1926 Beloit Blue Devils football team

1926 Beloit Blue Devils football
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record0–7 (0–6 MWC)
Head coach
1926 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Carleton $3–0–06–1–0
Coe5–1–06–2–0
Monmouth (IL)2–1–07–1–0
Lawrence1–1–13–2–2
Hamline1–1–04–4–0
Cornell (IA)3–3–03–4–0
Ripon1–2–12–3–2
Knox1–2–02–5–1
Beloit0–6–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Beloit Blue Devils football team represented Beloit College as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 1926 college football season. In Roy Bohler's first year with the Buccaneers, Beloit compiled a 0–7 record, and was outscored by their opponents by a total of 239 to 14, a complete turnaround after the previous season's 6–2 MWC co-championship record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Notre Dame*L 0–778,000[1][2]
October 9Cornell (IA)Beloit, WIL 0–17
October 16Monmouth (IL)Beloit, WIL 7–23
October 23at KnoxGalesburg, ILL 0–26
October 30RiponBeloit, WIL 0–33
November 6LawrencedaggerBeloit, WIL 7–24[3]
November 20at CoeCedar Rapids, IAL 0–39[4][5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Rox of '26 Give Beloit 77 to 0 Lesson in Opener: Slaughter of Innoncents Seen on Historic Field". The South Bend Tribune. October 3, 1926. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence Romps to 24-7". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Associated Press. November 7, 1926. p. 7, sports section. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Coe Smothers Beloit To Win Final". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 21, 1926. p. 4S. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Kohawks Tally Heavily To Gain Edge (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 21, 1926. p. 7S. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF). Beloit College Athletics. June 14, 2023. p. 26. Retrieved March 12, 2024.