1926 Haskell Indians football team

The 1926 Haskell Indians football team was an American football that represented the Haskell Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) as an independent during the 1926 college football season. With players from 18 different tribes,[1] the team compiled a 12–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 558 to 64. The team's 558 points was the most scored by any college football team in many years.[2]

1926 Haskell Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–0–1
Head coach
CaptainThomas E. Stidham
Home stadiumHaskell Stadium
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Haskell   –  12 –0 –1
No. 3 Notre Dame   –  9 –1 –0
Western State Normal (MI)   –  7 –1 –0
Michigan State Normal   –  6 –1 –0
Muncie Normal   –  5 –1 –1
Northern Illinois State   –  5 –1 –1
Marquette   –  6 –3 –0
Lombard   –  5 –3 –0
Loyola (IL)   –  4 –3 –0
Central Michigan   –  3 –4 –1
Michigan State   –  3 –4 –1
Detroit   –  3 –6 –1
Butler   –  3 –6 –0
Saint Louis   –  3 –6 –0
John Carroll   –  2 –5 –1
Kent State   –  2 –6 –0
Valparaiso   –  1 –4 –1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Despite missing two games, fullback Mayes McLain, an Irish-Cherokee youth, set all-time single-season records that have never been broken. These records include 38 rushing touchdowns, 253 points scored (38 touchdowns, 19 extra points, and two field goals), and a scoring average of 23 points per game. He also set a single-game scoring record with 55 points (eight touchdowns and seven extra points) against Wichita.[1][3][4]

Other key players included tackle and team captain Tom Stidham, tackle Theodore "Tiny" Roebuck, center Albert Hawley, quarterback Egbert Ward, and halfbacks George Levi and Elijah Smith.[1]

Prior to the 1926 season, Haskell built its own football stadium, Haskell Memorial Stadium, at a cost of approximately $200,000. On October 30, the stadium was formally dedicated with a 36–0 victory over Bucknell.[5]

On December 15, prior to the Rose Bowl, Haskell had a scrimmage with Stanford's second team and won, scoring four touchdowns to Stanford's three.[6]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Drury
W 65–0[1][7]
September 25at WichitaWichita KSW 57–0[1][8]
October 1Still
  • Haskell Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 55–0[9]
October 9Morningside
  • Haskell Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 38–0300[10]
October 16at DaytonDayton, OHW 30–1410,000[11]
October 21Jackson (MO)
  • Haskell Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 95–0[12]
October 30Bucknell
  • Haskell Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 36–0[13]
November 6Loyola (IL)
W 27–7[14]
November 132:00 p.m.at Boston College
T 21–21[15][16]
November 20at Michigan State
W 40–7[17]
November 25at St. Xavier
W 27–012,000[18]
December 4at TulsaTulsa, OKW 27–78,000[19]
December 18vs. Honolulu Town Team
W 40–7700[20]

References
  1. Ray Schmidt (February 1989). "Prince of the Prairies". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. pp. 2–8.
  2. "Haskell Sets Season Record For High Score". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 19, 1926. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1926 Haskell figures". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. May 1989. p. 6.
  4. NCAA scoring records do not include marks set prior to 1937. Accordingly, and even though McLain's tallies are superior, the NCAA credits Montee Ball with the record for points in a season (234 points in 14 games) and rushing touchdowns in a season (33 in 14 games) and two other players with the record for points in a game (48).
  5. "Indian Stadium". University Life. November 2, 1926. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Stanford and Haskell Grids Hold Workout". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 1926. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Drury College Panthers Are Defeated By Haskell Indians". The Springfield Leader. September 19, 1926. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Haskell Indians Take First Game". The Sunflower. October 1, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Still Bows To Haskell, 55-0: Indians Run Roughshod Over Osteopaths". The Des Moines Register. October 2, 1926. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Maroons Fall Before Indians: Meet Defeat by 38 to 0 Score as McLain Stars". The Sioux City Journal. October 10, 1926. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Tom Hook (October 17, 1911). "Record Crowd Sees U.D. Lose: Brilliant Halfback of Indian Eleven Scores Four Times". pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Haskell Indians Swell Points to 340". The Dayton Herald. October 22, 1926. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Haskell Beats Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. October 31, 1926. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Haskell Trims Loyola, 27-7, in Hard Fight". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1926. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Cronin, B. C. Ace, Recovering Rapidly, Likely to Help in Attempt to Repel Redskin Invasion". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Boston Eagles Play Tie Game With Indians: Haskell Outplays and Out-rushes Hub Eleven -- Colby Proves Star". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 14, 1926. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Haskell Indians Show Flashy Attack and Smother Michigan State, 40-7". Detroit Free Press. November 21, 1926. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. Edward J. Allen (November 26, 1926). "Haskell Indians Break Winning Streak of Musketeer Eleven". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Haskell's Indians Romp On Hurricane". The Daily Oklahoman. December 5, 1926. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Town Team Is Beaten By Indians, 40-7". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 19, 1926. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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