Template talk:1926 Southern California Conference football standings
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There's been some discussion about whether San Diego State and LaVerne should be included in the 1926 standings. Type-written document provided to this editor showing them NOT in the conference is not contemporaneous evidence. However, documentation from that year has been found.
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1) In the Los Angeles Times, Nov 15, 1926, part I, page 13, the standings of the SCIAC are published. It shows eight teams in the conference: Pomona, Southern Branch, Whittier, Caltech, Occidental, La Verne, San Diego State, and Redlands. Link: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8740926/southern_conference_nov_15_1926_la_times/
2) A copy of the 1927 San Diego State yearbook can be found on-line at http://library.sdsu.edu/pdf/scua/yearbooks/1927.pdf#page=70 . This covers the 1926 football season. On page 120 (PDF page 70) the final SCIAC conference standings are shown. Pomona: 5-2, UCLA 4-2, Whittier 4-2-1, Occidental 3-2, Caltech 3-2, La Verne 1-1-2, San Diego 1-3-1, Redlands 0-7
Accordingly, the San Diego State Media Guide, http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/sdsu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/history.pdf#page=32 shows the Aztecs finishing 1-3-1 in the conference, 7th in the standings. Ocfootballknut (talk) 07:33, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
Just found the "Final" standings from 1926 in the November 21, 1926 LA Times. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9054790/sciac_final_conference_grid_standings/ Unfortunately, the "final" doesn't include a game played four days later between Whittier and San Diego State. Including that game changes Whittier's record to 4-2-1 and San Diego State's to 1-3-1. That matches what's in the SDS yearbook. Ocfootballknut (talk) 07:48, 20 February 2017 (UTC)