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1926 Vanderbilt

8–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1926, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 69–0; lost vs. Alabama 7–19; won vs. Bryson 48–0; won at Texas 7–0; won vs. Georgia 14–13; won vs. Rhodes 50–0; won at Georgia Tech 13–7; won vs. Tennessee 20–3; won vs. Sewanee 13–0+69−12Won 69–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+69Middle TennesseeLost 7–19 vs. Alabama-12AlabamaWon 48–0 vs. Bryson+48BrysonWon 7–0 at Texas+7TexasWon 14–13 vs. Georgia+1GeorgiaWon 50–0 vs. Rhodes+50RhodesWon 13–7 at Georgia Tech+6Georgia TechWon 20–3 vs. Tennessee+17TennesseeWon 13–0 vs. Sewanee+13Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsMiddle TennesseeW 69–⁠095%
Oct 2vsAlabamaL 7–⁠1941%
Oct 9vsBrysonW 48–⁠091%
Oct 16atTexasW 7–⁠041%
Oct 23vsGeorgiaW 14–⁠1359%
Oct 30vsRhodesW 50–⁠093%
Nov 6atGeorgia TechW 13–⁠742%
Nov 13vsTennesseeW 20–⁠353%
Nov 20vsSewaneeW 13–⁠080%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 13–⁠0; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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
8–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
241–⁠42
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1629 +83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.7 No. 20 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Neil Cargile

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.