1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 6–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach|

* Dan McGugin (30th season)

Captain| Eugene Beck
Home stadium| Dudley Field

Seasons

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1935 ->

1934 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 11 Tulane \+  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 6 Alabama \+  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Tennessee | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
LSU | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
Georgia | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Florida | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Ole Miss | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Kentucky | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Auburn | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Sewanee | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Mississippi State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1934 Vanderbilt Commodores football team season represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference. (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. The Commodores who served in the 30th and final season under head coach Don Mcgugin. Vanderbilt went 6–3 overall and 4–3 in the SEC, finishing sixth. They played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The team's captain was Eugene Beck.

## Schedule

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September 29| Mississippi State|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 7–0| | [1]
October 6| at Georgia Tech|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 27–12| 10,000| [2]
October 13| at Cincinnati*|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 32–0| 8,000| [3]
October 20| Auburn|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 7–6| | [4]
October 27| LSU|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| L 0–29| 20,000| [5]
November 3| at George Washington*|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| W 7–6| | [6]
November 10| Sewanee|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| W 19–0| | [7]
November 17| Tennessee|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| L 6–13| 20,000| [8]
November 29| at Alabama|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| L 0–34| 24,000| [9]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References

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1. ^ "Commodores score first S.E.C. victory". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Vandy converts breaks into win". The News and Observer. October 7, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Vanderbilt tramples Cincinnati". The Dayton Daily News. October 14, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Vanderbilt given big scare before downing fighting Auburn Plainsmen, 7 to 6". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Louisiana State romps over Vandy 29 to 0". Kingsport Times. October 28, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Vandy defeats Colonials, 7–6, on tricky pass". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 4, 1934. Retrieved March 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Vandy batters Tigers to prep for Tennessee". The Chattanooga Times. November 11, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tennessee skirts ends to down Vanderbilt, 13–6". Nashville Banner. November 18, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Bama crushes Vandy to clear its path to Rose Bowl". The Tennessean. November 30, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.

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Vanderbilt Commodores football

Venues|

* Old Dudley Field (1892–1921)
* Curry Field (1922)
* Dudley Field (1922–1980)
* FirstBank Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Georgia
* Georgia Tech
* Kentucky
* Ole Miss
* Sewanee
* Tennessee

Culture & lore|

* History
* Origin of "Commodores"
* "Dynamite"
* Marching band
* Porter Cup
* Vanderbilt rape case
* 1906 Carlisle game
* 1910 Yale game
* 1922 Michigan game
* IMG Sports Newtork

People|

* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* All-Americans
* All-Southerns
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders
* William Lofland Dudley

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