Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
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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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1916 Season Highlights |
Dan McGugin enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt. |
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1916 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 30 | vs. Rhodes
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86 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | vs. Transylvania
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42 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | @
Kentucky
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45 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 21 | vs.
Mississippi
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35 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | vs.
Virginia
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27 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | vs. Rose-Hulman
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67 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | @
Tennessee
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6 |
10 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 18 | @
Auburn
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20 |
9 |
W |
@ Birmingham, AL |
| Sat., Nov. 25 | vs. Sewanee
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0 |
0 |
T |
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1916 Season Totals |
Record | 7-1
-1
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Points Scored | 328 |
Scoring Average | 36.4 |
Points Allowed | 25 |
Defense Average | 2.8 |
Opponents Record | 25-14
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 5-0
-1
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Away Record | 2-1
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1916 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1916 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1916 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.