1909 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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

1909 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sewanee $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Gordon	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Mississippi A&M	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	4	–	2
Memphis U. School	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	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 7–3–0 and 3–1–0 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.