1899 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1899 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWalter H. Simmons
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0 12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0 7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0 3 1 0
Nashville 3 1 0 3 1 0
Tennessee 2 1 0 6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1 3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0 6 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 3 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1 2 3 1
Clemson 1 2 0 4 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 0 1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0 1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0 5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0 1 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0 0 6 0
Tulane 0 5 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Commodores were coached by James L. Crane, in his first year as head coach. Quarterback Frank Godchaux Sr., the father of Frank Godchaux, from Abbeville, Louisiana, who transferred from LSU to Vanderbilt in 1897, lettered this year in football.[1] After football, he became a self-made business magnate of a successful rice milling company.[2] Grantland Rice lettered at end.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Cumberland (TN)Cumberland, TNW 32–0
October 13Miami (OH)*W 12–0
October 213:30 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–61,000[4][5]
October 28Indiana*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–22
November 4vs. Ole Miss
W 11–0[6]
November 11Bethel (TN)*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–0
November 18Texas
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 6–0
November 25Central (KY)
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–16
November 302:30 p.m.Nashville
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 5–04,000[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Couch, Ernie (2001). SEC Football Trivia. Thomas Nelson Inc.
  2. ^ Kathy Rivers. "Godchaux Family". Archived from the original on October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ John A. Simpson. The Greatest Game Ever Played In Dixie. p. 27.
  4. ^ "Who Will Win—Vanderbilt and Cincinnati Meet To-Morrow Afternoon". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. October 20, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "To Cincinnati Comes Victory". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 22, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Not A Brilliant Contest". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 5, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "To-morrow's Game Will Be Great". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 29, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Thanksgiving Game On Dudley Field". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. December 1, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.