1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Scheffer
Home stadiumDudley Field
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama +8–0–010–0–0
No. 11 Tulane +5–0–08–1–0
No. 10 Tennessee6–1–09–1–0
Duke4–1–18–1–2
Vanderbilt5–2–08–2–0
Maryland4–2–07–5–0
Florida4–2–16–3–1
North Carolina4–2–25–3–2
Clemson3–2–08–2–0
Georgia3–2–17–2–1
Kentucky4–3–05–3–0
South Carolina4–3–06–4–0
VPI2–3–15–3–1
Mississippi A&M2–3–02–7–0
Georgia Tech2–4–12–6–1
LSU2–4–06–4–0
Virginia2–5–04–6–0
Sewanee1–4–03–6–1
NC State1–5–02–8–0
Ole Miss1–5–03–5–1
Auburn1–6–03–7–0
Washington and Lee0–4–13–6–1
VMI0–5–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1930 college football season. In their 26th season under head coach Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt compiled an 8–2 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Chattanooga*
W 39–0[2]
October 4at Minnesota*
W 33–720,000[3]
October 11VPI
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 40–0[4]
October 18Spring Hill*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–6[5]
October 25at Alabama
L 7–1222,000[6]
November 1Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 24–0[7]
November 8at Georgia Tech
W 6–025,000[8]
November 15Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–13[9]
November 22Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–08,000[10]
November 29Maryland
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1930 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Moccasins subdued by great Vanderbilt team". Kingsport Times. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vanderbilt runs over Minnesota for 33 to 7 win". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vanderbilt opens football season with 40 to 0 victory over V.P.I." Richmond Times Dispatch. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Commodores defeat scrappy Spring Hill Badgers, 27 to 6". Nashville Banner. October 19, 1930. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Brilliant running of Suther is big factor in Alabama win". Nashville Banner. October 26, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Amos Leonard leads Vandy to 24–0 win". The Huntsville Times. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Tech loses to Vanderbilt, 6 to 0, before 25,000 fans at Atlanta". The Macon Telegraph. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee defeats Vanderbilt 13–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vanderbilt power is too much for Auburn". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 23, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vanderbilt beats Maryland 22-to-7, on passes and runs". The Baltimore Sun. November 30, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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