1911 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
| 1911 SIAA football standings |
| | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
| Vanderbilt †
| 5
| – | 0
| – | 0 | | | 8
| – | 1
| – | 0 |
| Auburn
| 4
| – | 0
| – | 1 | | | 4
| – | 2
| – | 1 |
| Georgia
| 5
| – | 1
| – | 1 | | | 7
| – | 1
| – | 1 |
| Georgia Tech
| 5
| – | 2
| – | 1 | | | 6
| – | 2
| – | 1 |
| Mississippi A&M
| 4
| – | 2
| – | 1 | | | 7
| – | 2
| – | 1 |
| LSU
| 2
| – | 1
| – | 0 | | | 6
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| Tulane
| 3
| – | 3
| – | 0 | | | 5
| – | 3
| – | 1 |
| Sewanee
| 2
| – | 3
| – | 0 | | | 6
| – | 3
| – | 1 |
| Clemson
| 3
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 3
| – | 5
| – | 0 |
| Alabama
| 2
| – | 2
| – | 2 | | | 5
| – | 2
| – | 2 |
| Ole Miss
| 2
| – | 2
| – | 0 | | | 6
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| Kentucky
| 1
| – | 1
| – | 0 | | | 7
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| The Citadel
| 1
| – | 1
| – | 0 | | | 5
| – | 2
| – | 2 |
| Mercer
| 2
| – | 5
| – | 0 | | | 4
| – | 5
| – | 1 |
| Tennessee
| 0
| – | 2
| – | 1 | | | 3
| – | 4
| – | 2 |
| Centre
| 0
| – | 2
| – | 1 | | | 0
| – | 2
| – | 1 |
| Mississippi College
| 0
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 1
| – | 5
| – | 0 |
| Howard
| 0
| – | 6
| – | 0 | | | 1
| – | 6
| – | 1 |
| Southern
| |
| – |
| | | | |
| – |
| |
| |
† – Conference champion
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The 1911 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1911 college football season. The 1911 season was Dan McGugin's 8th year as head coach. The team outscored its opponents 259 to 9.
Edwin Pope's Football's Greatest Coaches on the SIAA champion team reads "A lightning-swift backfield of Lew Hardage, Wilson Collins, Ammie Sikes, and Ray Morrison pushed Vandy through 1911 with only a 9-8 loss to Michigan." The Atlanta Constitution voted it the best backfield in the South.[1]
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result
|
|---|
| September 30 |
Birmingham* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 40–0
|
| October 7 |
Maryville (TN)* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 46–0
|
| October 14 |
Rose Polytechnic* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 33–0
|
| October 21 |
Centre* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 45–0
|
| October 28 |
at Michigan* |
Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI |
L 8–9
|
| November 4 |
Georgia |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) |
W 17–0
|
| November 11 |
Kentucky |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) |
W 18–0
|
| November 18 |
Ole Miss |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) |
W 21–0
|
| November 30 |
Sewanee |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) |
W 31–0
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| *Non-conference game. |
Season summary
Week 5: at Michigan
Week 5: Vanderbilt at Michigan
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|
| Vanderbilt |
0 |
0 | 3 | 5 |
8 |
| • Michigan |
0 |
0 | 3 | 6 |
9 |
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After a scoreless first half, Zach Curlin made a drop kick to put the Commodores up 3 to 0 in the third quarter. The Vanderbilt University Quarterly notes "when the score was 3 to 0 in our favor the situation in the Michigan grand stands was heartrending."[2]
Walter Eckersall served as the umpire and covered the game for the Chicago Daily Tribune. Eckersall wrote that Michigan's offense suffered from "an air of overconfidence," its tackling was poor, and the team was completely fooled on forward passes. He opined that the game was a reversal for Michigan, which would need "vast improvement" to defeat Penn and Cornell.[3]
Week 9: Sewanee
Week 9: Sewanee at Vanderbilt
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|
| Sewanee |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| • Vanderbilt |
6 |
11 | 8 | 6 |
31 |
- Date: November 30, 1911
- Location: Dudley Field
Nashville, TN - Game attendance: 6,000
- Referee: Bradley Walker (Virginia)
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Ty Cobb traveled to Nashville the week of the Sewanee game, and donned a Vanderbilt uniform to practice with the team.[4]
Stats:[2]
- Punts – Vanderbilt, 327 yards; Sewanee, 548 yards
- Returned on punts – Vanderbilt, 157 yards; Sewanee, 36 yards
- Times Punted – Vanderbilt, 9; Sewanee, 16
- Average Punt – Vanderbilt 40.5 yards; Sewanee, 36 1/3 yards
- Through Line – Vanderbilt 122 yards; Sewanee, 33
- Around Left End – Vanderbilt, 121 yards; Sewanee, 21 yards
- Around Right End – Vanderbilt, 160 yards; Sewanee 4 yards
- On Forward Passes – Vanderbilt, 52 yards; Sewanee 31 yards
- Total Gain – Vanderbilt, 455 yards; Sewanee, 69 yards
- On Kick-Off – Vanderbilt, 0; Sewanee, 332 yards
- Return on Kick-Off – Vanderbilt, 99 yards; Sewanee, 0
- Penalties – Vanderbilt, 10 yards; Sewanee, 0
- First Downs – Vanderbilt, 26 times; Sewanee 3 times
- Time Out – Vanderbilt, 4; Sewanee, 8
- Incompleted Passes – Vanderbilt, 4; Sewanee, 1
- Fumbles – Vanderbilt, 5; Sewanee, 0
The starting lineup for Vanderbilt against Sewanee: K. Morrison (left end), Freeland (left tackle), Metzger (left guard), Morgan (center), C. Brown (right guard), T. Brown (right tackle), E. Brown (right end), Morrison (quarterback), Curlin (right halfback), Hardage (left halfback), Sikes (fullback). The umpire was Ted Coy.
Players
Varsity letter winners
"Wearers of the V"[2]
- Charles Brown, guard
- Enoch Brown, Franklin, Tennessee - end
- Tom Brown, Gallatin, Tennessee - tackle
- Wilson Collins, Pulaski, Tennessee - halfback
- Joe Covington, guard
- Zach Curlin, Luxora, Arkansas - halfback
- Ewing Y. Freeland, Turnersville, Texas - tackle
- Frank Gilliland, manager
- Lew Hardage, Madison, Alabama - halfback
- Carl T. Martin, end
- W. E. Metzger, Nashville, Tennessee - guard
- Hugh Morgan, Nashville, Tennessee - center
- Kent Morrison, end
- Ray Morrison, quarterback
- Fred "Rabbi" Robins, halfback
- Ammie Sikes, Smyrna, Tennessee - fullback
Coaching staff
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