Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin had been pointing to since before the season. Auburn had dominated Southern football for the past two seasons, without a single team crossing its line.[8]
Vanderbilt jumped out to a 17–0 lead on a rain-soaked field. A Curry pass to captain Russell Cohen opened the scoring.[9]Cody personally took over from that point. In one of the greatest exhibitions of punt covering Cody smothered the receiver every time, recovering two fumbles, one across the goal line for a touchdown. Then, in the last ten seconds of play, Cody dropped kicked a three-pointer from the 33-yard line.[9]Zerfoss and Friel punted splendidly. Curry's generalship was superb, and late in the game the Vandy line rose as one to throw back three Auburn charges on the five-yard line.[7]
Georgia Tech closed what was then the greatest season in its history with a 7–0 defeat of Auburn.[10] To begin the second quarter, Everett Strupper had two key plays, the last of which was the game-deciding touchdown.[10][11] First he made 20 yards around with a pass from Morrison[12] before being forced out of bounds. Next was the 19-yard touchdown. Strupper started around left end, then cut back into the center of the field, away from his blockers.[10] He juked and eluded "every man on the Auburn team." On the last move Strupper faked right and then dove left underneath the outstretched arms of Baby Taylor into the endzone.[13]
^2009 Auburn Football Media Guide(PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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