1926 Wesley Wildcats football team

American college football season

1926 Wesley Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1
Head coach	Josh S. Faulkner (1st season)
Captain	Chism
Seasons← 1909 1927 →

1926 Southern college football independents records
v t e	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, 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 8	Ferris Industrial School		W 56–6
October 15	at Goldey College	Baynard Stadium Wilmington, DE	W 6–0
October 22	Newark High School	Dover, DE	L 6–21
October 30	at West Nottingham Prep	Colora, MD	W 19–0
November 3	at Newark High School	Newark, DE	W 12–0
November 12	Delaware freshmen	Dover, DE	W 6–0
November 20	Goldey College	Dover, DE	W 24–0

References

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

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