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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-

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1890 <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024

1928 Season Highlights

Dan McGugin enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1928 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Tennessee-Chattanooga	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Colgate	12	7	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Texas	13	12	W	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Tulane	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Virginia	34	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Kentucky	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Georgia Tech	7	19	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Tennessee	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Centre	26	0	W
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Sewanee	13	0	W

1928 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	152
Scoring Average	15.2
Points Allowed	57
Defense Average	5.7
Opponents Record	38-14
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-1

1928 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1928 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	10-0	221	47	Won 8-7				William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee	9-0-1	249	51					Robert R. Bob Neyland
Clemson	8-3	192	77					Josh C. Cody
Florida	8-1	336	44					Charles W. Bachman
Vanderbilt	8-2	152	57					Dan McGugin
Virginia Tech	7-2	198	92					Andy Gustafson
Alabama	6-3	187	75					Wallace W. Wade
Louisiana State	6-2-1	180	45					Russell T. Russ Cohen
Maryland	6-3-1	132	70					H.C. Curley Byrd
South Carolina	6-2-2	96	70					W.L. Billy Laval
Tulane	6-3-1	264	76					Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Duke	5-5	155	116					James Jimmy DeHart
Mississippi	5-4	156	121					Homer Hazel
North Carolina	5-3-2	186	115					Charles C. Chuck Collins
Georgia	4-5	122	113					Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky	4-3-1	100	41					Harry G. Gamage
North Carolina State	4-5-1	157	100					G.K. Gus Tebell
Mississippi State	2-4-2	70	166					John W. Hancock
Virginia	2-6-1	121	142					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn	1-8	37	154					George Bohler

1928 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1928 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.