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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: R.G. Acton
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1890 <-- 1897 <- 1898 -> 1899 --> 2024

1898 Season Highlights

R.G. Acton enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1898 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Cincinnati	0	10	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Georgia	0	4	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Nashville	5	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Virginia	0	18	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Central Kentucky	0	10	L
Fri., Nov. 25	vs. Sewanee	4	19	L

1898 Season Totals
Record	1-5
Points Scored	9
Scoring Average	1.5
Points Allowed	61
Defense Average	10.2
Opponents Record	15-8
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	0-2

1898 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	9-0	201	8					William A. Reynolds
Kentucky	7-0	180	0					W.R. Bass
Texas	5-1	136	4					D.F. Edwards
Georgia	4-2	70	70					Charles McCarthy
Virginia Tech	3-2	115	51					J. Lewis Ingles
Auburn	2-1	47	47					John W. Heisman
Tulane	1-1	14	46					John Lombard
Vanderbilt	1-5	9	61					R.G. Acton
Georgia Tech	0-3	6	67					R.B. Cow Nalley
North Carolina State	0-1	0	34					W.C. Riddick

1898 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1898 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.