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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: Henry Thornton
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1893 <- 1894 -> 1895 --> 2024

1894 Season Highlights

Henry Thornton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1894 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Memphis AC	64	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Centre College	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Louisville AC	8	10	L
Sun., Nov. 4	@ Auburn	20	4	W	@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Mississippi	40	0	W
Wed., Nov. 21	vs. Central Kentucky	34	6	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Cumberland	62	0	W
Thu., Nov. 29	vs. Sewanee	12	0	W

1894 Season Totals
Record	7-1
Points Scored	246
Scoring Average	30.8
Points Allowed	20
Defense Average	2.5
Opponents Record	7-4
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	3-1

1894 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1894 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	5-1	180	24					Bert German
Minnesota	3-1	74	8					Tom Cochrane
New Mexico	1-1-1	26	8					W.A. Zimmer
Michigan	9-1-1	244	84					William McCauley
Virginia	8-2	414	30					John P. Johnny Poe
Vanderbilt	7-1	246	20					Henry Thornton
Mississippi	6-1	120	48					C.D. Clark
North Carolina	6-3	178	71					Vernon K. Irvine
Ohio State	6-5	160	114					Jack Ryder
Penn State	6-0-1	179	18					George W. Hoskins
Stanford	6-3	100	52					Walter C. Camp
Syracuse	6-5	188	157					George H. Bond
Texas	6-1	191	28					R.D. Wentworth
Kentucky	5-2	218	121					W.P. Finney
Wisconsin	5-2	152	26					Hiram O. Stickney
Maryland	4-3	106	76					J.G. Bannon
Navy	4-1-2	72	30					William C. Bill Wurtenburg
Northwestern	4-5	72	228					A.A. Ewing
Temple	4-1	70	32					Charles M. Williams
Virginia Tech	4-1	112	10					Joseph A. Massie
Alabama	3-1	60	16					Eli Abbott
Army	3-2	95	22					Harmon S. Graves
Cincinnati	3-3	64	44					W. Durant Berry
Massachusetts	3-3	42	70					No Coach
Notre Dame	3-1-1	80	31					James L. Morison
Wyoming	3-0	46	6					Fred Hess & Justus F. Soule
Arkansas	2-1	80	54					John C. Futrall
Louisiana State	2-1	62	26					Albert P. Simmons
New Mexico State	2-0	11	4					Alfred Holt
Oregon State	2-1	52	28					Guy Kennedy
West Virginia	2-2	28	52					F. William John Rane
Akron	1-0	12	6					John W. Heisman
Auburn	1-3	106	48					F.M. Hall
Boston College	1-6	20	110					William Nagle
Miami Ohio	1-2	24	34					No Coach
Oregon	1-2-1	44	30					Cal Young/J.A. Church
Pittsburgh	1-1	6	44					No Coach
Southern California	1-0	12	0					No Coach
Texas A&M	1-1	14	44					F.D. Perkins
Utah	1-2	18	40					Unknown
Washington	1-1-1	60	38					C. Papa Cobb
Washington State	1-1	10	18					William Goodyear
Buffalo	0-1-1	6	12					No Coach
California	0-1-2	12	18					Charles O. Gill
Duke	0-1	0	28					No Coach
Georgia Tech	0-3	0	136					Stanley Borleske/Finnegan
North Carolina State	0-2	0	60					Bart Gatling
Ohio	0-1	0	8					No Coach
South Carolina	0-2	4	56					No Coach
Tulane	0-4	14	50					Fred Sweet

1894 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1894 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.