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1925 Vanderbilt

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

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1925, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 27–0; won vs. Henderson State 41–0; won vs. Texas 14–6; won vs. Tennessee 34–7; lost at Georgia 7–26; won vs. Ole Miss 7–0; lost vs. Georgia Tech 0–7; lost at Auburn 9–10; won vs. Sewanee 19–7+41−19Won 27–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+27Middle TennesseeWon 41–0 vs. Henderson State+41Henderson StateWon 14–6 vs. Texas+8TexasWon 34–7 vs. Tennessee+27TennesseeLost 7–26 at Georgia-19GeorgiaWon 7–0 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissLost 0–7 vs. Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechLost 9–10 at Auburn-1AuburnWon 19–7 vs. Sewanee+12Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠095%
Oct 3vsHenderson StateW 41–⁠092%
Oct 10vsTexasW 14–⁠659%
Oct 17vsTennesseeW 34–⁠775%
Oct 24atGeorgiaL 7–⁠2644%
Oct 31vsOle MissW 7–⁠081%
Nov 7vsGeorgia TechL 0–⁠759%
Nov 14atAuburnL 9–⁠1053%
Nov 21vsSewaneeW 19–⁠767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 19–⁠7; tied for 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-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 1925.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 10th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
158–⁠63
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1568 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.5 No. 53 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gil Reese

1925 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Washington and Lee5–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠26–⁠3
Florida3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠27–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
Sewanee1–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
VMI1–⁠55–⁠5
LSU0–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠45–⁠5
Maryland0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠41–⁠7

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