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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  <-- 1903 <- 1904 -> 1905 --> 2024
1904 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 The Commodores won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1904 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Mississippi State  61   0   W    @ Columbus, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Georgetown (Kentucky)  66   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Mississippi  69   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Missouri-Rolla  29   4   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Central (Kentucky)  97   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Tennessee  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Nashville  81   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Centre  22   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Sewanee  27   0   W       
 
1904 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored474
  Scoring Average52.7
  Points Allowed4
  Defense Average0.4
  Opponents Record9-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-0
1904 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kentucky 9-127615   F.E. Schact
Vanderbilt 9-04744   Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech 8-1-128734   John W. Heisman
Alabama 7-310062   Winton B. Blount
Auburn 6-011711   Mike Donahue
Texas 6-221988   Ralph F. Hutchinson
Tulane 5-25824   Thomas Berry & J. Janvier
Mississippi 4-3185106   Mike Harvey
Texas A&M 4-210451   J.E. Platt
North Carolina State 3-1-28911   William S. Willis Keinholz
Tennessee 3-5-14577   S.D. Crawford
Mississippi State 2-5101126   Daniel S. Martin
Georgia 1-56968   Charles A. Barnard

1904 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1904 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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