Vanderbilt at Alabama

Saturday, November 10, 1917

Vanderbilt beat Alabama 7–⁠2. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 4–⁠0 as played.

AwayVanderbilt5–⁠3 in 1917
7
HomeAlabama5–⁠2–⁠1 in 1917
2

FinalHigh 76°F, low 39°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: SPORTS IS Crimson Ls Mustered By Vandy Machine VANDERBILT CODlHODORES WIN OVER ALABAMA ELEVEN N THRILLING BATTLE; CRIMSON WASTES MANY CHANCES

    The Birmingham age-herald, November 11, 1917, page 14

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    SPORTS IS Crimson Ls Mustered By Vandy Machine VANDERBILT CODlHODORES WIN OVER ALABAMA ELEVEN N THRILLING BATTLE; CRIMSON WASTES MANY CHANCES Sensational Witers Near Goal Line and Kelly Ma chine is Dealt Initial Defeat of SeasonAabama Scores Safety Following Blocked Punt in Final Period Vandy’s Winning Touchdown Late in Second Period Following Crimson Commodores Play Chiefly Defensive Game

  • The The Washington herald's story: Yesterdays Football Results

    The Washington herald, November 11, 1917, page 12 (results column)

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    Yesterdays Football Results Notre Dame. 10; Morningside, o. Illinois Wesleyan. IA; Bradley. O. Grinnell, Al; Knox, z. Vanderbilt, 7; Alabama, 2. Sewanee, So; Mississippi, Z. Tech. 4S; Tulane. o. Camp jackson. 10; Camp Gordon, o. Presbyterian College. 10; Erskire, o. Nebraska, 81; Missouri, o. Northwestern. 80; Mich. Aggies, 6. Wisconsin, 3; Ohio State 16 (correct). Iowa, 35; South Dakota, o. Kansas, 13; Oklahoma, 6. A. and M. u, z; Baylor, o. Rice Institute, “a; Southwestern 13. Harvard Informal. o; Camp Deven, o. Wesleyan. 81: Rochester, 6. Ga. Tech, As; Tulane. 0. Yale Informal, %; New Haven Ma val Base, 0. Newport Naval Reserves, 81; Brown, o. Gettysburgh, 81; Mount st. Mary’s. 6. Dickinson. q; Franklin and Mar shall, 6. Baldwin Wallace, .; Muskingum, Z. Aggies, Z; Colgate. 40. Smith, 9; Middlebury, 81.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Alabama 55% to win. Vanderbilt won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Alabama leads 61–⁠20–⁠4; as played, 64–⁠19–⁠4 in 87 meetings, counting the 83 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Alabama 30, Vanderbilt 14
2024Vanderbilt 40, Alabama 35
2022Alabama 55, Vanderbilt 3
2017Alabama 59, Vanderbilt 0
2011Alabama 34, Vanderbilt 0
2007Alabama 24, Vanderbilt 10

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