1913 Vanderbilt

5–⁠3 (1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin.

Vanderbilt, 1913
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1913, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 59–0; won vs. Centre 48–0; won vs. Henderson State 33–0; lost vs. Michigan 2–33; lost at Virginia 0–34; won vs. Tennessee 7–6; lost at Auburn 6–14; won vs. Sewanee 63–13+59−34Won 59–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+59Maryville (TN)Won 48–0 vs. Centre+48CentreWon 33–0 vs. Henderson State+33Henderson StateLost 2–33 vs. Michigan-31MichiganLost 0–34 at Virginia-34VirginiaWon 7–6 vs. Tennessee+1TennesseeLost 6–14 at Auburn-8AuburnWon 63–13 vs. Sewanee+50Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 63–⁠13; tied for 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
218–⁠100
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1595 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.0 No. 34 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Enoch Brown
Offense
Short punt

1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn7–⁠08–⁠0
Mississippi State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠3
Georgia2–⁠16–⁠2
Florida2–⁠14–⁠3
LSU1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt1–⁠15–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠4
Tennessee1–⁠26–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠33–⁠5
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠10–⁠2

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