1926 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1926 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team was an American football team that represented Muskingum University of New Concord, Ohio, as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1926 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Lange, the Fighting Muskies compiled a perfect 9–0 record (7–0 against OAC opponents), won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 68.[1][2]

Record9–0 (7–0 OAC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Muskingum Fighting Muskies football, OAC champion ...
1926 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (7–0 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1925
1927 â†’
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Muskingum $7–0–09–0–0
Dayton3–0–08–2–0
St. Xavier1–0–09–1–0
Oberlin6–1–06–1–0
Wittenberg4–1–06–2–0
Ohio Wesleyan5–1–16–2–1
Wooster5–2–06–2–0
Miami (OH)4–2–15–2–1
Ohio4–2–15–2–1
Akron4–2–25–2–2
Mount Union5–3–06–3–0
Case4–2–34–2–3
Baldwin–Wallace3–3–23–3–2
Western Reserve3–4–13–4–1
Heidelberg2–4–03–4–0
Cincinnati2–5–13–5–1
Denison2–6–02–6–1
Otterbein1–5–02–5–0
Ohio Northern1–6–01–6–0
Kenyon1–6–01–7–0
Marietta1–6–01–7–0
Hiram0–7–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

The 1926 season was the first perfect season in Muskingum football history. Additional perfect seasons followed in 1931, 1955, and 1960.[3]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Ashland*New Concord, OHW 6–0
October 2at HiramHiram, OHW 19–0
October 8at Capital*Columbus, OHW 28–7[4]
October 16at Ohio NorthernAda, OHW 6–0[5]
October 23HeidelbergNew Concord, OHW 19–8[6]
October 30at OtterbeinWesterville, OHW 12–0[7]
November 6KenyonNew Concord, OHW 39–34[8]
November 12DenisonNew Concord, OHW 22–13[9]
November 20MariettadaggerNew Concord, OHW 27–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Close

[1]

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI