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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-

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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
Record	7-3
Points Scored	210
Scoring Average	21.0
Points Allowed	32
Defense Average	3.2
Opponents Record	17-14
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-2
Away Record	1-1

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	7-2	217	45					John W. Heisman
Kentucky	7-1	169	23					Edwin R. Sweetland
Vanderbilt	7-3	210	32					Dan McGugin
Alabama	5-1-2	68	17					J.W.H. Pollard
Auburn	5-2	117	39					Mike Donahue
Mississippi State	5-4	153	44					W.D. Chadwick
Mississippi	4-3-2	99	49					Dr. N.P. Stauffer
Tulane	4-3-2	40	50	Lost 0-11				Buster Brown
Georgia	1-4-2	14	48					J. Coulter
Tennessee	1-6-2	11	113					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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.