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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


Select Year:    
1890  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Transylvania  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Chicago  0   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Kentucky  5   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Samford  69   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Georgia Tech  0   83   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Alabama  7   2   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Auburn  7   31   L       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Sewanee  13   6   W       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record5-3
  Points Scored142
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed170
  Defense Average21.3
  Opponents Record23-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record2-2
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 9-049117   John W. Heisman
Auburn 6-2-1199102   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 6-116339   Sid Robinson
Alabama 5-2-116829   Thomas Kelly
Tulane 5-3159105   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Vanderbilt 5-3142170   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 3-5-110456   S.A. Boles
South Carolina 3-513796   Dixon Foster
Florida 2-447247   A.L. Busser
Mississippi 1-4-149226   C.R. Dudy Noble
Tennessee 0-000   

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.