1928 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1928 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Armistead
Home stadiumDudley Field
Uniform
200
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $7–0–010–0–0
Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
Florida6–1–08–1–0
VPI4–1–07–2–0
Alabama6–2–06–3–0
LSU3–1–16–2–1
Clemson4–2–08–3–0
Vanderbilt4–2–08–2–0
Tulane3–3–16–3–1
Ole Miss3–3–05–4–0
North Carolina2–2–25–3–2
Kentucky2–2–14–3–1
South Carolina2–2–16–2–2
Maryland2–3–16–3–1
VMI2–3–15–3–2
Georgia2–4–04–5–0
NC State1–3–14–5–1
Mississippi A&M1–4–02–4–2
Virginia1–6–02–6–1
Washington and Lee1–6–02–8–0
Sewanee0–5–02–7–0
Auburn0–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1928 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt compiled an 8–2 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Chattanooga*
W 20–0[1]
October 6Colgate*
W 12–7[2]
October 13at Texas*
W 13–12[3]
October 20at Tulane
W 13–6[4]
October 27Virginia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–0[5]
November 3Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–7[6]
November 10at Georgia Tech
L 7–19[7]
November 17Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–6[8]
November 242:00 p.m.Centre*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–0[9][10]
November 29Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–0[11]

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Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ "Commodores beat Moccasins 20 to 0". Nashville Banner. September 30, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Colgate bows to Vanderbilt, 12 to 7". Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vanderbilt scores early to defeat Texas, 13 to 12". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vandy trims Tulane although off color". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Vanderbilt displays flashing offensive to beat Virginia, 34 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Vanderbilt beats Kentucky Wildcats". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Tech beats Vandy". The News and Observer. November 11, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Vanderbilt beaten 6–0". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ McGill, Ralph (November 24, 1928). "Vanderbilt Is One of Four S. C. Teams in Action Today". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Vanderbilt blanks Centre by 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vandy puts Sewanee to rout again, 13–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1928 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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