1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort punt
CaptainBo Williams
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – 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 overall and 4–1 in SIAA play.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Southwestern Presbyterian*W 52–0[1]
October 2Mercer
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–5[2]
October 10Rose Polytechnic*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–3[3]
October 16vs. Vanderbilt alumni*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–3[4]
October 23Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 17–0[5]
October 30Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 17–0[6]
November 6Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 51–0[7]
November 13at Ohio State*L 0–5[8]
November 202:30 p.m.at Washington University*W 12–05,000[9][10]
November 25Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 5–16[11][12]

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References

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  1. ^ "Vanderbilt wins by score of 52 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. September 26, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt takes one from Mercer 28 to 5". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 3, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt down Rose". The Indianapolis Star. October 11, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alumni all-stars down Vanderbilt". The Atlanta Journal. October 17, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt still master, Auburn eleven falls before McGugin's machine". The Nashville Tennessean. October 24, 1909. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt victoriousover Mississippi team". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 31, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "No match for Commodores, Tennessee was overwhelmed by their brilliant playing". The Nashville American. November 7, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio State wins from Vanderbilt". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  10. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Sewanee Wins Contest Easily". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Sewanee Wins Southern Title From Vanderbilt". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1909". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.