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Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: W.J. Keller
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1892 <- 1893 -> 1894 --> 2024

1893 Season Highlights

W.J. Keller enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1893 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	vs. Memphis AC	68	0	W
	@ Sewanee	10	8	W
Mon., Nov. 6	@ Auburn	10	30	L	@ Montgomery, AL
Tue., Nov. 7	vs. Georgia	35	10	W
Sun., Nov. 19	@ Louisville AC	36	12	W
Thu., Nov. 23	vs. Sewanee	10	0	W
Fri., Dec. 1	vs. Central Kentucky	12	0	W

1893 Season Totals
Record	6-1
Points Scored	181
Scoring Average	25.9
Points Allowed	60
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	4-2
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	2-1

1893 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1893 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-0	148	38					Wallie Winter
New Mexico	3-1	32	16					No Coach
Iowa State	0-3	14	56					W.F. Finney
Stanford	8-0-1	284	17					W.A. Pop Bliss
Virginia	8-3	244	78					John P. Johnny Poe
Michigan	7-3	278	102					Frank Barbour
Maryland	6-0	104	16					Samuel Harding
Vanderbilt	6-1	181	60					W.J. Keller
Akron	5-2	276	82					John W. Heisman
California	5-1-1	110	60					Walt W. Pudge Heffelfinger
Kentucky	5-2-1	280	110					John A. Thompson
Navy	5-3	122	78					John A. Josh Hartwell
Oregon State	5-1	180	48					Bill Bloss
Army	4-5	84	109					Laurence T. Bliss
Eastern Michigan	4-2	116	94					Ernest Goodrich
Mississippi	4-1	120	28					Dr. Alexander H. Bondurant
Notre Dame	4-1	92	24					No Coach
Ohio State	4-5	202	178					Jack Ryder
Penn State	4-1	92	36					George W. Hoskins
Syracuse	4-9-1	124	324					No Coach
Texas	4-0	98	16					No Coach
Wisconsin	4-2	112	110					Parke H. Davis
Boston College	3-3	24	34					Joseph Drum
Duke	3-1	88	40					No Coach
Miami Ohio	3-0	58	12					No Coach
North Carolina	3-4	152	66					No Coach
Southern California	3-1	56	50					No Coach
Auburn	2-0-2	84	40					G.H. Harvey
Georgia	2-2-1	62	71					Ernest Brown
Georgia Tech	2-1-1	38	18					Stanley Borleske/Finnegan
North Carolina State	2-0	25	6					Bart Gatling
Northwestern	2-5-3	92	176					Paul Noyes
Tennessee	2-4	44	256					No Coach
West Virginia	2-1	24	60					F. William John Rane
Massachusetts	1-9	64	236					No Coach
New Mexico State	1-1	16	18					W.M. Clutte
Pittsburgh	1-4	14	70					Anson F. Harrold
Tulane	1-2	38	24					T.L. Bayne
Wake Forest	1-2	70	52					Walter E. Sikes
Washington	1-3-1	18	86					William B. Goodwin
Wyoming	1-0	14	0
Alabama	0-4	23	74					Eli Abbott
Cincinnati	0-6	12	120					No Coach
Louisiana State	0-1	0	34					Dr. Charles E. Coates
San Jose State	0-1	0	18					J.E. Addicott
Virginia Tech	0-2	6	40					E.A. Smyth

1893 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1893 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.