1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football team season represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference. (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. The Commodores who served in the 30th and final season under head coach Don Mcgugin. Vanderbilt went 6–3 overall and 4–3 in the SEC, finishing sixth. They played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The team's captain was Eugene Beck.

1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainEugene Beck
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Tulane + 8 0 0 10 1 0
No. 6 Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 5 1 0 8 2 0
LSU 4 2 0 7 2 2
Georgia 3 2 0 7 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 3 0 6 3 0
Florida 2 2 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 2 3 1 4 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 0 5 5 0
Auburn 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 4 0 2 7 0
Mississippi State 0 5 0 4 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Mississippi StateW 7–0[1]
October 6at Georgia TechW 27–1210,000[2]
October 13at Cincinnati*W 32–08,000[3]
October 20Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 7–6[4]
October 27LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–2920,000[5]
November 3at George Washington*W 7–6[6]
November 10Sewanee 
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 19–0[7]
November 17Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–1320,000[8]
November 29at AlabamaL 0–3424,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Commodores score first S.E.C. victory". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vandy converts breaks into win". The News and Observer. October 7, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt tramples Cincinnati". The Dayton Daily News. October 14, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt given big scare before downing fighting Auburn Plainsmen, 7 to 6". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana State romps over Vandy 29 to 0". Kingsport Times. October 28, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vandy defeats Colonials, 7–6, on tricky pass". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 4, 1934. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy batters Tigers to prep for Tennessee". The Chattanooga Times. November 11, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee skirts ends to down Vanderbilt, 13–6". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bama crushes Vandy to clear its path to Rose Bowl". The Tennessean. November 30, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.