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Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: R.G. Acton
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1890 <-- 1896 <- 1897 -> 1898 --> 2024

1897 Season Highlights

R.G. Acton enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

The Commodores won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.

1897 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	@ Kentucky State College	24	0	W
	vs. Central Kentucky	14	0	W
Tue., Oct. 19	vs. VMI	12	0	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Kentucky	50	0	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ North Carolina	31	0	W
Fri., Nov. 26	vs. Sewanee	10	0	W
Mon., Dec. 6	vs. Virginia	0	0	T

1897 Season Totals
Record	6-0 -1
Points Scored	141
Scoring Average	20.1
Points Allowed	0
Defense Average	0.0
Opponents Record	15-9
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-0 -1
Away Record	3-0

1897 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	7-3	150	53					William A. Reynolds
Texas	6-2	150	60					W.F. Kelly
Vanderbilt	6-0-1	141	0					R.G. Acton
Tennessee	4-1	64	16					No Coach
Auburn	2-0-1	40	4					John W. Heisman
Georgia	2-1	56	17					Charles McCarthy
Kentucky	2-4	28	118					Lyman B. Eaton
Alabama	1-0	6	0					Allen McCants
Georgia Tech	0-1	0	28					No Coach

1897 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1897 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 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.