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1893 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1893 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainW. J. Keller
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland   –   6 – 0 – 0
Texas   –   4 – 0 – 0
Central (KY)   –   2 – 0 – 0
Howard   –   2 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   2 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt   –   6 – 1 – 0
Auburn   –   3 – 0 – 2
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss   –   4 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   4 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   3 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   2 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   2 – 1 – 0
Guilford   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   2 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   2 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 4 – 0
Sewanee   –   3 – 3 – 0
Furman   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgia   –   2 – 2 – 1
Western Maryland   –   1 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   2 – 3 – 2
North Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 0
Tennessee   –   2 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   1 – 2 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   0 – 1 – 0
LSU   –   0 – 1 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   0 – 1 – 0
Mercer   –   0 – 1 – 0
Wofford   –   0 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   0 – 2 – 0
Alabama   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1893 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1893 college football season. The team's head coach and team captain was W. J. Keller, who only coached one season in that capacity at Vanderbilt. The season started 2–1 and finished with a four-game winning streak.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 213:00 p.m.Memphis Athletic Club
W 68–01,500[1][2][3]
October 28at Sewanee
W 10–8[4]
November 63:30 p.m.at Auburn
L 10–302,000[5]
November 12Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 35–0[6]
November 183:00 p.m.at Louisville Athletic ClubLouisville, KYW 36–12[7]
November 302:30 p.m.Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 10–03,000[8][9]
December 22:30 p.m.Central (KY)
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 12–0[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "Foot Ball". The Daily American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 21, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Foot Ball!". The Daily American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 21, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "68 To 0". The Daily American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 22, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Foot Ball". The Daily American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 29, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Auburn Boys Win". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 7, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "The Old Gold". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 13, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Vanderbilt Wins". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 20, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Great Football". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 30, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt Wins". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. December 1, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Vanderbilt Wins". The Daily American. Nashville, Tennessee. December 3, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "2019 Football Fact Book" (PDF). vucommodores.com. Vanderbilt Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved September 1, 2019.