1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1909 record 7–3 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach Dan McGugin (6th year)
Captain H. H. Williams
Home stadium Dudley Field
1909 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Sewanee † 4 – 0 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
LSU 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 1 – 2     5 – 1 – 2
Auburn 5 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Howard 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 1
Gordon 1 – 2 – 0     1 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 2
Mississippi A&M 1 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
Georgia 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 4 – 2
Memphis University School 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 1 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 6 – 2
Dahlonega   –         –  
Nashville   –         –  
Southern   –         –  
† – Conference champion

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 7–3–0 and 3–1–0 in SIAA.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 25 Rhodes Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 52–0  
October 2 Mercer Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 28–5  
October 10 Rose Polytechnic* Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 28–3  
October 16 vs. Vanderbilt Alumni Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 0–3  
October 23 Auburn Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 17–0  
October 30 Ole Miss* Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) W 17–0  
November 6 Tennessee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) W 51–0  
November 13 at Ohio State* University Park • Columbus, OH L 0–5  
November 20 at Washington (MO)* St. Louis, MO W 12–0  
November 25 Sewanee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) L 5–16  
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1909". College Football Data Warehouse.