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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: Dan McGugin
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024
1915 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 The Commodores won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1915 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Middle Tennessee State  51   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Rhodes  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Georgetown (Kentucky)  75   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 13  vs. Cumberland  60   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Henderson State  100   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Mississippi  91   0   W    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Tennessee  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Virginia  10   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Auburn  17   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Sewanee  27   3   W       
 
1915 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored513
  Scoring Average51.3
  Points Allowed38
  Defense Average3.8
  Opponents Record22-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record1-1
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 9-151338   Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech 7-0-123324   John W. Heisman
Alabama 6-225051   Thomas Kelly
Auburn 6-218224   Mike Donahue
Kentucky 6-1-114938   J.J. Tigert
Georgia 5-2-224527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi State 5-2-111036   E.C. Hayes
South Carolina 5-3-119093   N.B. Red Edgerton
Florida 4-39965   Charles J. McCoy
Tennessee 4-410358   Zora G. Clevenger
Tulane 4-411878   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Mississippi 2-651334   Fred Robbins

1915 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1915 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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