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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 23rd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  45   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Ouachita  39   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Centre  53   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Texas  6   13   L    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Tulane  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Kentucky  34   6   W       
 Sun., Nov. 6  vs. Georgia Tech  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Tennessee  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Maryland  39   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Sewanee  26   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 3  @ Alabama  14   7   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -2
  Points Scored295
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record36-25
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record3-1 -1
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 9-124838   George C. Kid Woodruff
North Carolina State 9-121669   G.K. Gus Tebell
Georgia Tech 8-1-112539   William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee 8-0-124526   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 8-1-229593   Dan McGugin
Florida 7-316496   H.L. Sebring
Alabama 5-4-115473   Wallace W. Wade
Clemson 5-3-17384   Josh C. Cody
Mississippi 5-3-117780   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 5-39354   John W. Hancock
Virginia 5-4117122   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Virginia Tech 5-412548   Andy Gustafson
Louisiana State 4-4-112883   Mike Donahue
Maryland 4-7186144   H.C. Curley Byrd
North Carolina 4-686107   Charles C. Chuck Collins
South Carolina 4-546172   Harry Lightsey
Kentucky 3-6-1115161   Harry G. Gamage
Tulane 2-5-156120   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Auburn 0-7-230124   David B. Morey

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 All Southern 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.