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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  <-- 1908 <- 1909 -> 1910 --> 2024
1909 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1909 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Rhodes  52   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Mercer  28   5   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Rose-Hulman  28   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Vanderbilt Alumni  0   3   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Auburn  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Mississippi  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Tennessee  51   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Ohio State  0   5   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Washington (Missouri)  12   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Sewanee  5   16   L       
 
1909 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored210
  Scoring Average21.0
  Points Allowed32
  Defense Average3.2
  Opponents Record17-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record1-1
1909 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 7-221745   John W. Heisman
Kentucky 7-116923   Edwin R. Sweetland
Vanderbilt 7-321032   Dan McGugin
Alabama 5-1-26817   J.W.H. Pollard
Auburn 5-211739   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 5-415344   W.D. Chadwick
Mississippi 4-3-29949   Dr. N.P. Stauffer
Tulane 4-3-24050Lost  0-11  Buster Brown
Georgia 1-4-21448   J. Coulter
Tennessee 1-6-211113   George Levene

1909 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1909 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

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