1900 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1900 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 0 6 0 0
Auburn 4 0 0 4 0 0
Tulane 3 0 0 5 0 0
Texas 1 0 0 6 0 0
Sewanee + 5 0 1 6 1 1
North Carolina 3 0 1 4 1 3
Vanderbilt 2 3 1 4 4 1
Alabama 1 3 0 2 3 0
Nashville 1 3 0 2 3 0
Georgia 1 4 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 2 1 3 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
LSU 0 1 0 2 2 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0 4 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0 0 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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.
  7. ^ "Vanderbilt 27, Central University 0". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  10. ^ "Decisive victory gained by Vanderbilt University, score at the finish, 18 to 5". Nashville Banner. November 30, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.