1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–3 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Dan McGugin (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Short punt
Captain	Bo Williams
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sewanee $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
LSU	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	4	–	2
The Citadel	0	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Mississippi A&M	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mercer	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1909 college football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his sixth season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played eight home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record of 7-3 and 4-1 in SIAA.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	Rhodes*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 52–0
October 2	Mercer	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 28–5
October 10	Rose Polytechnic*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 28–3
October 16	vs. Vanderbilt Alumni*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–3
October 23	Auburn	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 17–0
October 30	Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 17–0
November 6	Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 51–0
November 13	at Ohio State*	University Park Columbus, OH	L 0–5
November 20	at Washington (MO)*	St. Louis, MO	W 12–0
November 25	Sewanee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 5–16
*Non-conference game