1935 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainWillie Geny
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Tulane 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1935 college football season. Led by Ray Morrison, who returned for this second season as head coach after having helmed the team in 1918, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the SEC. This remains the best conference record that Vanderbilt has had since joining the SEC. The five SEC wins were not matched until the 2012 team went 5–3.

Vanderbilt played is home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Team captain was Willie Geny.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Union (TN)*
W 34–0[1]
September 28Mississippi State
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 14–9[2]
October 5Cumberland (TN)*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 32–7[3]
October 11at Temple*
L 3–622,000[4]
October 19at Fordham*
L 7–1325,000[5]
October 26LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 2–7[6]
November 2at Georgia Tech
W 14–13[7]
November 9Sewaneedagger
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 46–0[8]
November 16at Tennessee
W 13–7[9]
November 28Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 14–618,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt rallies from listless start to down Union, 34–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vandy flashes dazzling attack in defeating Maroons, 14 to 9". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt vanquishes Cumberland, 32 to 7, for third victory of season". The Nashville Banner. October 6, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Owl flare beats Vanderbilt, 6 to 3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "87-yd. sprint gives Fordham battle, 13 to 7". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 20, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Long passes gives L.S.U. 7 to 2 win over Vandy". Monroe Morning World. October 27, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vanderbilt noses out Georgia Tech, 14–13, after Geny's 67-yard run". The Miami Herald. November 3, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Subs shine as Vanderbilt hands Sewanee worst defeat in 22 years, 46–0". The Nashville Banner. November 10, 1935. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt beats Vols, 13 to 7". Nashville Banner. November 17, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandy smashes Crimson Tide by more alert playing, 14–6". The Birmingham News. November 29, 1935. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1935". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.


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