1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
| 1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (4–1 SIAA) |
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| Offensive scheme | Short punt |
| Captain | Bo Williams |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1909 college football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his sixth season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played eight home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record of 7–3 overall and 4–1 in SIAA play.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Southwestern Presbyterian* | W 52–0 | [1] | |||
| October 2 | Mercer |
| W 28–5 | [2] | ||
| October 10 | Rose Polytechnic* |
| W 28–3 | [3] | ||
| October 16 | vs. Vanderbilt alumni* |
| L 0–3 | [4] | ||
| October 23 | Auburn |
| W 17–0 | [5] | ||
| October 30 | Ole Miss |
| W 17–0 | [6] | ||
| November 6 | Tennessee |
| W 51–0 | [7] | ||
| November 13 | at Ohio State* | L 0–5 | [8] | |||
| November 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington University* | W 12–0 | 5,000 | [9][10] | |
| November 25 | Sewanee |
| L 5–16 | [11][12] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Vanderbilt wins by score of 52 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. September 26, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt takes one from Mercer 28 to 5". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 3, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt down Rose". The Indianapolis Star. October 11, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alumni all-stars down Vanderbilt". The Atlanta Journal. October 17, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt still master, Auburn eleven falls before McGugin's machine". The Nashville Tennessean. October 24, 1909. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt victoriousover Mississippi team". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 31, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No match for Commodores, Tennessee was overwhelmed by their brilliant playing". The Nashville American. November 7, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio State wins from Vanderbilt". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cayou And M'Guigan's Teams War This Afternoon". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 29, 1909. p. 10. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Cruisinberry, James (November 21, 1909). "Vanderbilt's Fierce Attack A Mystery To Cayou's Men". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Sewanee Wins Contest Easily". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee Wins Southern Title From Vanderbilt". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1909". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
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