1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Short punt
Captain Irby Curry
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1915
1917  →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 –0 –08 –0 –1
Tennessee + 6 –0 –18 –0 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
LSU 3 –1 –17 –1 –2
The Citadel 3 –1 –06 –1 –1
Tulane 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
Kentucky 2 –1 –24 –1 –2
Auburn 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Georgia 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Sewanee 2 –2 –25 –2 –2
Centre 1 –1 –15 –1 –3
Howard (AL) 1 –1 –06 –4 –0
Georgetown (KY) 1 –1 –02 –1 –0
Mississippi A&M 3 –4 –04 –4 –1
Mississippi College 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Wofford 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
Louisville 1 –2 –12 –3 –1
Transylvania 1 –2 –11 –2 –1
Furman 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Chattanooga 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Mercer 0 –3 –01 –6 –0
Florida 0 –4 –00 –5 –0
Ole Miss 0 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1916 season was Dan McGugin's 13th year as head coach. Quarterback Irby Curry was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30 Southwestern Presbyterian *
W 86–0 [1]
October 7 Transylvania
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 42–0 [2]
October 14at Kentucky
W 45–0 [3]
October 21 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 35–0 [4]
October 28 Virginia *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–6 [5]
November 4 Rose Poly *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–0 [6]
November 11at Tennessee
L 6–10 [7]
November 18at Auburn
W 20–9 [8]
November 30 Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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Game summaries

Southwestern Presbyterian

The season opened against Southwestern Presbyterian with a 86–0 win.

Transylvania

In the second week of play, Transylvania was beaten, 42–0.

Kentucky

Vanderbilt defeated Kentucky, 45–0. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin stated "If you would give me Doc Rodes, I would say he was a greater player than Curry." [11]

Ole Miss

Vanderbilt beat Ole Miss, 35–0.

Virginia

Vanderbilt beat Virginia, 27–6. Josh Cody made a 50-yard field goal.

Rose Poly

Vanderbilt beat Rose Poly, 67–0.

Tennessee

Tennessee upset Vanderbilt, 10–6. Vanderbilt's lone score came on a 70-yard run by Rabbit Curry. The year's only unanimous All-Southern Graham Vowell scored Tennessee's winning touchdown. [12]

The starting lineup was Adams (left end), Cody (left tackle), Williams (left guard), Hamilton (center), Harman (right guard), Lipscomb (right tackle), Cohen (right end), Curry (quarterback), Floyd (left halfback), Zerfoss (right halfback), Ray (fullback). [13]

Auburn

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Vanderbilt eliminated Auburn from SIAA title contention by a 20–9 score. Josh Cody carried the ball over for the first touchdown. [14] Rabbit Curry played well at the start, but could not play the entire game due to an ankle injury. [14] Moon Ducote made a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter to put the Tigers up 9–7. [14] With the help of the forward pass, the Commodores scored two further touchdowns in the last quarter. [14]

The starting lineup was Zerfoss (left end), Cody (left tackle), Williams (left guard), Hamilton (center), Carman (right guard), Lipscomb (right tackle), Cohen (right end), Curry (quarterback), Richardson (left halfback), Beasley (right halfback), Ray (fullback). [14]

Sewanee

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    Vanderbilt and rival Sewanee fought to a scoreless tie. Red Floyd fumbled in the shadow of the goalpost. [15]

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    References

    1. ↑ "Vandy regulars and scrubs run riot". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    2. ↑ "Subs and heat beat Crimsons". The Lexington Herald. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    3. ↑ "State falls before Vandy". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ "Vandy scores victory". The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 22, 1916. Retrieved February 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ "Virginia is unable to stop "Rabbit" Curry and Vanderbilt wins easily". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    6. ↑ "Rose no match for Vanderbilt". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ "Terrible jolt handed by Vols of old Tennessee". The Atlanta Journal. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    8. ↑ "Tiger conquered by Commodores in great battle". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    9. ↑ "Vandy held to tie by Sewanee; Ragged plays mar battle". The Birmingham Age-Herald. December 1, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
    10. ↑ "1916 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results".
    11. ↑ "Doc Rodes".
    12. ↑ "Defeat of Vandy Was Big Surprise". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2015– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    13. ↑ Woodruff 1928 , p. 42
    14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Vanderbilt Took Good Game From The Auburn Team". Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved May 22, 2016– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
    15. ↑ "Vanderbilt 0, Sewanee 0". The Houston Post. December 1, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2016– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg

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