1928 Vanderbilt
8–2 (4–2 Southern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 34–0Oct 27
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | at Chattanooga | W 20–0 | 68% |
| Oct 6 | vs Colgate | W 12–7 | 73% |
| Oct 13 | at Texas | W 13–12 | 54% |
| Oct 20 | at Tulane | W 13–6 | 64% |
| Oct 27 | vs Virginia | W 34–0 | 78% |
| Nov 3 | vs Kentucky | W 14–7 | 81% |
| Nov 10 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–19 | 43% |
| Nov 17 | vs Tennessee | L 0–6 | 58% |
| Nov 24 | vsCentre | W 26–0 | 93% |
| Dec 1 | vsSewanee | W 13–0 | 88% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Sewanee 13–0; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 152–57
- Coach
- Dan McGugin
- Elo
- 1649 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.6 No. 29 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jimmy Armistead
1928 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
| Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
 Florida | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 4–1 | 7–2 | |
 Alabama | 6–2 | 6–3 | |
 LSU | 3–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Clemson | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| Tulane | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
 South Carolina | 2–2–1 | 6–2–2 | |
 North Carolina | 2–2–2 | 5–3–2 | |
| Kentucky | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Maryland | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 VMI | 2–3–1 | 5–3–2 | |
 Georgia | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
 NC State | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–4 | 2–4–2 | |
| Virginia | 1–6 | 2–6–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Sewanee | 0–5 | 2–7 | |
 Auburn | 0–7 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.