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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: R.G. Acton
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record6-0 -1
  Points Scored141
  Scoring Average20.1
  Points Allowed0
  Defense Average0.0
  Opponents Record15-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record3-0
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 7-315053   William A. Reynolds
Texas 6-215060   W.F. Kelly
Vanderbilt 6-0-11410   R.G. Acton
Tennessee 4-16416   No Coach
Auburn 2-0-1404   John W. Heisman
Georgia 2-15617   Charles McCarthy
Kentucky 2-428118   Lyman B. Eaton
Alabama 1-060   Allen McCants
Georgia Tech 0-1028   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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.