1926 Florida Gators football team

1926

1926 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southern Conference
1926 record	2–6–2 (1–4–1 19th SoCon)
Head coach	Harold Sebring
Home stadium	Fleming Field
Seasons

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
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Virginia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington & 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 State	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

Season overview

The 1926 college football 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, and 1–4–1 in the Southern Conference, placing nineteenth of twenty-two teams in the conference standings.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–23–1926*	Florida Southern	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 16–0
10–2–1926*	Chicago	Stagg Field • Chicago, Illinois	L 6–12
10–6–1926	Mississippi	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 7–12
10–16–1926*	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	L 3–7
10–23–1926	Kentucky	Barrs Field • Jacksonville, Florida	L 13–18
10–30–1926	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	L 9–32
11–6–1926	Clemson	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 33–0
11–13–1926	Alabama	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama	L 0–49
11–20–1926*	Hampden-Sydney	Tampa, Florida	T 0–0
11–27–1926	Washington & Lee	Barrs Field • Jacksonville, Florida	T 7–7
*Non-Conference Game.