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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: James H. Jimmy Henry
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1902 <- 1903 -> 1904 --> 2024
1903 Season Highlights
 James H. Jimmy Henry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 The Commodores won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1903 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Cumberland  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Alabama  30   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Tennessee  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Mississippi  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Georgia  33   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 6  @ Texas  5   5   T       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Washington (Missouri)  41   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Sewanee  10   5   W       
 
1903 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -1
  Points Scored192
  Scoring Average24.0
  Points Allowed16
  Defense Average2.0
  Opponents Record15-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-0 -1
1903 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kentucky 7-120422   C.A. Wright
Texas A&M 7-3-19059   J.E. Platt
Vanderbilt 6-1-119216   James H. Jimmy Henry
Texas 5-1-213128   Ralph F. Hutchinson
Auburn 4-312592   W.S. Billy Bates
North Carolina State 4-414274   Arthur Devlin
Tennessee 4-576110   H.F. Fisher
Alabama 3-460114   Winton B. Blount
Georgia 3-46598   M.M. Dickinson
Georgia Tech 2-559148   No Coach
Tulane 2-2-16456   Charles Eshieman
Mississippi State 1-0110   Daniel S. Martin
Mississippi 0-1033   Mike Harvey

1903 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1903 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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