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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  <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024
1919 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1919 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Union (Tennessee)  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Tennessee  3   3   T       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Georgia Tech  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Auburn  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Kentucky  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Alabama  16   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Virginia  10   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Sewanee  33   21   W       
 
1919 Season Totals
  Record5-1 -2
  Points Scored110
  Scoring Average13.8
  Points Allowed68
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record31-17
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record1-1 -1
1919 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 8-128022   Xen C. Scott
Auburn 8-113233   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 7-325733   John W. Heisman
Mississippi State 6-215834   Sid Robinson
Tulane 6-2-122455   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 5-317446   A.L. Busser
Vanderbilt 5-1-211068   Dan McGugin
Georgia 4-2-38527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi 4-4105128   R.L. Sullivan
Kentucky 3-4-131136   Thomas A. Andy Gill
Tennessee 3-3-310362   John R. Chief Bender
South Carolina 1-7-125105   Dixon Foster

1919 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1919 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.