1895 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1895 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPhil Connell
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt 3 0 0 5 3 1
Auburn 2 1 0 2 1 0
Georgia 2 2 0 3 4 0
Sewanee 0 2 0 2 2 1
Alabama 0 2 0 0 4 0

The 1895 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1895 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).[1] The team's head coach was Charles L. Upton, who only coached one season in that capacity, at Vanderbilt for one year.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12at Missouri*L 0–16[2]
October 19at Central (KY)*Richmond, KYW 10–0400[3]
October 28North Carolina*L 0–122,000[4]
November 2Centre*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 0–0[5]
November 9Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 9–6[6]
November 12at Nashville Athletic Club*Nashville, TNW 20–4
November 162:00 p.m.vs. Virginia*
L 4–62,500[7]
November 23Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 6–01,200[8]
November 28Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 18–6[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hall and Campus". The Atlanta Constitution. December 9, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Missouri boys are all right, defeated the Vanderbilt boys on the gridiron". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 13, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt 10, Central University 0". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Butler makes a magnificent run". The Chicago Tribune. October 29, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt 0, Center College 0". The Times-Democrat. November 3, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt wins in muddy field". The Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Won It". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 17, 1895. p. 16. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Georgians make a claim of foul, Vanderbilt however is given the game played at Nashville". The Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt defeats Sewanee". The Times-Democrat. November 29, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.