1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team's head coach was R. G. Acton, who was in his first year at Vanderbilt and went on to coach two more. This was the first meeting of Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record322 (202 SIAA)
Head coachR. G. Acton (1st season)
CaptainPhil Connell
Home stadiumDudley Field
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
LSU + 3 0 0  6 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 0  4 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 2  3 2 2
Auburn 3 1 0  3 1 0
Georgia Tech 1 1 1  1 1 1
Texas 1 1 0  4 2 1
Alabama 1 1 0  2 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 0  3 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 0  3 3 0
Tulane 1 2 0  3 2 0
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0  0 1 0
Nashville 0 1 1  0 1 1
Mercer 0 2 1  0 2 1
Central (KY) 0 2 1  0 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 0  0 4 0
Cumberland (TN)         
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 10Kentucky State
W 6–0
October 17at Centre*Danville, KYL 0–46
October 24Central (KY)
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 0–0
November 3at Southwestern MemphisMemphis, TNW 36–0
November 7at Missouri*St. Louis, MOL 6–26
November 14Nashville
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 0–0
November 27at Sewanee
W 10–43,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2013-08-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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