1919 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1919 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Vanderbilt Commodores.png
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1919 record 5–1–2 (4–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach Dan McGugin (15th year)
Offensive scheme Short-punt
Captain Josh Cody
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
« 1918 1920 »
1919 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Centre + 3 0 0     9 0 0
Auburn + 5 1 0     8 1 0
Alabama 6 1 0     8 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 2     5 1 2
Mississippi A&M 5 2 0     6 2 0
Kentucky 3 1 1     3 4 1
Georgia Tech 2 1 0     7 3 0
Georgia 4 2 2     4 2 3
Furman 2 1 1     6 2 1
Tulane 3 2 1     6 2 1
Clemson 3 2 2     6 2 2
LSU 2 2 0     6 2 0
Florida 2 2 0     5 3 0
Wofford 1 1 0     3 2 1
Ole Miss 1 4 0     4 4 0
The Citadel 1 4 0     4 4 1
Sewanee 1 4 0     3 6 0
Tennessee 0 3 2     3 3 3
South Carolina 0 4 1     1 7 1
Transylvania 0 1 0     0 1 0
Mercer 0 1 0     0 2 0
Georgetown 0 2 0     0 2 0
Mississippi College 0 4 0     3 5 1
Howard 0 4 0     3 5 2
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1919 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1919 college football season. The 1919 season was Dan McGugin's 15th year as head coach. McGugin was returning from his stent in the Army during WWI where he was relieved by interim head coach Ray Morrison. Josh Cody was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp, for the second time (he also received the honor in 1915).

Before the season

After the war, Josh Cody returned to Vanderbilt for his senior year.[1] He was elected captain.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 4 Union (TN)* Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 41–0  
October 11 Tennessee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) T 3–3  
October 18 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA L 0–20  
October 25 Auburn Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 7–6  
November 1 at Kentucky Stoll FieldLexington, KY (Rivalry) T 0–0  
November 8 Alabama Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 16–12  
November 15 at Virginia Lambeth FieldCharlottesville, VA W 10–6  
November 27 Sewanee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) W 33–21  
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

Union

The season opened with a 41–0 victory over the Union Bulldogs.

Tennessee

A steady rain hindered the Tennessee game which ended a 3–3 tie. Josh Cody scored on a 30-yard drop kick, while Buck Hatcher made a 25-yard drop kick.[3]

at Georgia Tech

Vanderbilt fell to Georgia Tech in the mud 20–0. Buck Flowers and fullback Gaiver starred.[4]

Auburn

SIAA champion Auburn suffered its only loss to Vanderbilt, 7–6. Tom Lipscomb and Frank Goar were sent in on Auburn's last drive. Goar had been sick and Lipscomb was suffering from an injured ankle. The two spurned the team to victory in what the Vanderbilt yearbook called "the greatest defensive stand ever staged by any Vanderbilt team."

Kentucky

On Stoll Field in Lexington, the Kentucky Wildcats fought the Commodores to a scoreless tie.

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama 0 0 6 6 12
Vanderbilt 0 13 0 3 16
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Dudley Field
    Nashville, TN

On a muddy field, the Commodores beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 16–12, giving the Tide their only loss of the season.[6][5]

On its first drive of the game, Alabama took the ball to the Vanderbilt 2-yard line, but then fumbled the ball that was recovered by Josh Cody of the Commodores to end the scoring threat.[5] The second Alabama fumble resulted in the first touchdown of the game. Early in the second quarter, Riggs Stephenson fumbled the ball that was recovered by Tommy Zerfoss and returned 35-yards for a 7–0 Vanderbilt lead.[5] They further extended their lead to 13–0 at halftime on a 20-yard Grailey Berryhill touchdown run.[5]

Alabama rallied in the second half with a pair of two-yards Stephenson touchdown runs in the third and fourth quarter that made the score 13–12.[5] Cody then provided for the final margin in the 16–12 Commodores' victory with his 30-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.[5]

at Virginia

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Vanderbilt v. Virginia

Vanderbilt met the Virginia Cavaliers on Lambeth Field and won 10–6.

Sewanee

On a field wet from previous rains, the Sewanee Tigers put up a game fight as Vanderbilt won 33–21. The starting lineup was Zerfoss (left end), Cody (left tackle), Hendrix (left guard), Early (center), Basley (right guard), Lipscomb (right tackle), Adams (right end), Latham (quarterback), Richardson (left halfback), Floyd (right halfback), Wade (fullback).[7]

References

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