| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1926 |
| President: | J.W. Kennon |
| Coach: | Dan Minogue |
| Captain: | Pat Burke Dan Minogue |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 3–14–1 (11th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Bert Hyde (27) |
| Highest Attendance: | 16,000 (Round 1 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,500 (Round 13 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 8,611 |
| Prevseason: | 1925 |
| Nextseason: | 1927 |
The 1926 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's second season in the Victorian Football League and 25th overall since its creation in 1904.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm) | 6.14 (50) | 9.16 (70) | Lost by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) | 5.8 (38) | 5.12 (42) | Won by 4 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 7,000 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) | 6.11 (47) | 17.17 (119) | Lost by 72 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) | 16.16 (112) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 12 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 14,000 | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) | 9.13 (67) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 33 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–4 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm) | 12.7 (79) | 6.14 (50) | Lost by 29 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,000 | 1–5 | ||
| 7 | Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm) | 11.15 (81) | 14.12 (96) | Won by 15 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 8,000 | 2–5 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm) | 10.12 (72) | 18.10 (118) | Lost by 46 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 2–6 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm) | 21.28 (154) | 1.7 (13) | Lost by 141 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 7,514 | 2–7 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm) | 8.10 (58) | 11.16 (82) | Lost by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 2–8 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm) | 11.8 (74) | 7.5 (47) | Lost by 27 points | Windy Hill (A) | 10,000 | 2–9 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm) | 8.17 (65) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 8 points | Princes Park (A) | 12,000 | 2–10 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 10.10 (70) | Draw | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 4,500 | 2–10–1 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) | 16.8 (104) | 3.10 (28) | Lost by 76 points | Victoria Park (A) | 7,000 | 2–11–1 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) | 10.9 (69) | 14.18 (102) | Lost by 33 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 2–12–1 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 28 August (2:45 pm) | 9.19 (73) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 7 points | Western Oval (A) | 5,000 | 3–12–1 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 16 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–13–1 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm) | 11.12 (78) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 43 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–14–1 | ||
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