1914 Vanderbilt

2–⁠6 (0–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin.

Vanderbilt, 1914
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1914, game by game: won vs. Henderson State 42–6; lost at Michigan 3–23; won vs. Centre 59–0; lost vs. North Carolina 9–10; lost vs. Virginia 7–20; lost vs. Tennessee 14–16; lost at Auburn 0–6; lost vs. Sewanee 13–14+59−20Won 42–6 vs. Henderson State+36Henderson StateLost 3–23 at Michigan-20MichiganWon 59–0 vs. Centre+59CentreLost 9–10 vs. North Carolina-1North CarolinaLost 7–20 vs. Virginia-13VirginiaLost 14–16 vs. Tennessee-2TennesseeLost 0–6 at Auburn-6AuburnLost 13–14 vs. Sewanee-1Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sewanee 14–⁠13; tied for 12th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 12th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
147–⁠95
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1499 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.0 No. 49 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ammie Sikes
Offense
Short punt

1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee5–⁠09–⁠0
Ole Miss2–⁠05–⁠4–⁠1
Auburn4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Florida3–⁠15–⁠2
Mississippi State4–⁠26–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠4
Clemson2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠11–⁠2
Georgia1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
LSU0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠32–⁠5
Vanderbilt0–⁠22–⁠6
Wofford0–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Samford0–⁠10–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠20–⁠3

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