1926 Bradley Indians football team

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The 1926 Bradley Indians football team was an American football team that represented Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now known as Bradley University) during the 1926 college football season as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). In Alfred J. Robertson's seventh season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 9–0 for second consecutive year and shared the conference title with the Monmouth Fighting Scots, as it did in 1925. Bradley finished the season on a 24-game winning streak dating back to a loss to Lombard on October 17, 1924.

ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 IIAC)
Headcoach
CaptainFrancis Pope
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1926 Bradley Indians football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainFrancis Pope
Home stadiumTech field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 â†’
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1926 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bradley +5–0–09–0–0
Monmouth (IL) +5–0–07–1–0
Lake Forest1–0–02–3–3
Illinois College6–2–06–2–0
Millikin6–2–06–2–0
Shurtleff6–2–06–2–0
Augustana (IL)4–2–15–2–1
North Central3–2–05–4–0
Western Illinois4–3–04–3–1
Southern Illinois1–1–15–1–2
Illinois State Normal4–4–04–4–0
Illinois Wesleyan3–3–03–3–1
Carthage2–3–13–3–2
Eastern Illinois2–3–03–5–1
St. Viator1–2–03–5–0
Knox (IL)1–3–12–5–1
McKendree1–3–11–6–1
Lincoln (IL)1–6–02–6–0
Wheaton (IL)0–3–10–6–1
Mount Morris0–5–10–6–1
Eureka0–6–10–6–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Fullback Francis Pope was the team's captain.[1] Four Bradley players received first-team honors on the 1926 All-IIAC football team: Pope at fullback; Al DeCremer at left halfback; Carlson at right end; and Becker at left end.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 22:30 p.m.at Western State Normal*
W 12–0[3][4]
October 9CarthagePeoria, ILW 58–0[5]
October 16St. ViatorPeoria, ILW 20–0[6]
October 23at Lombard*Galesburg, ILW 14–6[7]
October 30at Wabash*Crawfordsville, INW 14–0[8]
November 6MillikinPeoria, ILW 20–0[9]
November 13Illinois WesleyanPeoria, ILW 12–0[10]
November 20EurekaPeoria, ILW 31–0[11]
November 25Franklin (IN)*Peoria, ILW 14–6[12]
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