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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: W.H. Watkins
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1901 <- 1902 -> 1903 --> 2024
1902 Season Highlights
 W.H. Watkins enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1902 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Cumberland  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Mississippi  29   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Centre  24   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Tennessee  12   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Washington (Missouri)  33   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Transylvania  16   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Tulane  23   5   W       
 Mon., Nov. 17  @ Louisiana State  27   5   W       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Sewanee  5   11   L       
 
1902 Season Totals
  Record8-1
  Points Scored214
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed60
  Defense Average6.7
  Opponents Record17-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record5-0
1902 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-121460   W.H. Watkins
Tennessee 6-28839   H.F. Fisher
Texas 6-3-18740   J.B. Hart
North Carolina 5-1-312234   Herman P. Olcott
Alabama 4-419149   Eli Abbott
Georgia 4-2-15552   Billy Reynolds
Mississippi 4-312146   Daniel S. Martin
Kentucky 3-5-17283   E.W. McLeod
North Carolina State 3-4-28142   Arthur Devlin
Auburn 2-4-14645   Robert Kent
Mississippi State 1-4-14380   L. Gwinn
Tulane 1-4-24767   Virginius Dabney
Georgia Tech 0-6-223122   Dr. John McKee

1902 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1902 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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