1926 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team

1926 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
OAC champion
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	9–0 (7–0 OAC)
Head coach	Bill Lange (4th season)
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Ashland *	New Concord, OH	W 6–0
October 2	at Hiram	Hiram, OH	W 19–0
October 8	at Capital *	Columbus, OH	W 28–7		[4]
October 16	at Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	W 6–0		[5]
October 23	Heidelberg	New Concord, OH	W 19–8		[6]
October 30	at Otterbein	Westerville, OH	W 12–0		[7]
November 6	Kenyon	New Concord, OH	W 39–34		[8]
November 12	Denison	New Concord, OH	W 22–13		[9]
November 20	Marietta	New Concord, OH	W 27–6		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[1]

References

1. "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.