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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1924 <- 1925 -> 1926 --> 2024
1925 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1925 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Middle Tennessee State  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Henderson State  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Texas  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Tennessee  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Georgia  7   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Mississippi  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Georgia Tech  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Auburn  9   10   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Sewanee  19   7   W       
 
1925 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored158
  Scoring Average17.6
  Points Allowed63
  Defense Average7.0
  Opponents Record34-23
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record0-2
1925 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1925 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 10-029726Won  20-19  Wallace W. Wade
Tulane 9-0-124632   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 8-221880   H.L. Sebring
North Carolina 7-1-112320   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
South Carolina 7-315027   Branch Bocock
Virginia 7-1-114431   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Georgia Tech 6-2-110248   William A. Bill Alexander
Kentucky 6-39297   Fred J. Murphy
Vanderbilt 6-315863   Dan McGugin
Auburn 5-3-181114   David B. Morey
Louisiana State 5-3-19070   Mike Donahue
Mississippi 5-514787   Homer Hazel
Tennessee 5-2-112973   M.B. Banks
Virginia Tech 5-3-23952   Ben C. Cubbage
Georgia 4-513391   George C. Kid Woodruff
Maryland 3-56389   H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi State 3-4-110160   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
North Carolina State 3-5-15172   G.K. Gus Tebell
Clemson 1-718160   Bud Saunders

1925 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1925 All Southern 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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