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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  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Middle Tennessee State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Mercer  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Kentucky  21   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Texas  20   0   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Tennessee  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Alabama  14   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sun., Nov. 13  vs. Georgia  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Sewanee  9   0   W       
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record7-0 -1
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average20.1
  Points Allowed21
  Defense Average2.6
  Opponents Record31-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-0
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 8-136056   William A. Bill Alexander
Georgia 7-2-116131   H.J. Stegeman
Vanderbilt 7-0-116121   Dan McGugin
Florida 6-3-213461   William G. Kline
Tennessee 6-2-110235   M.B. Banks
Alabama 5-4-2241104   Xen C. Scott
Auburn 5-316352   Mike Donahue
South Carolina 5-1-211628   Sol S. Metzger
Kentucky 4-3-115789   William J. Bill Juneau
Mississippi State 4-4-1111125   Fred Holtkamp
Tulane 4-68497   Myron E. Fuller
Mississippi 3-6179133Lost  0-14  R.L. Sullivan
Louisville 2-2-14929   Bill Duncan

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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