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1926 Wesley Wildcats football team

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1926 Wesley Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainChism
Seasons
← 1909
1927 →
1926 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (LA)     10 0 0
Miami (FL)     8 0 0
Howard     7 0 0
Delaware State     1 0 0
No. 2 Navy     9 0 1
Wesley     6 1 0
Texas Tech     6 1 3
Davidson     7 2 1
Georgetown     7 2 1
William & Mary     7 3 0
Hampden–Sydney     5 2 3
George Washington     5 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     4 2 1
Spring Hill     3 2 1
Texas A&I     4 3 0
Wake Forest     5 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Mississippi State Teachers     3 4 1
Tennessee Docs     3 5 1
Catholic University     3 5 0
Delaware     3 5 0
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 4 1
Duke     3 6 0
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
Richmond     2 7 0
Harding     1 5 0
West Tennessee State Teachers     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Wesley Wildcats football team represented Wesley Collegiate Institute (later known as Wesley College) in the 1926 college football season as an independent. Led by coach Josh S. Faulkner in their first season since 1909,[1] the Wildcats compiled a 6–1 record, outscoring their opponents 129 to 27. Chism was team captain and Ray Torrey was quarterback. Torrey was considered by some to be the best quarterback in the state of Delaware.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Ferris Industrial SchoolW 56–6[2]
October 15at Goldey CollegeW 6–0[3]
October 22Newark High SchoolDover, DEL 6–21[4]
October 30at West Nottingham PrepColora, MDW 19–0[5]
November 3at Newark High SchoolNewark, DEW 12–0[2]
November 12Delaware freshmenDover, DEW 6–0[2]
November 20Goldey CollegeDover, DEW 24–0[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Wesley to Resume Football After Lapse of Fifteen Years". The Morning News. October 2, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e "Wesley Lost But One Game". The Evening Journal. November 24, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Goldey Loses To Dover Team". The Evening Journal. October 16, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Newark Eleven Bumps Wesley". The Morning News. October 23, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Wesley Measures West Nottingham". The Evening Journal. November 4, 1926 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon