1908 Vanderbilt

7–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1908, game by game: won vs. Rhodes 11–5; won vs. Maryville (TN) 32–0; won vs. Rose Hulman 32–0; won vs. Clemson 41–0; won vs. Ole Miss 29–0; lost at Michigan 6–24; won vs. Tennessee 16–9; lost vs. Ohio State 6–17; won at Washington St. Louis 28–0; tied vs. Sewanee 6–6+41−18Won 11–5 vs. Rhodes+6RhodesWon 32–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+32Maryville (TN)Won 32–0 vs. Rose Hulman+32Rose HulmanWon 41–0 vs. Clemson+41ClemsonWon 29–0 vs. Ole Miss+29Ole MissLost 6–24 at Michigan-18MichiganWon 16–9 vs. Tennessee+7TennesseeLost 6–17 vs. Ohio State-11Ohio StateWon 28–0 at Washington St. Louis+28Washington St. …Tied 6–6 vs. Sewanee0Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Sewanee 6–⁠6; tied for first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
207–⁠61
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1602 −34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.5 No. 41 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Vaughn Blake
Offense
Short punt

1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU3–⁠010–⁠0
Vanderbilt3–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠07–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee2–⁠27–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠23–⁠4
Texas A&M0–⁠13–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠33–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠31–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3

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