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Vanderbilt Football Team History


Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
 Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Dan McGugin
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1921 <- 1922 -> 1923 --> 2024
1922 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 The Commodores won the Southern Conference Championship.
 
1922 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Middle Tennessee State  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Henderson State  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Michigan  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Texas  20   10   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Mercer  25   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Tennessee  14   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Kentucky  9   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Georgia  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Sewanee  26   0   W       
 
1922 Season Totals
  Record8-0 -1
  Points Scored177
  Scoring Average19.7
  Points Allowed16
  Defense Average1.8
  Opponents Record34-17
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record3-0
1922 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1922 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-119172   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Auburn 8-227648   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 8-223945   M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt 8-0-117716   Dan McGugin
Virginia Tech 8-1-126232   Ben C. Cubbage
Florida 7-224051   William G. Kline
Georgia Tech 7-215759   William A. Bill Alexander
Alabama 6-3-120081   Xen C. Scott
Kentucky 6-316756   William J. Bill Juneau
Clemson 5-4170109   Edward J. Doc Stewart
Georgia 5-4-117877   H.J. Stegeman
South Carolina 5-49269   Sol S. Metzger
Maryland 4-5-177137   H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi 4-5-187183   Roland A. Cowell
North Carolina State 4-610192   Harry Hartsell
Tulane 4-4136100   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia 4-4-110260   Thomas J. Campbell
Louisiana State 3-772244   Irving R. Pray
Mississippi State 3-4-256184   C.R. Dudy Noble

1922 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1922 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.