1926 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
| 1926 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 9–0–1 (8–0 SoCon) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Bruce Jones |
| Home stadium | Denny Field Rickwood Field Cramton Bowl |
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| No. 7 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1926 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 33rd overall and 5th season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Wallace Wade, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Denny Field in Tuscaloosa, at Rickwood Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, zero losses and one tie (9–0–1 overall, 8–0 in the SoCon), as Southern Conference champions. They tied undefeated Stanford in the Rose Bowl. The 1926 Alabama team was retroactively named as the 1926 national champion by Berryman QPRS, Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, and Poling System, and as a co-national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation[1] and National Championship Foundation.[2] The team was ranked No. 9 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[3]
Before the season
As they entered the season, only ten lettermen returned from the 1925 squad that won the Rose Bowl.[4] Key players such as Pooley Hubert, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Buckler and other stars from the 1925 team were not part of the 1926 squad.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Millsaps* | W 54–0 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| October 2 | at Vanderbilt | W 19–7 | 16,000 | [6] | |
| October 9 | at Mississippi A&M |
| W 26–7 | [7] | |
| October 16 | at Georgia Tech | W 21–0 | 20,000 | [8] | |
| October 23 | Sewanee | W 2–0 | [9] | ||
| October 30 | LSU |
| W 24–0 | [10] | |
| November 6 | Kentucky |
| W 14–0 | [11] | |
| November 13 | Florida | W 49–0 | [12] | ||
| November 25 | Georgia |
| W 33–6 | 17,000 | [13] |
| January 1, 1927 | vs. Stanford* | T 7–7 | 56,000 | [14] | |
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Game summaries
Millsaps
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Alabama opened their 1926 season against Millsaps College on a Friday at Denny Field, and defeated the Majors 54–0 in what was the first meeting between the schools.[16][17][18] The Crimson Tide played nearly every player on their sideline in the contest, and Millsaps only once threatened to score.[16]
Tolbert Brown starred for Alabama in the contest and scored three touchdowns on runs of 92, 70 and 30 yards. David Rosenfeld and Red Barnes each scored two and Herschel Caldwell one touchdown for the Crimson Tide in the victory.[17]
Vanderbilt
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Alabama opened conference play with a 19–7 victory against the Vanderbilt Commodores, that saw coach Wade against his former mentor Dan McGugin[17][19] After each team traded fumbles, the Crimson Tide took a 7–0 lead on an eight-yard Hoyt Winslett touchdown pass to Herschel Caldwell. They extended it further to 13–0 later in the first on a 21-yard Red Barnes touchdown run.[19] Neither team scored again until the fourth quarter when the Commodores scored their only points on a three-yard Bill Hendrix touchdown run. Alabama then made the final score 19–7 on a 36-yard Winslett touchdown pass to Caldwell.[19] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 2–6.[20]
The starting lineup was Enis (left end), Perry (left tackle), Hagler (left guard), Holmes (center), Bowdoin (right guard), Pickhard (right tackle), Winslett (right end), Barnes (quarterback), T. Brown (left halfback), Caldwell (right halfback), Johnson (fullback).[19]
Mississippi A&M
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Against Mississippi A&M, Alabama had seven interceptions en route to a 26–7 victory at the Meridian Fairgrounds.[17][21][22] The Crimson Tide took a 7–0 lead in the first quarter behind a one-yard Red Barnes touchdown run. The Aggies responded in the second with a ten-yard J. H. Meeks touchdown pass to W. B. Ricks that tied the game 7–7 at halftime.[21][22]
Alabama then took a 14–7 lead in the third quarter behind a Hoyt Winslett touchdown pass to Archie Taylor. They then closed the game with a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter that made the final score 26–7. The first was scored by Barnes on a 90-yard interception return and by Melvin Vines on a second interception return.[21][22] The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi A&M to 11–4–2.[23]
The starting lineup was Winslett (left end), Pickhard (left tackle), Hagler (left guard), Pearce (center), Leslie Payne (right guard), Perry (right tackle), Enis (right end), Barnes (quarterback), T. Brown (left halfback), Caldwell (right halfback), Johnson (fullback).[21][22]
Georgia Tech
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In a game that saw Alabama hold Georgia Tech to only a pair of first downs, the Crimson Tide defeated the Golden Tornado 21–0 at Grant Field in Atlanta.[17][24][25]
After an exchange of punts, Alabama scored their first touchdown on a 14-yard Hoyt Winslett pass to Melvin Vines for a 7–0 lead. On the first offensive play after a Red Barnes interception in the second quarter, Winslett connected with Archie Taylor on a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 14–0 lead.[24][25]
Barnes then made the final score 21–0 with his four-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.[24][25] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 5–7–2.[26]
Sewanee
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Against Sewanee, Alabama had multiple scoring chances but could not convert and only defeated the Tigers by a score of 2–0.[17][27][28] Orin Helvey provided most of Sewanee's defense. Once Bama was stopped at the Sewanee nine-yard line, and in the fourth quarter Alabama was stopped at the Sewanee one-yard line. Sewanee did not move the ball as much as Alabama did but reached the Alabama 6 in the second quarter before a 15-yard penalty threw them back. The game almost ended in a scoreless tie, but late in the fourth Fred Pickhard blocked a Sewanee punt which rolled out the back of the end zone for a safety and a 2–0 Tide victory.[27][28]
Alabama's win over Sewanee was the last close game in a series that dated all the way back to 1893, was dominated by Sewanee early (9–1–1 Tiger advantage between 1893 and 1915), and was one of the Tide's biggest rivalries.[29] Sewanee was dominant in the South in the early days of college football, but in the 1920s the Tigers were left behind by the growing football powers of the Southern Conference. The Alabama-Sewanee series continued as a series of blowouts periodically through 1938; Sewanee now competes in Division III of the NCAA.[29]
The starting lineup was Enis (left end), Perry (left tackle), Hagler (left guard), Pearce (center), Bowdoin (right guard), Pickhard (right tackle), Winslett (right end), Barnes (quarterback), Vines (left halfback), Caldwell (right halfback), Johnson (fullback).[27]
LSU
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On homecoming in Tuscaloosa, Alabama defeated the LSU Tigers 24–0.[17][30][31] After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 3–0 halftime lead behind a 17-yard Herschel Caldwell field goal.[30][31] Both defenses still played well into the third quarter with Alabama scoring their first touchdown after Fred Pickhard blocked a Charlie Mason punt that was returned by Hoyt Winslett for a 10–0 Crimson Tide lead.[30][31]
In the fourth quarter, Pickhard blocked a second punt and Ben Enis returned it 15-yards for a touchdown. The Crimson Tide then made the final score 24–0 late in the fourth after Red Barnes scored the only offensive touchdown of the game on a short run.[30][31] The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against LSU to 9–3–1.[32]
The starting lineup was Winslett (left end), Pickhard (left tackle), Pearce (left guard), Holmes (center), Hagler (right guard), Perry (right tackle), Enis (right end), Barnes (quarterback), T. Brown (left halfback), Caldwell (right halfback), Reverra (fullback).[30]
Kentucky
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At Rickwood Field, the Crimson Tide defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 14–0.[17][33][34] After a scoreless first quarter, Hoyt Winslett gave Alabama a 7–0 halftime lead with his one-yard touchdown run. Winslett then scored the other Crimson Tide touchdown of the game early in the third quarter that made the final score 14–0.[33][34] The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky to 5–1.[35]
The starting lineup was Winslett (left end), Perry (left tackle), Pearce (left guard), Holmes (center), Hagler (right guard), Pickhard (right tackle), Enis (right end), Barnes (quarterback), T. Brown (left halfback), Caldwell (right halfback), Reverra (fullback).[33]
Florida
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At the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama scored in all four quarters en route to a 49–0 victory over the Florida Gators.[17][36][37] Tolbert Brown scored the Crimson Tide's first three touchdowns and gave Alabama a 21–0 halftime lead. He scored in the first quarter on a short run, and on a second short run and reception from Hoyt Winslett in the second.[36][37]
Brown continued his scoring in the third quarter with his 47-yard touchdown run. Red Barnes then made the score 35–0 at the end of the third with his short touchdown run. The Crimson tide then closed the game with a short Robert Lee Hamner touchdown run and an Earl Smith touchdown reception from Raymond Pepper that made the final score 49–0.[36][37] The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Florida to 3–2.[38]
The starting lineup was Winslett (left end), Perry (left tackle), Bowdoin (left guard), Holmes (center), Hagler (right guard), Pickhard (right tackle), Enis (right end), Barnes (quarterback), T. Brown (left halfback), Vines (right halfback), Caldwell (fullback).[36][37]
Georgia
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In their final regular season game, Alabama defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 33–6 and clinched their third consecutive Southern Conference championship.[17][39] The Crimson Tide took a 12–0 first quarter lead behind short touchdown runs from Hoyt Winslett and Red Barnes.[39] After a scoreless second quarter, Winslett extended their lead to 18–0 in the third quarter with his touchdown pass to Archie Taylor.[39]
The Crimson Tide then closed the game with 15 fourth quarter points on a 42-yard Taylor run, a 20-yard Jimmy Johnson interception return and when the Bulldogs' punter Frank Dudley was tackled in the endzone for a safety.[39] Georgia then scored their first points against Alabama in four years on the final play of the game when a Crimson Tide punt was blocked by Olin Huff and recovered by Harvey Hill in the endzone for a touchdown and a final score of 33–6.[39] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia to 9–9–3.[40]
The starting lineup was Winslett (left end), Perry (left tackle), Pearce (left guard), Holmes (center), Hagler (right guard), Pickhard (right tackle), Enis (right end), Barnes (quarterback), T. Brown (left halfback), Vines (right halfback), Caldwell (fullback).[39]
Postseason
Stanford
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Again the season was extended as Alabama received another invitation to play in the Rose Bowl. The 1927 Rose Bowl was the first sporting event to ever be nationally broadcast on radio.[41] Alabama's opponent was the Stanford Cardinal, also 9–0 and coached by football legend Pop Warner.
Stanford mounted a 63-yard drive in the first quarter to take a 7–0 lead.[42] Stanford dominated play for much of the rest of the game, outgaining Alabama 305 yards to 98, but could not score again.[43] Late in the fourth Bama got the big play it needed: Clark Pearce blocked a punt by Frankie Wilton of Stanford, setting up the Tide at the Cardinal 14. Five plays later, with only seconds remaining, Alabama punched it in from the 1 to make the score 7–6. The two-point conversion would not become a rule in college football for another 32 years, so Alabama lined up for the game-tying extra point. As the teams came to the line, Red Barnes of Alabama shouted "Signals off!". Stanford took that to mean that Alabama was resetting and relaxed. Instead, Alabama promptly snapped and kicked the extra point to tie the game. Stanford ran only two plays before time expired and the game ended a 7–7 tie.[42]
The starting lineup was Ennis (left end), Perry (left tackle), Hagler (left guard), Pearce (center), Bowdon (right guard), Pickard (right tackle), Winslett (right end), Barnes (quarterback), Brown (left halfback), Taylor (right halfback), Caldwell (fullback).[44]
Awards and honors
The NCAA retroactively named Alabama and Stanford co-national champions for 1926[45] due to each being chosen by several of the ranking authorities.[46] It was a second consecutive national championship for Wallace Wade and the Crimson Tide. The tie with Stanford snapped a 20-game winning streak that remains the third-longest in school history, behind two 28-game winning streaks from 1978 to 1980 and another from 1991 to 1993, and a 26-game winning streak from 2015 to 2016.[47]
Personnel
Varsity letter winners
Line
| Number | Player | Hometown | Position | Games started |
Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Enis | Fayette, Alabama | End | 7 | |||||
| Gordon Holmes | Springville, Alabama | Center | 5 | |||||
| Leslie Payne | Bay Minette, Alabama | Tackle | 1 | |||||
| Clark Pearce | Winfield, Alabama | Tackle | 5 | |||||
| 72 | Fred Pickhard | Mobile, Alabama | Tackle | 7 | Mobile High | 6'2" | 201 | 20 |
| Earl Smith | Haleyville, Alabama | End | ||||||
| Melvin Vines | Bessemer, Alabama | End | 3 | |||||
| 58 | Hoyt "Wu" Winslett | Dadeville, Alabama | End | 7 | 172 | 22 |
Backfield
| Player | Hometown | Position | Games started |
Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Barnes | Grove Hill, Alabama | Halfback | 7 | 172 | 21 | ||
| Tolbert "Red" Brown | Dothan, Alabama | Halfback | 6 | Dothan High | 20 | ||
| Herschel Caldwell | Blytheville, Arkansas | Halfback | 7 | 23 | |||
| Robert Lee Hamner | Fayette, Alabama | Back | |||||
| William Morrison | Selma, Alabama | Fullback | |||||
| Ray Pepper | Albany, Alabama | Fullback | |||||
| David Rosenfeld | Birmingham, Alabama | Halfback | |||||
| Archie Taylor | Savannah, Georgia | Back |
Other
| Player | Hometown | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Dowling | Manager |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Alabama |
Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Wade | Head coach | 4 | Brown (1917) |
| Hank Crisp | Assistant coach | 6 | VPI (1920) |
| Russell Cohen | Assistant coach | 4 | Vanderbilt (1916) |
| Clyde "Shorty" Propst | Assistant coach | 2 | Alabama (1924) |
| William T. Van de Graaff | Assistant coach | 6 | Alabama (1916) |
References
General
- "1926 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 1.
Specific
- ^ "They Were Number One — College Football's National Championship Teams — * As Chosen By Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation" (Press release). Los Angeles: Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. March 15, 1973.
As the result of its 1973 appraisal, the Athletic Foundation took the privilege of granting co-championship recognition to Stanford with Alabama in 1926; Notre Dame with the U.S. Military in 1946; Michigan with Notre Dame in 1947; and Ohio State with UCLA in 1954.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Millsaps to face Alabama". Winston-Salem Journal. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. September 24, 1926. p. 15.
- ^ "Millsaps shows flashy passing in Bama defeat". Daily Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "16,000 fans witness Crimson Tide's victory of 19 to 7 over Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. October 3, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Meeks and Ricks throw scare into Tide; score 26–7". The Tuscaloosa News. October 10, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech loses to Tide, 21–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide leaks through Tiger defense for 2 points". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flood Tide of Crimson gets L.S.U. late in game". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats hold Alabama team to 14–0 score". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida swamped by Alabama 49–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 14, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs swamped under 33-to-6 score by Crimson warriors". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crimson Tide ties Stanford 7 to 7". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1926 Alabama football schedule". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Alabama opens with 54–0 win over Millsaps". The Advocate. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. September 25, 1926. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 1926 Season Recap
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Millsaps (MS)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Crimson Tide drowns Vandy; Score 19 to 7". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. October 3, 1926. p. 6.1.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Vanderbilt". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Crimson Tide sweeps over Mississippi Aggies 26 to 7". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. October 10, 1926. p. 6.1.
- ^ a b c d e "Crimson Tide submerges Mississippi Aggies by 26 to 7". The Advocate. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. October 10, 1926. p. 12.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Mississippi State". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama's Crimson Tide defeats Golden Tornado by 21 to 0 score". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 17, 1926. p. 6.1.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama wallops Georgia Tech team by score of 21 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. October 17, 1926. p. 21.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Georgia Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama's Tide a mere ripple". Cleveland Plain Dealer. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. October 24, 1926. p. 7B.
- ^ a b c "Alabama wins from Sewanee by narrow margin of 2 to 0". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 24, 1926. p. 6.1.
- ^ a b DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Sewanee (TN)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Alabama turns back Louisiana State by 24 to 0 score". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. October 31, 1926. p. 6.1.
- ^ a b c d e "Bengal defense crumbles before Tide attack, 24–0". The Advocate. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 31, 1926. p. 1.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs LSU". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama downs Kentucky, climbing another step to Southern title". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 7, 1926. p. 6.1.
- ^ a b c "Crimson Tide of Alabama pushes nearer Dixie title as Kentucky falls, 14 to 0". The Evansville Courier & Journal. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. November 7, 1926. p. 8B.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Kentucky". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Bama sweeps over Gators 49 to 0". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 14, 1926. p. 6.3.
- ^ a b c d e "Alabama beats Gators badly in Montgomery". Sarasota Herald. Associated Press. November 14, 1926. p. 2.1. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Florida". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alabama retains clean slate, downing Georgia Bulldogs". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. November 26, 1925. p. 18.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Georgia". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 195
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- ^ NCAA Football, Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 79
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- ^ "All-Time Tide Football Lettermen". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 127–141.
- ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 142–143.
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