1926 in Sports - American Football

American Football

NFL championship

  • Frankford Yellow Jackets win the National Football League championship with a league record of 14–1–1

College championship

  • College football national championship – Alabama Crimson Tide, Lafayette Leopards, Michigan Wolverines, Navy Midshipmen and Stanford Cardinal (shared)

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