1926 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–6–2 (1–4–1 19th SoCon)
Head coach	Harold Sebring (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Notre Dame Box
Captain	Lamar Sarra
Home stadium	Fleming Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Alabama $	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
VPI	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Maryland	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1926 college football season. The season was Harold Sebring's second and least successful campaign as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Sebring's 1926 Florida Gators finished 2–6–2 overall,^[1] and 1–4–1 in the Southern Conference, placing nineteenth of twenty-two teams in the conference standings.^[2]

The highlights of the season were the Gators' two victories home field over the Florida Southern Moccasins and Clemson Tigers, which were interspersed among four close losses to the Chicago Maroons (6–12), the Ole Miss Rebels (7–12), the Mercer Bears (3–7) and the Kentucky Wildcats (13–18), crushing defeats by the Georgia Bulldogs (9–32) and coach Wallace Wade's undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide (0–49), and two low-scoring ties with the Hampden–Sydney Tigers (0–0) and the Washington & Lee Generals.

Before the season

Florida was set to play one of its hardest schedules.^[3] Former fullback Ray Dickson assisted Sebring.^[4]

Bill Middlekauff, a fullback who played on the 1923 and 1924 teams, returned to the squad.^[5] Key losses from the previous year included Edgar C. Jones.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Florida Southern*	Fleming Field Gainesville, FL	W 16–0		[6]
October 2	at Chicago*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 6–12	30,000	[7]
October 6	Ole Miss	Fleming Field Gainesville, FL	L 7–12		[8]
October 16	at Mercer*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 3–7	6,000	[9]
October 23	vs. Kentucky	Durkee Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	L 13–18		[10]
October 30	at Georgia	Sanford Field Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 9–32		[11]
November 6	Clemson	Fleming Field Gainesville, FL	W 33–0		[12]
November 13	at Alabama	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry)	L 0–49		[13]
November 20	vs. Hampden–Sydney*	Plant Field Tampa, FL	T 0–0	4,500	[14]
November 27	vs. Washington & Lee	Durkee Field Jacksonville, FL	T 7–7		[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[1]

Game summaries

Florida Southern

The season opened with a 16–0 home victory over the Florida Southern Moccasins.

Chicago

Week 2: Florida at Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 6 0 0 0 6 • Chicago 6 3 0 3 12 Date: October 2 Location: Stagg Field, Chicago, IL Game attendance: 20,000

Amos Stagg's Chicago Maroons defeated Florida 12–6. A 60-yard forward pass from Wally Marks to Laurie Apitz scored first for Chicago. Stanley Rouse added two more field goals.^[16][17]

Ole Miss

Week 3: Ole Miss vs. Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Ole Miss 6 0 0 6 12 Florida 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 6 Location: Gainesville, FL

Ole Miss beat Florida with a "lucky pass."^[18] from Petty to Ap Applewhite.^[19]

The starting lineup was Stanley (left end), Davis (left tackle), Allen (left guard), Sarra (center), Tucker (right guard), Clemons (right tackle), Oosterhoudt (right end), Walker (quarterback), Owens (left halfback), Merrin (right halfback), Bishop (fullback).^[19]

Mercer

Week 4: Florida at Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 6 0 0 0 6 Mercer 0 3 0 0 3 Date: October 9 Location: Macon, GA Referee: Herman Stegeman

The Mercer Bears surprised and beat Florida in a close loss, 7–3.^[20] Florida's Bishop made a 30-yard field goal.^[20] The game's umpire was Buck Flowers.^[20]

The starting lineup was Oosterhoudt (left end), Davis (left tackle), J. Stewart (left guard), Sarra (center), Tucker (right guard), Clemmons (right tackle), Stanley (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Owens (left halfback), Beck (right halfback), Bishop (fullback).^[20]

Kentucky

Week 5: Kentucky at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Kentucky 12 0 0 6 18 Florida 7 6 0 0 13 Date: October 20 Location: Jacksonville, FL Game weather: Hot Referee: Alex Cunningham

Once after three days practice, Sebring took his men to Kingsley Lake.^[21][22] Injuries plagued the season.^[23] Florida lost to Kentucky 13–18. The game was hot, "with the thermometer standing in the eihties. A spectator, J. D. Alverman, 50, dropped dead during an exciting moment of the game.^[24]

Kentucky scored first, when captain Frank Smith bucked across the goal line.^[24] The extra point was missed. Florida took the lead after a Kentucky fumble on a punt was recovered by Tommy Owens.^[24] Beck went over, and Owens added the extra point. By a series of forward passes, Kentucky got another touchdown.^[24] Owens went right around end for Florida to regain the lead.^[24] After a scoreless third period, Kentucky put together a winning touchdown drive in the fourth quarter.^[24]

The starting lineup was Oosterhoudt (left end), Clemons (left tackle), Tucker (left guard), Harris (center), Stewart (right guard), Chaplin (right tackle), Dehoff (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Beck (left halfback), Owens (right halfback), Ihrig (fullback).^[23]

Georgia

Week 6: Florida at Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 2 7 0 9 • Georgia 6 13 13 0 32 Date: October 30 Location: Athens, GA Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: Warm Referee: Hull

Georgia crushed the Gators 32–9. The weather was too warm, and the game suffered from several penalties.^[25]

The starting lineup was Oosterhoudt (left end), Clemons (left tackle), Ripley (left guard), Sarra (center), Tucker (right guard), Chaplin (right tackle), Trogden (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Owens (left halfback), Larson (right halfback), Davis (fullback).^[25]

Clemson

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