1926 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

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The 1926 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1926 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Cleve Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–0 record, won the SIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 288 to 84. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.

Record10–0 (8–0 SIAC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Tuskegee Golden Tigers football, Black college national co-championSIAC champion ...
1926 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–0 (8–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1925
1927 â†’
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1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tuskegee $8–0–010–0–0
Morris Brown2–0–13–2–1
Talladega3–2–04–2–0
Atlanta4–3–14–4–1
Florida A&M1–1–02–2–0
Alabama State2–3–06–3–0
Knoxville2–3–05–3–0
Clark (GA)2–3–02–3–1
Morehouse1–4–12–5–1
Tennessee State0–2–22–2–2
Fisk0–4–12–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2KnoxvilleTuskegee, ALW 24–3[1]
October 9Florida A&MTuskegee, ALW 73–6[2]
October 16Clark (GA)Tuskegee, ALW 20–6[3]
October 23MorehouseTuskegee, ALW 28–6[4]
October 29Lincoln (PA)*W 20–1615,000[5][6]
November 6at Alabama StateW 14–7[7]
November 13at Fisk
W 47–13[8]
November 20at Talladega
W 28–27[9][10]
November 25Southern*
  • Athletic Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 20–0[11]
December 4at AtlantaW 14–06,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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