1928 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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.

1928 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Armistead
Home stadiumDudley Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
Florida 6 1 0 8 1 0
VPI 4 1 0 7 2 0
Alabama 6 2 0 6 3 0
LSU 3 1 1 6 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0 8 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0 8 2 0
Tulane 3 3 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 0 5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 2 5 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 1 4 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1 6 2 2
Maryland 2 3 1 6 3 1
VMI 2 3 1 5 3 2
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
NC State 1 3 1 4 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 2 4 2
Virginia 1 6 0 2 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
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 TechL 7–19[7]
November 17Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–6[8]
November 24Centre*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–0[9]
November 29Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

Source:[11]

Coaching staff edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Vanderbilt blanks Centre by 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandy puts Sewanee to rout again, 13–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1928 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2023.