1912 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1912 Vanderbilt Commodores football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1–1 (3–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort punt
CaptainLewie Hardage
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Central University 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1912 college football season. The 1912 season was Dan McGugin's ninth year as head coach. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the Commodores won their third straight conference title this year, posting an 8–1–1 win–loss–tie record (3–0–1 SIAA). The team played its home games at Dudley Field. It used the short punt formation as its offensive scheme.

Vanderbilt outscored its opponents 391–19. The team scored 100 points in each of the first two contests; the 105–0 victory over Bethel of Russellville, Kentucky was the largest in Vanderbilt history.[1] The team posted seven shutout victories, being scored upon in only three games. The team's only loss came to national champion Harvard. The Commodores also played to a tie with the Auburn Tigers.

Several players received postseason honors. Halfback and team captain Lewie Hardage was selected a third-team All-American by Walter Camp, the fourth player from the South ever to receive such recognition, and was a unanimous first-team All-Southern selection. Center Hugh Morgan, end Enoch Brown, tackle Tom Brown, fullback Ammie Sikes, and guard Herman Daves also received All-Southern recognition.

  1. ^ Spick Hall (September 29, 1912). "Vanderbilt Makes The Largest Score In Her Football History". The Tennessean. p. 35. Retrieved September 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon