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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  <-- 1913 <- 1914 -> 1915 --> 2024
1914 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1914 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Henderson State  42   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Michigan  3   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Centre  59   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. North Carolina  9   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Virginia  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Tennessee  14   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Auburn  0   6   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Sewanee  13   14   L       
 
1914 Season Totals
  Record2-6
  Points Scored147
  Scoring Average18.4
  Points Allowed95
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record41-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-2
1914 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 9-037437   Zora G. Clevenger
Auburn 8-0-11930   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 6-210640   John W. Heisman
Mississippi State 6-228938   E.C. Hayes
Alabama 5-421164   D.V. Graves
Florida 5-218246   Charles J. McCoy
Kentucky 5-332893   Alpha Brumage
Mississippi 5-4-1110125   William L. Billy Driver
Georgia 3-5-1120126   William A. Bill Cunningham
Tulane 3-3-1145147   Edwin R. Sweetland
Vanderbilt 2-614795   Dan McGugin

1914 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1914 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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