1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football 1896Vandy.jpg 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 3–2–2 2–0–2 R. G. Acton 1st Phil Connell Dudley Field 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 October 10 w Kentucky State College Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 6–0 600 Nashville Gets 'Em Both https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109362050/the-tennessean/ The Nashville American Nashville, Tennessee October 11, 1896 6 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 17 l y y Centre Danville, KY 0–46 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-football-vander/136902931/ Football, Vanderbilt badly beaten by "Old Centre" yesterday The Sunday Leader October 18, 1896 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 t 1896 Central Colonels Central (KY) Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-vanderbilt-vs-c/136903028/ Vanderbilt vs. Central College; Good game at Nashville, ending in a draw The Chattanooga Daily Times October 25, 1896 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 2:30 p.m. l y y Missouri Fair Grounds St. Louis, MO 6–26 Missouri And Vanderbilt https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84438694/st-louis-globe-democrat/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri November 7, 1896 4 August 30, 2021 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Southwestern Presbyterian Baseball Park Clarksville, TN 36–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-foot-ball-yesterday/136903346/ Foot ball yesterday; The S.W.P.U. team defeated the Vanderbilt eleven, score 36 to 0 The Leaf-Chronicle November 12, 1896 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 t 1896 Nashville Garnet and Blue Nashville Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-was-most-disgraceful/136903545/ Was most disgraceful The Nashville American November 15, 1896 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 26 w y Sewanee Hardee Field Sewanee, TN rivalry 10–4 2,500 Vanderbilt Victorious https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner/136891401/ Nashville Banner Nashville, Tennessee November 27, 1896 6 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football