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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  <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024
1923 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 The Commodores won the Southern Conference Championship.
 
1923 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Samford  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Michigan  0   3   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Texas  0   16   L    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Tulane  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Mississippi State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Tennessee  51   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Georgia  35   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Sewanee  7   0   W       
 
1923 Season Totals
  Record5-2 -1
  Points Scored137
  Scoring Average17.1
  Points Allowed33
  Defense Average4.1
  Opponents Record37-12
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record0-2
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1923 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 7-2-122250   Wallace W. Wade
Maryland 7-2-121456   H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida 6-1-217960   J.A. VanFleet
Tulane 6-3-111789   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech 6-311655   Ben C. Cubbage
Clemson 5-2-19165   Bud Saunders
Georgia 5-3-174120   George C. Kid Woodruff
Mississippi State 5-2-28366   Earl C. Abell
North Carolina 5-3-17785   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Tennessee 5-4-182167   M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt 5-2-113733   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 4-3-213553   J. Winn
Mississippi 4-681145   Roland A. Cowell
South Carolina 4-610477   Sol S. Metzger
Auburn 3-3-39658   Boozer Pitts
Georgia Tech 3-2-47582   William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State 3-5-1103121   Mike Donahue
North Carolina State 3-756134   Harry Hartsell
Virginia 3-5-18781   A. Earle Greasy Neale

1923 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1923 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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