1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1934 record6–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainEugene Beck
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane + 8 0 0 10 1 0
Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 5 1 0 8 2 0
LSU 4 2 0 7 2 2
Georgia 3 2 0 7 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 3 0 6 3 0
Florida 2 2 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 2 3 1 4 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 0 5 5 0
Auburn 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 4 0 2 7 0
Mississippi State 0 5 0 4 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1935 college football season. The Commodores were led by Dan McGugin, who served in the 30th and final year as head coach. Vanderbilt went 6–3 overall and 4–3 in the SEC, finishing sixth. They played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The team's captain was Eugene Beck.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Mississippi State
W 7–0
October 6at Georgia TechW 27–12
October 13at Cincinnati*W 32–0
October 20Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 7–6
October 27LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–29
November 3at George Washington*W 7–6
November 10Sewaneedagger
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 19–0[1]
November 17Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–1320,000[2]
November 29at AlabamaL 0–3424,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[]

  1. ^ "Vandy batters Tigers to prep for Tennessee". The Chattanooga Times. November 11, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee skirts ends to down Vanderbilt, 13–6". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bama crushes Vandy to clear its path to Rose Bowl". The Tennessean. November 30, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
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