In its third season under head coach Herb McCracken, Lafayette compiled a 9–0 record and shut out five of nine opponents.
[3] Although Alabama and Stanford have been named the 1926 national champion by most selectors, the 1926 Lafayette team was named as the national champion by one selector, Parke H.
5 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.
[5] The team played its home games at the Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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