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1929 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1929 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBull Brown
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
North Carolina 7 1 0 9 1 0
Florida 6 1 0 8 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 0 7 2 0
Kentucky 3 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 4 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 4 2 0 8 2 0
Duke 2 1 0 4 6 0
LSU 3 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 8 3 0
VPI 2 3 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 5 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 6 5 0
Virginia 1 3 2 4 3 2
Maryland 1 3 1 4 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 2 1 6 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 1 1 5 2
Sewanee 0 4 1 2 5 2
NC State 0 5 0 1 8 0
Auburn 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1929 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Ole MissW 19–7[1]
October 5Ouachita Baptist*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–6[2]
October 12at Minnesota*L 15–625,000[3]
October 19at AuburnW 41–2[4]
October 26Maryville (TN)
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 33–0[5]
November 2Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–015,000[6][7]
November 9Georgia Tech
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 23–7[8]
November 16at TennesseeL 13–0[9]
November 28Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Vanderbilt comes back to trim Ole Miss, 19–7". The Roanoke Times. September 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vandy forced to fight hard to defeat Ouachita, 26 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Minnesota outdrives Vandy for 15–6 win". The Minneapolis Journal. October 13, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt shows powerful attack in swamping Auburn, 41 to 2". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryville spunky but loses to Vandy, 33–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt achieves great triumph in defeat of Alabama". Nashville Banner. November 3, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Commodores defeat Tide, 13 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 3, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt crushes Georgia Tech 23–7 in fourth Southern Conference victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee ends Vandy's quest of title, 13 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandy beats Sewanee by 26 to 6 score". The Knoxville Journal. November 29, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1930 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2023.