1903 Vanderbilt

6–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by J.H. Henry.

Vanderbilt, 1903
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1903, game by game: lost vs. Cumberland (TN) 0–6; won vs. Alabama 30–0; won vs. Tennessee 40–0; won vs. Ole Miss 33–0; won at Georgia 33–0; tied at Texas 5–5; won vs. Washington St. Louis 41–0; won vs. Sewanee 10–5+41−6Lost 0–6 vs. Cumberland (TN)-6Cumberland (TN)Won 30–0 vs. Alabama+30AlabamaWon 40–0 vs. Tennessee+40TennesseeWon 33–0 vs. Ole Miss+33Ole MissWon 33–0 at Georgia+33GeorgiaTied 5–5 at Texas0TexasWon 41–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+41Washington St. …Won 10–5 vs. Sewanee+5Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 10–⁠5; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1903.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions3–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Clemson

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 3rd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
192–⁠16
Coach
J.H. Henry
Elo
1642 +81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.4 No. 29 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frank Kyle

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson2–⁠04–⁠1–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Texas1–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠23–⁠4
Georgia2–⁠23–⁠4
Auburn1–⁠24–⁠3
Texas A&M0–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠5
NC State0–⁠11–⁠2
LSU0–⁠20–⁠3
Tulane0–⁠00–⁠1
Florida State0–⁠00–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.