1912 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
| 1912 SIAA football standings |
| | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
| Vanderbilt †
| 4
| – | 0
| – | 1 | | | 8
| – | 1
| – | 1 |
| Kentucky
| 1
| – | 0
| – | 0 | | | 7
| – | 2
| – | 0 |
| Auburn
| 5
| – | 1
| – | 1 | | | 6
| – | 1
| – | 1 |
| Georgia
| 5
| – | 1
| – | 1 | | | 6
| – | 1
| – | 1 |
| Georgia Tech
| 5
| – | 3
| – | 0 | | | 5
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| Sewanee
| 2
| – | 1
| – | 2 | | | 5
| – | 1
| – | 2 |
| Tulane
| 3
| – | 2
| – | 0 | | | 5
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| Mississippi A&M
| 3
| – | 2
| – | 0 | | | 4
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| Alabama
| 3
| – | 3
| – | 1 | | | 5
| – | 3
| – | 1 |
| Ole Miss
| 2
| – | 2
| – | 0 | | | 4
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| Mercer
| 2
| – | 3
| – | 1 | | | 5
| – | 3
| – | 1 |
| LSU
| 2
| – | 3
| – | 0 | | | 4
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| Clemson
| 3
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 4
| – | 4
| – | 0 |
| Tennessee
| 1
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 4
| – | 4
| – | 0 |
| Mississippi College
| 1
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 3
| – | 4
| – | 0 |
| Florida
| 0
| – | 2
| – | 1 | | | 5
| – | 2
| – | 1 |
| Centre
| 0
| – | 2
| – | 0 | | | 0
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| The Citadel
| 0
| – | 3
| – | 0 | | | 2
| – | 4
| – | 0 |
| Howard
| 0
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 1
| – | 6
| – | 0 |
| Southern
| |
| – |
| | | | |
| – |
| |
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† – Conference champion
|
The 1912 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1912 college football season. The 1912 season was Dan McGugin's 9th year as head coach. The Commodores won their third straight SIAA conference title this year. Their only loss was to national champion Harvard. Vanderbilt outscored its opponents 393 to 19.
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result
|
|---|
| September 28 |
Bethel (TN)* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 105–0
|
| October 5 |
Maryville (TN)* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 100–3
|
| October 12 |
Rose Polytechnic* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 54–0
|
| October 19 |
at Georgia |
Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) |
W 46–0
|
| October 26 |
Ole Miss |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) |
W 24–0
|
| November 2 |
Virginia |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 13–0
|
| November 9 |
at Harvard* |
Harvard Stadium • Cambridge, MA |
L 3–9
|
| November 16 |
Centre* |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 21–0
|
| November 23 |
at Auburn |
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL |
T 7–7
|
| November 28 |
Sewanee |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) |
W 16–0
|
| *Non-conference game. |
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Players
Varsity letter winners
"Wearers of the V."[2]
- Charles Brown, guard
- 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
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