1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southern Conference
1926 record	8–1 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Dan McGugin (22nd season)
Home stadium	Dudley 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

The 1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1926 college football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his 22nd season as the Commodores' head coach. Commodores had eight wins and lost only one to Alabama, who was named a national champion. Vanderbilt was a member of the Southern Conference, and went 4–1 in conference play. The Commodores played their eight home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. They also played one game in Dallas, Texas vs. Texas and one in Atlanta, Georgia vs. Georgia Tech.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25, 1926	at Middle Tennessee State	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 69–0
October 2, 1926	Alabama	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 7–19
October 9, 1926	Bryson	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 48–0
October 16, 1926*	at Texas	Dallas, TX	W 7–0
October 23, 1926	Georgia	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 14–13
October 30, 1926*	Southwestern	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 50–0
November 5, 1926	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 13–7
November 13, 1926	Tennessee	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 20–3
November 20, 1926	Sewanee	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 13–0
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. All times are in Eastern.