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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024
1924 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1924 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Henderson State  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Birmingham-Southern  61   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Quantico Marines  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Tulane  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Georgia  0   3   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Auburn  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Mississippi State  18   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Georgia Tech  3   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Minnesota  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Sewanee  0   16   L       
 
1924 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored150
  Scoring Average15.0
  Points Allowed53
  Defense Average5.3
  Opponents Record32-18
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-1 -1
1924 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1924 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 8-129024   Wallace W. Wade
Tulane 8-120159   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Georgia 7-312961   George C. Kid Woodruff
South Carolina 7-312048   Sol S. Metzger
Florida 6-2-221144   J.A. VanFleet
Vanderbilt 6-3-115053   Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech 5-3-18278   William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State 5-412481   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 5-48290   Earl C. Abell
Virginia 5-47283   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 4-4-14640   Boozer Pitts
Kentucky 4-512999   Fred J. Murphy
Mississippi 4-536142   Chester S. Barnard
North Carolina 4-53857   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Virginia Tech 4-2-310318   Ben C. Cubbage
Maryland 3-3-37478   H.C. Curley Byrd
Tennessee 3-583135   M.B. Banks
Clemson 2-68096   Bud Saunders
North Carolina State 2-6-243147   Lawrence T. Buck Shaw

1924 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1924 All Southern 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.