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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  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Middle Tennessee State  69   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Alabama  7   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Bryson  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Texas  7   0   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Georgia  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Rhodes  50   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Georgia Tech  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Tennessee  20   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Sewanee  13   0   W       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record8-1
  Points Scored241
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed42
  Defense Average4.7
  Opponents Record35-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record2-0
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 9-0-124927Tied  7-7  Wallace W. Wade
Tennessee 8-115134   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 8-124142   Dan McGugin
Louisiana State 6-312845   Mike Donahue
South Carolina 6-415962   Branch Bocock
Virginia 6-2-216153   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 5-412285   David B. Morey
Georgia 5-4135115   George C. Kid Woodruff
Maryland 5-4-116193   H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi 5-4113110   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 5-413498   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Virginia Tech 5-3-113480   Andy Gustafson
Georgia Tech 4-58787   William A. Bill Alexander
North Carolina 4-55974   Charles C. Chuck Collins
North Carolina State 4-666102   G.K. Gus Tebell
Tulane 3-5-17160   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Clemson 2-720169   Bud Saunders
Florida 2-6-294136   H.L. Sebring
Kentucky 2-6-18491   Fred J. Murphy

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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