1905 Vanderbilt

7–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1905, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 97–0; won vs. Alabama 34–0; lost at Michigan 0–18; won at Tennessee 45–0; won vs. Texas 33–0; won vs. Auburn 54–0; won vs. Clemson 41–0; won vs. Sewanee 68–4+97−18Won 97–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+97Maryville (TN)Won 34–0 vs. Alabama+34AlabamaLost 0–18 at Michigan-18MichiganWon 45–0 at Tennessee+45TennesseeWon 33–0 vs. Texas+33TexasWon 54–0 vs. Auburn+54AuburnWon 41–0 vs. Clemson+41ClemsonWon 68–4 vs. Sewanee+64Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsMaryville (TN)W 97–⁠095%
Oct 7vsAlabamaW 34–⁠075%
Oct 14atMichiganL 0–⁠1837%
Oct 21atTennesseeW 45–⁠064%
Oct 28vsTexasW 33–⁠071%
Nov 4vsAuburnW 54–⁠076%
Nov 18vsClemsonW 41–⁠071%
Nov 30vsSewaneeW 68–⁠469%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 68–⁠4; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
372–⁠22
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1742 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
25.4 No. 7 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Innis Brown
Offense
Short punt

1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt4–⁠07–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠4
Auburn2–⁠32–⁠4
Tennessee0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Texas A&M0–⁠07–⁠2
NC State0–⁠00–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia0–⁠31–⁠5
Mississippi State0–⁠20–⁠2
Ole Miss0–⁠00–⁠1

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