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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  <-- 1909 <- 1910 -> 1911 --> 2024
1910 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 The Commodores won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1910 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Mooney  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Rose-Hulman  23   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Castle Heights  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Tennessee  18   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Yale  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Mississippi  9   2   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Louisiana State  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Georgia Tech  23   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Sewanee  23   6   W       
 
1910 Season Totals
  Record8-0 -1
  Points Scored166
  Scoring Average18.4
  Points Allowed8
  Defense Average0.9
  Opponents Record16-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record1-0 -1
1910 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kentucky 9-223235   Edwin R. Sweetland
Vanderbilt 8-0-11668   Dan McGugin
Mississippi 7-11449   Dr. N.P. Stauffer
Mississippi State 7-221936   W.D. Chadwick
Auburn 6-11769   Mike Donahue
Georgia 6-2-118152   William A. Bill Cunningham
Georgia Tech 5-319750   John W. Heisman
Alabama 4-465107   Guy S. Lowman
Tennessee 3-5-150134   Andrew A. Stone
Tulane 0-76126   A.A. Mason

1910 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1910 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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