1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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The 1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. 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.

ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–2–2 (2–0–2 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainPhil Connell
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1896 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–2–2 (2–0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPhil Connell
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 â†’
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1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU +3–0–06–0–0
Georgia +2–0–04–0–0
Vanderbilt2–0–23–2–2
Tennessee1–0–04–0–0
Auburn3–1–03–1–0
Texas1–1–04–2–1
Alabama1–1–02–1–0
Kentucky State College1–1–03–6–0
Sewanee3–3–03–3–0
Tulane1–2–03–2–0
Nashville0–1–10–1–1
Mercer0–2–10–2–1
Central (KY)0–2–10–3–1
Mississippi A&M0–2–00–4–0
SW Presbyterian0–2–00–3–0
Cumberland (TN) â€“  â€“ 
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Kentucky State College
W 6–0600[1]
October 17at Centre*Danville, KYL 0–46[2]
October 24Central (KY)
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 0–0[3]
November 72:30 p.m.at Missouri*
L 6–26[4]
November 11at Southwestern Presbyterian
W 36–0[5]
November 14Nashville
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 0–0[6]
November 26at Sewanee
W 10–42,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game
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