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1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–2–2 (2–0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPhil Connell
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   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
    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
    Tennessee 0 0 0 4 0 0
    Tulane 1 2 0 3 2 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
    SW Presbyterian 0 2 0 0 3 0
    Cumberland (TN)        
    • + – Conference co-champions

    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.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 10Kentucky State College
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 6–0600[1]
    October 17atCentre*Danville, KYL 0–46[2]
    October 24Central (KY)
    • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
  • T 0–0[3]
    November 72:30 p.m.atMissouri*
    • Fair Grounds
  • St. Louis, MO
  • L 6–26[4]
    November 11atSouthwestern Presbyterian
    • Baseball Park
  • Clarksville, TN
  • W 36–0[5]
    November 14Nashville
    • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
  • T 0–0[6]
    November 26atSewanee
  • Sewanee, TN (rivalry)
  • W 10–42,500[7]
    • *Non-conference game
  • All times are in Central time
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "Nashville Gets 'Em Both". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 11, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Football, Vanderbilt badly beaten by "Old Centre" yesterday". The Sunday Leader. October 18, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Vanderbilt vs. Central College; Good game at Nashville, ending in a draw". The Chattanooga Daily Times. October 25, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Missouri And Vanderbilt". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 7, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Foot ball yesterday; The S.W.P.U. team defeated the Vanderbilt eleven, score 36 to 0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Was most disgraceful". The Nashville American. November 15, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Vanderbilt Victorious". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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