Rhodes vs. Vanderbilt

Rhodes and Vanderbilt first met in 1908 and have played 7 times; Vanderbilt leads the series 6–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Vanderbilt 6–⁠1.

Rhodes wins
1
Vanderbilt wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1908
Longest streak
5 Vanderbilt
Current streak
1 Vanderbilt
Last 10 meetings
Vanderbilt 6–⁠1
Most recent
1937

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠2
1910s0–⁠2
1920s0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠1
Average margin
37.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Rhodes
0–⁠1 Rhodes’s record at home
At Vanderbilt
5–⁠1 Vanderbilt’s record at home
Shutouts
5

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Rhodes’s biggest win1936: Rhodes 12, Vanderbilt 0by 12 points
  2. Vanderbilt’s biggest win1916: Vanderbilt 86, Rhodes 0by 86 points
  3. Upset1936: Rhodes 12, Vanderbilt 0Rhodes had a 7% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Rhodes and Vanderbilt, 1908 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 9, 1937Vanderbilt 17, Rhodes 6at Rhodes
Oct 10, 1936Rhodes 12, Vanderbilt 0at Vanderbilt
Oct 30, 1926Vanderbilt 50, Rhodes 0at Vanderbilt
Sep 30, 1916Vanderbilt 86, Rhodes 0at Vanderbilt
Oct 2, 1915Vanderbilt 47, Rhodes 0at Vanderbilt
Sep 25, 1909Vanderbilt 52, Rhodes 0at Vanderbilt
Sep 26, 1908Vanderbilt 11, Rhodes 5at Vanderbilt

Every game is listed as played on the field.