Template talk:1926 Southern California Conference football standings

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.

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)