1900 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1900 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJ. F. H. Barbee
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
  1899
1901  
1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson + 2 0 06 0 0
Sewanee + 5 0 16 1 1
Texas 1 0 06 0 0
Tulane 3 0 05 0 0
Auburn 4 0 04 0 0
North Carolina 3 0 14 1 3
Vanderbilt 2 3 14 4 1
Alabama 1 3 02 3 0
Nashville 1 3 02 3 0
Georgia 1 4 02 4 0
LSU 0 1 02 2 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 00 1 0
Tennessee 0 2 13 2 1
Kentucky 0 0 04 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 00 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 00 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1900 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. [1] The Commodores were coached by James L. Crane, in his second year as head coach. The loss to Texas was the first intersectional contest at the State Fair of Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6 Ole Miss W 6–0 [2]
October 13vs. Texas
L 0–22 [3]
October 22 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0 [4]
October 27 Centre *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–11 [5]
November 3 North Carolina
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–48 [6]
November 10 Central (KY) *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–0 [7]
November 17 Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–11 [8]
November 24 Bethel (TN) *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–0 [9]
November 29 Nashville
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 18–0 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Vanderbilt Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA". Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. "Victory for Vanderbilt". The Journal and Tribune. October 7, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas University wins, an easy victory over Vanderbilt in football game". Fort Worth Record Morning Register. October 14, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tie game, both teams failed to score in interesting game". The Knoxville Sentinel. October 23, 1900. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Centre defeats Vanderbilt". The Daily Leader. October 28, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tarheels beat Vanderbilt". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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  8. "Vanderbilt's heroic battle, loses game after gaining the victory". Nashville Banner. November 19, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vanderbilt beats Bethel College". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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