1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football
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Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record 3–2–2 (3–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach R. G. Acton (1st year)
Captain Phil Connell
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
« 1895 1897 »
1896 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
LSU + 4 0 0     6 0 0
Georgia + 3 0 0     4 0 0
Tennessee 1 0 0     4 0 0
Vanderbilt 3 0 1     3 2 2
Auburn 3 1 0     3 1 0
Georgia Tech 1 1 1     1 1 1
Texas 1 1 0     4 2 1
Alabama 1 1 0     2 1 0
Kentucky State 1 1 0     3 6 0
Sewanee 2 3 0     3 3 0
Tulane 1 2 0     3 2 0
Nashville 0 1 1     0 1 1
Mercer 0 2 1     0 2 1
North Carolina 0 1 0     3 4 1
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0     0 1 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0     1 2 0
Mississippi A&M 0 2 0     0 4 0
Clemson 0 0 0     2 1 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1896 college football season was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team's head coach was R. G. Acton, who was in his first year at Vanderbilt and went on to coach two more. This was the first meeting of Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 10 Kentucky State Dudley FieldNashville, TN (Rivalry) W 6–0    
October 17 at Centre* Danville, KY L 0–46    
October 24 Central (KY) Dudley Field • Nashville, TN T 0–0    
November 3 at Southwestern Memphis Memphis, TN W 36–0    
November 7 at Missouri St. Louis, MO L 6–26    
November 14 Nashville Dudley Field • Nashville, TN T 0–0    
November 27 at Sewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TN (Rivalry) W 10–4   3,000
*Non-conference game.

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