1930 Vanderbilt
8–2 (5–2 Southern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia Tech 40–0Oct 11
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Chattanooga | W 39–0 | 75% |
| Oct 4 | at Minnesota | W 33–7 | 45% |
| Oct 11 | vs Virginia Tech | W 40–0 | 78% |
| Oct 18 | vsSpring Hill | W 27–6 | 95% |
| Oct 25 | at Alabama | L 7–12 | 48% |
| Nov 1 | vs Ole Miss | W 24–0 | 85% |
| Nov 8 | at Georgia Tech | W 6–0 | 64% |
| Nov 15 | vs Tennessee | L 0–13 | 57% |
| Nov 22 | vs Auburn | W 27–0 | 89% |
| Dec 1 | vs Maryland | W 22–7 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Maryland 22–7; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 5–2 5th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 225–45
- Coach
- Dan McGugin
- Elo
- 1662 +65 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.5 No. 15 of 106 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Scheffer
1930 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 8–0 | 10–0 | |
 Tulane | 5–0 | 8–1 | |
| Tennessee | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
 Duke | 4–1–1 | 8–1–2 | |
 Vanderbilt | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Maryland | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
 Florida | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 North Carolina | 4–2–2 | 5–3–2 | |
 Clemson | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
 Georgia | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Kentucky | 4–3 | 5–3 | |
 South Carolina | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–3 | 2–7 | |
| Georgia Tech | 2–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 LSU | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
 Virginia | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Sewanee | 1–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–5 | 3–5–1 | |
 NC State | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| Auburn | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
| Washington and Lee | 0–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 VMI | 0–5 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.