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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  <-- 1907 <- 1908 -> 1909 --> 2024
1908 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1908 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Rhodes  11   5   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Maryville  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Rose-Hulman  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Clemson  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Mississippi  29   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Michigan  6   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Tennessee  16   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Ohio State  6   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Washington (Missouri)  28   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. Sewanee  6   6   T       
 
1908 Season Totals
  Record7-2 -1
  Points Scored207
  Scoring Average20.7
  Points Allowed61
  Defense Average6.1
  Opponents Record22-19
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1 -1
  Away Record1-1
1908 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 7-212435   George Levene
Tulane 7-110323   Joe Curtis
Vanderbilt 7-2-120761   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-1-110831   J.W.H. Pollard
Auburn 6-115810   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 6-314774   John W. Heisman
Georgia 5-2-17245   Branch Bocock
Kentucky 4-38781   J. White Guyn
Mississippi 3-599125   Frank Kyle
Mississippi State 3-4108113   Fred Furman
Texas A&M 3-576117   N.A. Merriam

1908 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1908 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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