1906 Vanderbilt

8–⁠1 (2–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin.

Vanderbilt, 1906
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1906, game by game: won vs. Kentucky 28–0; won vs. Ole Miss 29–0; won vs. Alabama 78–0; won vs. Texas 45–0; lost at Michigan 4–10; won vs. Rose Hulman 33–0; won at Georgia Tech 37–6; won vs. Carlisle 4–0; won vs. Sewanee 20–0+78−6Won 28–0 vs. Kentucky+28KentuckyWon 29–0 vs. Ole Miss+29Ole MissWon 78–0 vs. Alabama+78AlabamaWon 45–0 vs. Texas+45TexasLost 4–10 at Michigan-6MichiganWon 33–0 vs. Rose Hulman+33Rose HulmanWon 37–6 at Georgia Tech+31Georgia TechWon 4–0 vs. Carlisle+4CarlisleWon 20–0 vs. Sewanee+20Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsKentuckyW 28–⁠078%
Oct 13vsOle MissW 29–⁠082%
Oct 20vsAlabamaW 78–⁠079%
Oct 27vsTexasW 45–⁠076%
Nov 3atMichiganL 4–⁠1046%
Nov 10vsRose HulmanW 33–⁠096%
Nov 17atGeorgia TechW 37–⁠659%
Nov 24vsCarlisleW 4–⁠062%
Nov 29vsSewaneeW 20–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 20–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

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

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions2–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Clemson

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
278–⁠16
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1762 +101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.3 No. 6 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dan Blake
Offense
Short punt

1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt2–⁠08–⁠1
Texas A&M2–⁠06–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠14–⁠0–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠15–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠14–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠1–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
NC State0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠1–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1
LSU0–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2–⁠2
Tennessee0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠6–⁠2
Samford0–⁠2–⁠10–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠2–⁠10–⁠4–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠31–⁠5–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠10–⁠1

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