 9 | vsPhillips | W 27–0 | 90% |
| Oct 16 | vs Vanderbilt | L 0–7 | 59% |
| Oct 23 | at Rice | W 20–0 | 53% |
| Oct 30 | vs SMU | L 17–21 | 57% |
| Nov 6 | at Baylor | L 7–10 | 46% |
| Nov 13 | vsSouthwestern U | W 27–6 | 91% |
| Nov 25 | vs Texas A&M | W 14–5 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 14–5; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 146–69
- Coach
- Edward Stewart
- Elo
- 1541 −12 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 5.1 No. 35 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Mack Saxon
1926 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 5–0 | 8–0–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Texas | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 TCU | 1–1–2 | 6–1–2 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Arkansas | 0–1 | 5–5 | |
| Rice | 0–4 | 4–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.