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1929 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBull Brown
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19281930 →
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

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

References

  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.
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