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1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1916Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort punt
CaptainIrby Curry
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech +500801
Tennessee +601801
Vanderbilt411711
LSU311712
The Citadel310611
Tulane211431
Kentucky212412
Auburn620620
Georgia520630
Alabama430630
Sewanee222522
Centre111513
Howard (AL)110640
Georgetown (KY)110210
Mississippi A&M340441
Transylvania231332
Mississippi College230630
Clemson240360
South Carolina240270
Wofford120270
Louisville121231
Furman130450
Chattanooga140350
Florida040050
Mercer050160
Ole Miss060360
  • + – Conference co-champions

The1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football team representedVanderbilt University in the1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1916 season wasDan McGugin's 13th year as head coach. QuarterbackIrby Curry was selected third-teamAll-America byWalter Camp.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Southwestern Presbyterian*W 86–0[1]
October 7Transylvania
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 42–0[2]
October 14atKentuckyW 45–0[3]
October 21Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 35–0[4]
October 28Virginia*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–6[5]
November 4Rose Poly*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–0[6]
November 11atTennesseeL 6–10[7]
November 18atAuburnW 20–9[8]
November 30Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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Game summaries

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Southwestern Presbyterian

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The season opened againstSouthwestern Presbyterian with a 86–0 win.

Transylvania

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In the second week of play,Transylvania was beaten, 42–0.

Kentucky

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Vanderbilt defeatedKentucky, 45–0. Vanderbilt coachDan McGugin stated "If you would give meDoc Rodes, I would say he was a greater player than Curry."[11]

Ole Miss

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Vanderbilt beatOle Miss, 35–0.

Virginia

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Vanderbilt beatVirginia, 27–6.Josh Cody made a 50-yard field goal.

Rose Poly

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Vanderbilt beatRose Poly, 67–0.

Tennessee

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Tennessee upset Vanderbilt, 10–6. Vanderbilt's lone score came on a 70-yard run byRabbit Curry. The year's only unanimousAll-SouthernGraham Vowell scored Tennessee's winning touchdown.[12]

The starting lineup was Adams (left end), Cody (left tackle), Williams (left guard), Hamilton (center), Harman (right guard), Lipscomb (right tackle), Cohen (right end), Curry (quarterback), Floyd (left halfback), Zerfoss (right halfback), Ray (fullback).[13]

Auburn

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Vanderbilt at Auburn
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Auburn06309

Vanderbilt eliminatedAuburn from SIAA title contention by a 20–9 score.Josh Cody carried the ball over for the first touchdown.[14]Rabbit Curry played well at the start, but could not play the entire game due to an ankle injury.[14]Moon Ducote made a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter to put the Tigers up 9–7.[14] With the help of the forward pass, the Commodores scored two further touchdowns in the last quarter.[14]

The starting lineup was Zerfoss (left end), Cody (left tackle), Williams (left guard), Hamilton (center), Carman (right guard), Lipscomb (right tackle), Cohen (right end), Curry (quarterback), Richardson (left halfback), Beasley (right halfback), Ray (fullback).[14]

Sewanee

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Sewanee vs. Vanderbilt
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    Vanderbilt and rivalSewanee fought to a scoreless tie.Red Floyd fumbled in the shadow of the goalpost.[15]

    References

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    1. ^"Vandy regulars and scrubs run riot".The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    2. ^"Subs and heat beat Crimsons".The Lexington Herald. October 8, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    3. ^"State falls before Vandy".The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    4. ^"Vandy scores victory".The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 22, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    5. ^"Virginia is unable to stop "Rabbit" Curry and Vanderbilt wins easily".The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    6. ^"Rose no match for Vanderbilt".The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    7. ^"Terrible jolt handed by Vols of old Tennessee".The Atlanta Journal. November 12, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    8. ^"Tiger conquered by Commodores in great battle".The Birmingham News. November 19, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    9. ^"Vandy held to tie by Sewanee; Ragged plays mar battle".The Birmingham Age-Herald. December 1, 1916. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
    10. ^"1916 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results".
    11. ^"Doc Rodes".
    12. ^"Defeat of Vandy Was Big Surprise".The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1916. p. 6. RetrievedMarch 29, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
    13. ^Woodruff 1928, p. 42
    14. ^abcdef"Vanderbilt Took Good Game From The Auburn Team".Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1916. p. 6. RetrievedMay 22, 2016 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
    15. ^"Vanderbilt 0, Sewanee 0".The Houston Post. December 1, 1916. p. 4. RetrievedMay 13, 2016 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon

    Additional sources

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    • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928).A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 2.
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