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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  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Rhodes  86   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Transylvania  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Kentucky  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Mississippi  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Virginia  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Rose-Hulman  67   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Tennessee  6   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Auburn  20   9   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Sewanee  0   0   T       
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored328
  Scoring Average36.4
  Points Allowed25
  Defense Average2.8
  Opponents Record25-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record2-1
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 8-0-142120   John W. Heisman
Tennessee 8-0-116819   John R. Chief Bender
Vanderbilt 7-1-132825   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-315662   Thomas Kelly
Auburn 6-220156   Mike Donahue
Georgia 6-312158   William A. Bill Cunningham
Kentucky 4-1-215251   J.J. Tigert
Mississippi State 4-4-112460   E.C. Hayes
Tulane 4-3-1126149   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Mississippi 3-6128188   Fred Robbins
South Carolina 2-785168   Rice Warren
Florida 0-5395   Charles J. McCoy

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.