1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–2–2 (2–0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPhil Connell
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 3 0 0 6 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 0 4 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 2 3 2 2
Auburn 3 1 0 3 1 0
Texas 1 1 0 4 2 1
Alabama 1 1 0 2 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 0 3 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 0 3 3 0
Tennessee 0 0 0 4 0 0
Tulane 1 2 0 3 2 0
Nashville 0 1 1 0 1 1
Mercer 0 2 1 0 2 1
Central (KY)
0 2 1 0 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 0 0 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 2 0 0 3 0
Cumberland (TN)
       
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team's head coach was R. G. Acton, who was in his first year at Vanderbilt and went on to coach two more. This was the first meeting of Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 6–0600[1]
    October 17at Centre*Danville, KYL 0–46[2]
    October 24
    Central (KY)
    • Dudley Field
    • Nashville, TN
    T 0–0[3]
    November 72:30 p.m.at Missouri*
    L 6–26[4]
    November 11at Southwestern Presbyterian
    W 36–0[5]
    November 14Nashville
    • Dudley Field
    • Nashville, TN
    T 0–0[6]
    November 26at
    Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN (rivalry)
  • W 10–42,500[7]

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