1926 Florida Gators football team

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1926 Florida Gators football
Conference Southern Conference
1926 record 2–6–2 (1–4–1 19th SoCon)
Head coach Harold Sebring
Assistant coach Ray Dickson
Captain Lamar Sarra
Home stadium Fleming Field
Seasons
« 1925 1927 »
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama $ 8 0 0     9 0 1
Tennessee 5 1 0     8 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 0     8 1 0
South Carolina 4 2 0     6 4 0
Georgia 4 2 0     5 4 0
Virginia 4 2 1     6 2 2
VPI 3 2 1     5 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 2 1     4 3 2
Georgia Tech 4 3 0     4 5 0
North Carolina 3 3 0     4 5 0
Auburn 3 3 0     5 4 0
LSU 3 3 0     6 3 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0     5 4 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0     5 4 0
VMI 2 4 0     5 5 0
Tulane 2 4 0     3 5 1
Maryland 1 3 1     5 4 1
Clemson 1 3 0     2 7 0
Florida 1 4 1     2 6 2
Kentucky 1 4 1     2 6 1
NC State 0 4 0     4 6 0
Sewanee 0 5 0     2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1926 college football season. The season was Tom Sebring's second and least successful campaign as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season were the Gators' two victories home field over the Florida Southern Moccasins and Clemson Tigers, which were interspersed among four close losses to the Chicago Maroons (6–12), the Ole Miss Rebels (7–12), the Mercer Bears (3–7) and the Kentucky Wildcats (13–18), crushing defeats by the Georgia Bulldogs (9–32) and coach Wallace Wade's undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide (0–49), and two low-scoring ties with the Hampden-Sydney Tigers (0–0) and the Washington & Lee Generals.

Sebring's 1926 Florida Gators finished 2–6–2 overall,[1] and 1–4–1 in the Southern Conference, placing nineteenth of twenty-two teams in the conference standings.[2] Former fullback Ray Dickson assisted Sebring.[3] Injuries plagued the season.[4]

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Site Result
September 23 Florida Southern* Fleming FieldGainesville, Florida W 16–0  
October 2 Chicago* Stagg FieldChicago, Illinois L 6–12  
October 6 Mississippi Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida L 7–12  
October 16 Mercer* Macon, Georgia L 3–7  
October 23 Kentucky Barrs FieldJacksonville, Florida L 13–18  
October 30 Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, Georgia L 9–32  
November 6 Clemson Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida (HC) W 33–0  
November 13 Alabama Cramton BowlMontgomery, Alabama L 0–49  
November 20 Hampden-Sydney* Plant FieldTampa, Florida T 0–0  
November 27 Washington & Lee Barrs Field • Jacksonville, Florida T 7–7  
*Non-conference game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]

Preseason

Bill Middlekauff, a fullback who played on the 1923 and 1924 teams, returned to the squad.[5]

Season summary

Chicago

Week 2: Florida at Chicago
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 6 0 0 0 6
Chicago 6 3 0 3 12
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Chicago, IL
  • Game attendance: 20,000

Amos Stagg's Chicago Maroons defeated Florida 12–6. A 60-yard forward pass from Walter E. Marks to Apitz scored first for Chicago. Stanley Rouse added two more field goals.[6]

Ole Miss

Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 6 0 0 6 12
Florida 0 0 0 7 7

Ole Miss beat Florida with a "lucky pass."[7]

Kentucky

Once after three days practice, Sebring took his men to Kingsley Lake.[8][9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida (2015).
  2. 2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Year-by-Year Standings, Southern Conference, Spartanburg, South Carolina, pp. 74–77 (2009).
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