The 1926 Maryland Aggies football team represented the

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in the

1926 college football season The 1926 college football season was the first in which an attempt was made to recognize a national champion after the season. Stanford, coached by Pop Warner, was the top team in the U.S. under the new Dickinson System and was awarded the Riss ...

. In their 16th season under head coach

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, the Aggies compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–3–1 in conference), finished in 17th place in the

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, and outscored their opponents 161 to 93.

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