1926 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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The 1926 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina (now known as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) during the 1926 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Tar Heels were led by head coach Chuck Collins in his first season and finished with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5 overall, 3–3 in the SoCon).[1]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainManly Whisnant
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1926 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainManly Whisnant
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 â†’
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1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $8–0–09–0–1
Tennessee5–1–08–1–0
Vanderbilt4–1–08–1–0
South Carolina4–2–06–4–0
Georgia4–2–05–4–0
Virginia4–2–16–2–2
VPI3–2–15–3–1
Washington and Lee3–2–14–3–2
Georgia Tech4–3–04–5–0
North Carolina3–3–04–5–0
Auburn3–3–05–4–0
LSU3–3–06–3–0
Ole Miss2–2–05–4–0
Mississippi A&M2–3–05–4–0
VMI2–4–05–5–0
Tulane2–4–03–5–1
Maryland1–3–15–4–1
Clemson1–3–02–7–0
Florida1–4–12–6–2
Kentucky1–4–12–6–1
NC State0–4–04–6–0
Sewanee0–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Wake Forest*
L 0–138,000[2][3]
October 23:30 p.m.[4]at Tennessee
L 0–34[5]
October 93:00 p.m.[6]South Carolina
W 7–0[7]
October 163:00 p.m.[8]Duke*
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 6–05,000–7,500[9][10]
October 232:30 p.m.[11]at Maryland
L 6–143,500[12][13]
October 302:30 p.m.[14]NC State
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 12–0[15]
November 63:00 p.m.[16]VMI
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–07,000[17]
November 13at Davidson*
L 0–10[18]
November 25at Virginia
L 0–311,500–15,000[19][20]
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