1926 Central Michigan Dragons football team

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The 1926 Central Michigan Dragons football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their fourth non-consecutive season under head coach Wallace Parker, Central Michigan compiled a 3–4–1 record (1–1 against MCC opponents) opponents and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 90 to 66. The team lost to its in-state rival Michigan State Normal (0–41) and defeated Detroit City College (9-0).[1]

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Record3–4–1
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HomestadiumIsland Park
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1926 Central Michigan Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumIsland Park
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1926 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Haskell â€“ 12–0–1
No. 3 Notre Dame â€“ 9–1–0
Western State Normal â€“ 7–1–0
Michigan State Normal â€“ 6–1–0
Muncie Normal â€“ 5–1–1
Northern Illinois State â€“ 5–1–1
Marquette â€“ 6–3–0
Lombard â€“ 5–3–0
Loyola (IL) â€“ 4–3–0
Central Michigan â€“ 3–4–1
Michigan State â€“ 3–4–1
Detroit â€“ 3–6–1
Butler â€“ 3–6–0
Saint Louis â€“ 3–6–0
John Carroll â€“ 2–5–1
Kent State â€“ 2–6–0
Valparaiso â€“ 1–4–1
Michigan Mines â€“ 0–2–1
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Wallace Parker was hired as the team's head football coach in June 1925, following the resignation of Lester Barnard. A graduate of the Springfield YMCA Training School, Parker had been the football coach at Central Michigan from 1921 to 1923, but he left in 1924 to coach at North Carolina A&M.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Albion Albion, MIL 14–202,000[3]
October 9at Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MIL 6–7
October 16 Northern State Teachers Mount Pleasant, MIW 24–7
October 23 Michigan State Normaldagger Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)L 0–41
October 30at Bowling Green Bowling Green, OHL 0–13 [4]
November 11 Alma
  • Island Park
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 13–2 [5]
November 13 Battle Creek College Mount Pleasant, MIT 0–0 [6]
November 25at Detroit City College
W 9–0 [7]
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