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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 Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1905 <- 1906 -> 1907 --> 2024
1906 Season Highlights
 Dan McGugin enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 The Commodores won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1906 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Kentucky  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Mississippi  29   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Alabama  78   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Texas  45   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Michigan  4   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Rose-Hulman  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Georgia Tech  37   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Carlisle  4   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Sewanee  20   0   W       
 
1906 Season Totals
  Record8-1
  Points Scored278
  Scoring Average30.9
  Points Allowed16
  Defense Average1.8
  Opponents Record31-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record1-1
1906 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-127816   Dan McGugin
Texas A&M 6-117042   Walter E. Bachman
Alabama 5-19782   J.W.H. Pollard
Georgia Tech 5-3-17369   John W. Heisman
Kentucky 4-311067   J. White Guyn
Mississippi 4-27164   T.S. Hammond
North Carolina State 3-1-410010   William M. Willie Heston
Georgia 2-4-15950   W.S. Whitney
Mississippi State 2-2-110145   Daniel S. Martin
Auburn 1-5-12441   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 1-6-215127   J.D. DePree
Tulane 0-4-1092   John Russ

1906 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1906 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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