1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1930 college football season. In their 26th season under head coach Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt compiled an 8–2 record.[1]

1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Scheffer
Home stadiumDudley Field
1930 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 0 010 0 0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 0 08 1 0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 1 09 1 0
Duke 4 1 18 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 08 2 0
Maryland 4 2 07 5 0
Florida 4 2 16 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 25 3 2
Clemson 3 2 08 2 0
Georgia 3 2 17 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 05 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 06 4 0
VPI 2 3 15 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 02 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 12 6 1
LSU 2 4 06 4 0
Virginia 2 5 04 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 03 6 1
NC State 1 5 02 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 03 5 1
Auburn 1 6 03 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 4 13 6 1
VMI 0 5 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Chattanooga*W 39–0[2]
October 4at Minnesota*W 33–720,000[3]
October 11VPI
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 40–0[4]
October 18Spring Hill*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–6[5]
October 25at AlabamaL 7–1222,000[6]
November 1Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 24–0[7]
November 8at Georgia TechW 6–025,000[8]
November 15Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–13[9]
November 22Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–08,000[10]
November 29Maryland
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1930 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  2. "Moccasins subdued by great Vanderbilt team". Kingsport Times. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vanderbilt runs over Minnesota for 33 to 7 win". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vanderbilt opens football season with 40 to 0 victory over V.P.I." Richmond Times Dispatch. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Commodores defeat scrappy Spring Hill Badgers, 27 to 6". Nashville Banner. October 19, 1930. Retrieved April 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Brilliant running of Suther is big factor in Alabama win". Nashville Banner. October 26, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Amos Leonard leads Vandy to 24–0 win". The Huntsville Times. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Georgia Tech loses to Vanderbilt, 6 to 0, before 25,000 fans at Atlanta". The Macon Telegraph. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tennessee defeats Vanderbilt 13–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vanderbilt power is too much for Auburn". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 23, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vanderbilt beats Maryland 22-to-7, on passes and runs". The Baltimore Sun. November 30, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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