1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1930 college football season. In their 26th season under head coach Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt compiled an 8–2 record.[1]

1930 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Scheffer
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 0 0 10 0 0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 0 0 8 1 0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 1 0 9 1 0
Duke 4 1 1 8 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 0 8 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0 7 5 0
Florida 4 2 1 6 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 2 5 3 2
Clemson 3 2 0 8 2 0
Georgia 3 2 1 7 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 0 5 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0 6 4 0
VPI 2 3 1 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 2 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 1 2 6 1
LSU 2 4 0 6 4 0
Virginia 2 5 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 3 6 1
NC State 1 5 0 2 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0 3 5 1
Auburn 1 6 0 3 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 4 1 3 6 1
VMI 0 5 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Chattanooga*W 39–0[2]
October 4at Minnesota*W 33–720,000[3]
October 11VPI
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 40–0[4]
October 18Spring Hill*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–6[5]
October 25at AlabamaL 7–1222,000[6]
November 1Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 24–0[7]
November 8at Georgia TechW 6–025,000[8]
November 15Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–13[9]
November 22Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–08,000[10]
November 29Maryland
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1930 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Moccasins subdued by great Vanderbilt team". Kingsport Times. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt runs over Minnesota for 33 to 7 win". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt opens football season with 40 to 0 victory over V.P.I." Richmond Times Dispatch. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Commodores defeat scrappy Spring Hill Badgers, 27 to 6". Nashville Banner. October 19, 1930. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brilliant running of Suther is big factor in Alabama win". Nashville Banner. October 26, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Amos Leonard leads Vandy to 24–0 win". The Huntsville Times. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech loses to Vanderbilt, 6 to 0, before 25,000 fans at Atlanta". The Macon Telegraph. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee defeats Vanderbilt 13–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vanderbilt power is too much for Auburn". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 23, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vanderbilt beats Maryland 22-to-7, on passes and runs". The Baltimore Sun. November 30, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.