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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: James L. Crane
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1898 <- 1899 -> 1900 --> 2024
1899 Season Highlights
 James L. Crane enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1899 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
   vs. Indiana  0   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Cumberland  32   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Miami Ohio  12   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  vs. Cincinnati  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Indiana  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Mississippi  11   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Bethel  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Texas  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Central Kentucky  21   16   W       
   @ Nashville  5   0   W       
 
1899 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored109
  Scoring Average10.9
  Points Allowed62
  Defense Average6.2
  Opponents Record27-17
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record3-0
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 7-3-117358   William A. Reynolds
Vanderbilt 7-310962   James L. Crane
Tennessee 6-28661   J.A. Pierce
Texas 6-211724   M.G. Clarke
Kentucky 5-2-29844   W.R. Bass
Alabama 3-13931   W.A. Martin
Auburn 3-1-114811   John W. Heisman
Mississippi 3-44447   W.H. Lyon
Georgia 2-3-14422   Gordon Saussy
North Carolina State 1-2-22969   W.C. Riddick
Georgia Tech 0-55169   Mr. Collier
Tulane 0-6-10141   H.H. Collier

1899 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1899 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.