Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Dan McGugin
Conference: Southern-
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| 1928 Season Highlights |
| Dan McGugin enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt. |
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| 1928 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
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20 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 6 | vs. Colgate
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12 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 13 | @
Texas
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13 |
12 |
W |
@ Dallas, TX |
| | Sat., Oct. 20 | @
Tulane
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13 |
6 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 27 | vs.
Virginia
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34 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
Kentucky
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14 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 10 | @
Georgia Tech
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7 |
19 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 17 | vs.
Tennessee
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0 |
6 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 24 | vs. Centre
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26 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Dec. 1 | vs. Sewanee
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13 |
0 |
W |
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| 1928 Season Totals |
| Record | 8-2
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| Points Scored | 152 |
| Scoring Average | 15.2 |
| Points Allowed | 57 |
| Defense Average | 5.7 |
| Opponents Record | 38-14
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| Conference Record | 0-0 |
| Home Record | 5-1
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| Away Record | 3-1
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| 1928 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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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.
