1915 Vanderbilt

9–⁠1 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin.

Vanderbilt, 1915
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1915, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 51–0; won vs. Rhodes 47–0; won vs. Georgetown (Kentucky) 75–0; won vs. Cumberland (TN) 60–0; won vs. Henderson State 100–0; won vs. Ole Miss 91–0; won vs. Tennessee 35–0; lost at Virginia 10–35; won at Auburn 17–0; won vs. Sewanee 27–3+100−25Won 51–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+51Middle TennesseeWon 47–0 vs. Rhodes+47RhodesWon 75–0 vs. Georgetown (Kentucky)+75Georgetown (Ken…Won 60–0 vs. Cumberland (TN)+60Cumberland (TN)Won 100–0 vs. Henderson State+100Henderson StateWon 91–0 vs. Ole Miss+91Ole MissWon 35–0 vs. Tennessee+35TennesseeLost 10–35 at Virginia-25VirginiaWon 17–0 at Auburn+17AuburnWon 27–3 vs. Sewanee+24Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 27–⁠3; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions3–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
513–⁠38
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1643 +143 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.7 No. 23 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Russ Cohen
Offense
Short punt

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt3–⁠09–⁠1
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠06–⁠2
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Florida3–⁠24–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Furman1–⁠15–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠21–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠44–⁠4
Wofford0–⁠23–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠42–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2

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