1929 Vanderbilt
7–2 (5–1 Southern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Auburn 41–2Oct 19
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Ole Miss | W 19–7 | 71% |
| Oct 5 | vsOuachita | W 26–6 | 93% |
| Oct 12 | at Minnesota | L 6–15 | 43% |
| Oct 19 | at Auburn | W 41–2 | 76% |
| Oct 26 | vsMaryville (TN) | W 33–0 | 94% |
| Nov 2 | vs Alabama | W 13–0 | 58% |
| Nov 9 | vs Georgia Tech | W 23–7 | 64% |
| Nov 16 | at Tennessee | L 0–13 | 36% |
| Nov 23 | vsSewanee | W 26–6 | 88% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Sewanee 26–6; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- 5–1 5th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 187–56
- Coach
- Dan McGugin
- Elo
- 1646 +47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.3 No. 30 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bull Brown
1929 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulane | 6–0 | 9–0 | |
| Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
 North Carolina | 7–1 | 9–1 | |
 Florida | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Vanderbilt | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Kentucky | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 VMI | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Georgia | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Duke | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
 LSU | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Alabama | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
 Clemson | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| Georgia Tech | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
 Virginia | 1–3–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 Maryland | 1–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 South Carolina | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 0–4–2 | 1–6–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–3–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Sewanee | 0–4–1 | 2–5–2 | |
| Auburn | 0–7 | 2–7 | |
 NC State | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.