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1924 Vanderbilt

6–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin.

Vanderbilt, 1924
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1924, game by game: won vs. Henderson State 13–0; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 61–0; tied at Quantico Marines 13–13; lost at Tulane 13–21; lost vs. Georgia 0–3; won vs. Auburn 13–0; won vs. Mississippi State 18–0; won at Georgia Tech 3–0; won at Minnesota 16–0; lost vs. Sewanee 0–16+61−16Won 13–0 vs. Henderson State+13Henderson StateWon 61–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+61Birmingham-Sout…Tied 13–13 at Quantico Marines0Quantico MarinesLost 13–21 at Tulane-8TulaneLost 0–3 vs. Georgia-3GeorgiaWon 13–0 vs. Auburn+13AuburnWon 18–0 vs. Mississippi State+18Mississippi Sta…Won 3–0 at Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechWon 16–0 at Minnesota+16MinnesotaLost 0–16 vs. Sewanee-16Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsHenderson StateW 13–⁠094%
Oct 4vsBirmingham-SouthernW 61–⁠092%
Oct 11atQuantico MarinesT 13–⁠1389%
Oct 18atTulaneL 13–⁠2154%
Oct 25vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠358%
Nov 1vsAuburnW 13–⁠059%
Nov 8vsMississippi StateW 18–⁠069%
Nov 15atGeorgia TechW 3–⁠048%
Nov 22atMinnesotaW 16–⁠055%
Nov 29vsSewaneeL 0–⁠1681%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sewanee 16–⁠0; tied for 11th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1924.

Consensus All-AmericanHenry “Hek” Wakefield, E

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 11th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
150–⁠53
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1596 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.1 No. 35 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Everett E. Kelly
Offense
Short punt

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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