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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  <-- 1911 <- 1912 -> 1913 --> 2024
1912 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 The Commodores won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1912 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Bethel  5   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Maryville  100   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Rose-Hulman  54   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Georgia  46   0   W    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Mississippi  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Virginia  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Harvard  3   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Centre  23   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Auburn  7   7   T    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Sewanee  16   0   W       
 
1912 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -1
  Points Scored291
  Scoring Average29.1
  Points Allowed19
  Defense Average1.9
  Opponents Record22-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record1-1 -1
1912 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-1-129119   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 7-225041   Edwin R. Sweetland
Auburn 6-1-116445   Mike Donahue
Georgia 6-1-115180   William A. Bill Cunningham
Alabama 5-3-115655   D.V. Graves
Florida 5-2-120254   G.E. Pyle
Georgia Tech 5-3-110086   John W. Heisman
Tulane 5-321699   A.A. Mason
Mississippi 4-3126100   Leo DeTray
Mississippi State 4-39675   W.D. Chadwick
Tennessee 4-419480   Zora G. Clevenger

1912 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1912 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.