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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: Ray Morrison
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1917 <- 1918 -> 1919 --> 2024
1918 Season Highlights
 Ray Morrison enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1918 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Camp Greenleaf  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Camp Hancock  6   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Kentucky  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Tennessee  76   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Auburn  21   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Sewanee  40   0   W       
 
1918 Season Totals
  Record4-2
  Points Scored176
  Scoring Average29.3
  Points Allowed31
  Defense Average5.2
  Opponents Record4-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-0
1918 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 6-116632   John W. Heisman
Tulane 0-000   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Vanderbilt 4-217631   Ray Morrison
Mississippi State 3-26513   Sid Robinson
Auburn 2-584116   Mike Donahue
Kentucky 2-14543   Thomas A. Andy Gill
South Carolina 2-1-13351   Frank M. Dobson
Mississippi 1-33953   C.R. Dudy Noble
Florida 0-1214   A.L. Busser

1918 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1918 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.