1926 Simmons Cowboys football team

1926 Simmons Cowboys football
Texas Conference champion
ConferenceTexas Conference
Record6–1–3 (2–0–1 Texas)
Head coach
Home stadiumParramore Field
1926 Texas Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 2 0 1 6 3 1
Howard Payne 3 1 0 4 4 1
Trinity (TX) 2 1 1 3 5 2
Austin 1 2 0 4 5 0
Southwestern (TX) 0 4 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Simmons University—now known as Hardin–Simmons University—as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1926 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Victor Payne, the team compiled a 6–1–3 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 85 to 46.[1] The team played its home games at Parramore Field in Abilene, Texas. Simmons won the Texas Conference title with a mark of 2–0–1.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25St. Mary's (TX)*
W 13–2[3]
October 2at St. Edward's*W 7–0[4]
October 8at Southwestern (TX)Georgetown, TXW 5–0[5]
October 15Texas Tech*
  • Parramore Field
  • Abilene, TX
T 0–03,000[6][7]
October 23at West Texas State*
W 3–2[8]
October 30Daniel Baker*
  • Parramore Field
  • Abilene, TX
L 7–27[9]
November 5at North Texas State Teachers*
T 7–7[10]
November 11Trinity (TX)
  • Parramore Field
  • Abilene, TX
T 0–0[11]
November 17East Texas State*
  • Parramore Field
  • Abilene, TX
W 30–2[12]
November 25at Howard PayneBrownwood, TXW 13–6[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Winners". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 29, 1926. p. 5. Retrieved April 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Simmons Cowboys open season by beating St. Mary's". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 26, 1926. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Simmons Cowboys Defeat St. Edwards, 7–0". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 3, 1926. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pirates lose; Simmons takes hard battle, 5–0". The Austin Statesman. October 9, 1926. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Simmons meets Texas Tech today in first annual tilt". The Abilene Morning News. October 15, 1926. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech holds Simmons to draw". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. October 16, 1926. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Texas Teachers Hold Simmons To 3–2 Win". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 24, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Daniel Baker Swamps Fumbling Cowboys, 27–7". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 31, 1926. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Simmons and North Texas in a Tie, 7–7". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. November 7, 1926. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers tie with Simmons Cowboys". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 12, 1926. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cowboys romp over East Texas Teachers 30 to 2". The Abilene Morning News. November 18, 1926. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Simmons Cowboys take title with 13–6 win". Wichita Daily Times. November 26, 1926. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.