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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-

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1890 <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024

1917 Season Highlights

Dan McGugin enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1917 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Transylvania	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Chicago	0	48	L
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Kentucky	5	0	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Samford	69	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Georgia Tech	0	83	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Alabama	7	2	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Auburn	7	31	L
Thu., Nov. 29	vs. Sewanee	13	6	W

1917 Season Totals
Record	5-3
Points Scored	142
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	170
Defense Average	21.3
Opponents Record	23-9
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	2-2

1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	9-0	491	17					John W. Heisman
Auburn	6-2-1	199	102					Mike Donahue
Mississippi State	6-1	163	39					Sid Robinson
Alabama	5-2-1	168	29					Thomas Kelly
Tulane	5-3	159	105					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Vanderbilt	5-3	142	170					Dan McGugin
Kentucky	3-5-1	104	56					S.A. Boles
South Carolina	3-5	137	96					Dixon Foster
Florida	2-4	47	247					A.L. Busser
Mississippi	1-4-1	49	226					C.R. Dudy Noble
Tennessee	0-0	0	0

1917 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1917 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.