Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: W.H. Watkins Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-
1901 Season Highlights
W.H. Watkins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
The Commodores won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1901 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Kentucky
22
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Central Kentucky
25
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Georgia
47
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Washington MO
11
12
L
Fri., Nov. 8 vs.
Auburn
41
0
W
@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Tennessee
22
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Sewanee
0
0
T
Thu., Nov. 28 @ Nashville
10
0
W
1901 Season Totals
Record 6-1
-1
Points Scored 178
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 12
Defense Average 1.5
Opponents Record 8-17
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
-1
Away Record 1-1
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1901 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1901 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.