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Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Dan McGugin
Conference: Southern-

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1890 <-- 1929 <- 1930 -> 1931 --> 2024

1930 Season Highlights

Dan McGugin enters his 26th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1930 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	39	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Minnesota	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Virginia Tech	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Spring Hill	27	6	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Alabama	7	12	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Mississippi	24	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Georgia Tech	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Tennessee	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Auburn	27	0	W
Mon., Dec. 1	vs. Maryland	22	7	W

1930 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	225
Scoring Average	22.5
Points Allowed	45
Defense Average	4.5
Opponents Record	42-31
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	2-1

1930 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1930 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	10-0	271	13	Won 24-0				Wallace W. Wade
Tennessee	9-1	209	31					Robert R. Bob Neyland
Clemson	8-2	239	82					Josh C. Cody
Duke	8-1-2	147	48					James Jimmy DeHart
Tulane	8-1	263	30					Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Vanderbilt	8-2	225	45					Dan McGugin
Georgia	7-2-1	185	71					Harry J. Mehre
Maryland	7-5	249	148					H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida	6-3-1	199	60					Charles W. Bachman
Louisiana State	6-4	296	72					Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina	6-4	108	123					W.L. Billy Laval
Kentucky	5-3	207	55					Harry G. Gamage
North Carolina	5-3-2	153	103					Charles C. Chuck Collins
Virginia Tech	5-3-1	122	130					Orville E. Neale
Virginia	4-6	144	215					Earl C. Abell
Auburn	3-7	101	135					Chet A. Wynne
Mississippi	3-5-1	128	140					Ed Walker
Georgia Tech	2-6-1	79	185					William A. Bill Alexander
Mississippi State	2-7	47	170					Chris Cagle
North Carolina State	2-8	54	125					John M. Van Liew

1930 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1930 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.