1911 Vanderbilt

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

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1911, game by game: won vs. Birmingham 40–0; won vs. Maryville (TN) 46–0; won vs. Rose Hulman 33–0; won vs. Centre 45–0; lost at Michigan 8–9; won vs. Georgia 17–0; won vs. Kentucky 18–0; won vs. Ole Miss 21–0; won vs. Sewanee 31–0+46−1Won 40–0 vs. Birmingham+40BirminghamWon 46–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+46Maryville (TN)Won 33–0 vs. Rose Hulman+33Rose HulmanWon 45–0 vs. Centre+45CentreLost 8–9 at Michigan-1MichiganWon 17–0 vs. Georgia+17GeorgiaWon 18–0 vs. Kentucky+18KentuckyWon 21–0 vs. Ole Miss+21Ole MissWon 31–0 vs. Sewanee+31Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 31–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions2–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
259–⁠9
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1694 +85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.9 No. 6 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ray Morrison
Offense
Short punt

1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt2–⁠08–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠0–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
The Citadel1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
LSU1–⁠16–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠33–⁠5
Mercer2–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠26–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠03–⁠4–⁠2
Samford0–⁠51–⁠6–⁠1

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