1926 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team

American college football season

1926 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (7–0 OAC)
Head coach
  • Bill Lange (4th season)
Seasons
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1927 →
1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Dayton 3 0 0 8 2 0
St. Xavier 1 0 0 9 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 0 6 1 0
Wittenberg 4 1 0 6 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 1 1 6 2 1
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 1 5 2 1
Ohio 4 2 1 5 2 1
Akron 4 2 2 5 2 2
Mount Union 5 3 0 6 3 0
Case 4 2 3 4 2 3
Baldwin–Wallace 3 3 2 3 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 1 3 4 1
Heidelberg 2 4 0 3 4 0
Cincinnati 2 5 1 3 5 1
Denison 2 6 0 2 6 1
Otterbein 1 5 0 2 5 0
Ohio Northern 1 6 0 1 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 0 1 7 0
Marietta 1 6 0 1 7 0
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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

Schedule

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

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References

  1. ^ a b "1926 - Muskingum (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2019 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Record Book" (PDF). Ohio Athletic Conference. 2019. p. 43. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Muskingum (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Kenneth White (October 9, 1926). "Cleat-Footed Muskies Beat Capital University 28 to 7". The Times Recorder. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Muskingum Wins over O. Northern". The Coschocton Tribune. October 17, 1926. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Muskingum 19, Heidelberg 8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1926. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Muskingum 12, Otterbein 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1926. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Muskingum 39, Kenyon 34". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 1926. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Muskingum Is Winner Over Denison Team". The Dayton Herald. November 13, 1926. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Muskingum Holds Conference Lead". The Lima Morning Star and Republican-Gazette. November 21, 1926. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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