1926 Bradley Indians football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainFrancis Pope
Home stadiumTech field
1926 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bradley + 5 0 09 0 0
Monmouth (IL) + 5 0 07 1 0
Lake Forest 1 0 02 3 3
Illinois College 6 2 06 2 0
Millikin 6 2 06 2 0
Shurtleff 6 2 06 2 0
Augustana (IL) 4 2 15 2 1
North Central 3 2 05 4 0
Western Illinois 4 3 04 3 1
Southern Illinois 1 1 15 1 2
Illinois State Normal 4 4 04 4 0
Illinois Wesleyan 3 3 03 3 1
Carthage 2 3 13 3 2
Eastern Illinois 2 3 03 5 1
St. Viator 1 2 03 5 0
Knox (IL) 1 3 12 5 1
McKendree 1 3 11 6 1
Lincoln (IL) 1 6 02 6 0
Wheaton (IL) 0 3 10 6 1
Mount Morris 0 5 10 6 1
Eureka 0 6 10 6 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1926 Bradley Indians football team was an American football team that represented Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now known as Bradley University) during the 1926 college football season as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). In Alfred J. Robertson's seventh season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 9–0 for second consecutive year and shared the conference title with the Monmouth Fighting Scots, as it did in 1925. Bradley finished the season on a 24-game winning streak dating back to a loss to Lombard on October 17, 1924.

Fullback Francis Pope was the team's captain.[1] Four Bradley players received first-team honors on the 1926 All-IIAC football team: Pope at fullback; Al DeCremer at left halfback; Carlson at right end; and Becker at left end.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at Western State Normal (MI)*W 12–0[3]
October 9CarthagePeoria, ILW 58–0[4]
October 16St. ViatorPeoria, ILW 20–0[5]
October 23at Lombard*Galesburg, ILW 14–6[6]
October 30at Wabash*Crawfordsville, INW 14–0[7]
November 6MillikinPeoria, ILW 20–0[8]
November 13Illinois WesleyanPeoria, ILW 12–0[9]
November 20EurekaPeoria, ILW 31–0[10]
November 25Franklin (IN)*Peoria, ILW 14–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Grid Outlook at Bradley Tech Is Far From Bright". Moline Daily Dispatch. September 14, 1926. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Young Makes His Annual Choice in State Conference". The Pantagraph. December 4, 1926. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bradley Passes Upset Kazoo Normal, 12 to 0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 3, 1926. p. 33. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Bradley Smothers Carthage by 58 to 0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 10, 1926. p. 30. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Viator Defense Crumbles Under Bradley Attack". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 18, 1926. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Bradley Runs Over Lombard for 14-6 Win". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 24, 1926. p. 32. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Bradley Blanks Wabash, 14 To 0, On Muddy Field". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. October 31, 1926. p. 30. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Bradley Takes Choke Grip On Another Title". The Rock Island Argus. Rock Island, Illinois. November 8, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Wesleyan Forced Bradley to the Limit But Aerial Barrage Beat the Methodists". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 15, 1926. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Bradley Beat Eureka to Claim Little 19 Title". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. November 21, 1926. p. 26. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Bradley Drubs Franklin 49-0 for 24th Win". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. November 26, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved July 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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