1926 Duke Blue Devils football team

1926 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6
Head coach	James DeHart (1st season)
Captain	James Thompson

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 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its first season under head coach James DeHart, the team compiled a 3–6 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 106. James Thompson was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	Guilford	Durham, NC	W 32–0
October 2	at Richmond	Richmond, VA	L 7–9
October 9	Elon	Durham, NC	W 32–0
October 16	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–6
October 23	at Columbia	New York, NY	L 0–24
October 30	vs. Wake Forest	Goldsboro, NC	L 0–21
November 13	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	L 19–26
November 20	Wofford	Durham, NC	W 34–0
November 27	Davidson	Durham, NC	L 0–20