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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: W.J. Keller
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1892 <- 1893 -> 1894 --> 2024
1893 Season Highlights
 W.J. Keller enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1893 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
   vs. Memphis AC  68   0   W       
   @ Sewanee  10   8   W       
 Mon., Nov. 6  @ Auburn  10   30   L    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Tue., Nov. 7  vs. Georgia  35   10   W       
 Sun., Nov. 19  @ Louisville AC  36   12   W       
 Thu., Nov. 23  vs. Sewanee  10   0   W       
 Fri., Dec. 1  vs. Central Kentucky  12   0   W       
 
1893 Season Totals
  Record6-1
  Points Scored181
  Scoring Average25.9
  Points Allowed60
  Defense Average8.6
  Opponents Record4-2
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-1
1893 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1893 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-014838   Wallie Winter
New Mexico 3-13216   No Coach
Iowa State 0-31456   W.F. Finney
Stanford 8-0-128417   W.A. Pop Bliss
Virginia 8-324478   John P. Johnny Poe
Michigan 7-3278102   Frank Barbour
Maryland 6-010416   Samuel Harding
Vanderbilt 6-118160   W.J. Keller
Akron 5-227682   John W. Heisman
California 5-1-111060   Walt W. Pudge Heffelfinger
Kentucky 5-2-1280110   John A. Thompson
Navy 5-312278   John A. Josh Hartwell
Oregon State 5-118048   Bill Bloss
Army 4-584109   Laurence T. Bliss
Eastern Michigan 4-211694   Ernest Goodrich
Mississippi 4-112028   Dr. Alexander H. Bondurant
Notre Dame 4-19224   No Coach
Ohio State 4-5202178   Jack Ryder
Penn State 4-19236   George W. Hoskins
Syracuse 4-9-1124324   No Coach
Texas 4-09816   No Coach
Wisconsin 4-2112110   Parke H. Davis
Boston College 3-32434   Joseph Drum
Duke 3-18840   No Coach
Miami Ohio 3-05812   No Coach
North Carolina 3-415266   No Coach
Southern California 3-15650   No Coach
Auburn 2-0-28440   G.H. Harvey
Georgia 2-2-16271   Ernest Brown
Georgia Tech 2-1-13818   Stanley Borleske/Finnegan
North Carolina State 2-0256   Bart Gatling
Northwestern 2-5-392176   Paul Noyes
Tennessee 2-444256   No Coach
West Virginia 2-12460   F. William John Rane
Massachusetts 1-964236   No Coach
New Mexico State 1-11618   W.M. Clutte
Pittsburgh 1-41470   Anson F. Harrold
Tulane 1-23824   T.L. Bayne
Wake Forest 1-27052   Walter E. Sikes
Washington 1-3-11886   William B. Goodwin
Wyoming 1-0140   
Alabama 0-42374   Eli Abbott
Cincinnati 0-612120   No Coach
Louisiana State 0-1034   Dr. Charles E. Coates
San Jose State 0-1018   J.E. Addicott
Virginia Tech 0-2640   E.A. Smyth

1893 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1893 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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