1895 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1895 Vanderbilt Commodores football
1895 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1895 record	5–3–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Charles L. Upton (1st season);
Captain	Phil Connell
Home stadium	Dudley Field
	Seasons ← 1894 1896 →

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[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 12		at Missouri*	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	L 0–16
October 19		at Central (KY)*	Richmond, KY	W 10–0
October 28		North Carolina*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–12
November 2		Centre*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	T 0–0
November 9		Auburn	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 9–6
November 12		at Nashville Athletic Club*	Nashville, TN	W 20–4
November 16	2:00 p.m.	vs. Virginia*	Athletic Park Atlanta, GA	L 4–6	2,500	^[2]
November 23		Georgia	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 6–0	1,200
November 28		Sewanee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 18–6
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

^ "Hall and Campus". The Atlanta Constitution. December 9, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Virginia Won It". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 17, 1895. p. 16. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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National championships in bold

1895 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t	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