American college football season
The 1893 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1893 college football season . The team's head coach and team captain was W. J. Keller , who only coached one season in that capacity at Vanderbilt. The season started 2–1 and finished with a four-game winning streak.
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 21 3:00 p.m. Memphis Athletic Club W 68–01,500 [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
October 28 at Sewanee W 10–8[ 4]
November 6 3:30 p.m. at Auburn L 10–302,000 [ 5]
November 12 Georgia Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) W 35–0[ 6]
November 18 3:00 p.m. at Louisville Athletic Club Louisville, KY W 36–12[ 7]
November 30 2:30 p.m. Sewanee Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 10–03,000 [ 8] [ 9]
December 2 2:30 p.m. Central (KY) Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 12–0[ 10]
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^ "Foot Ball" . The Daily American . Nashville, Tennessee . October 21, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Foot Ball!" . The Daily American . Nashville, Tennessee . October 21, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "68 To 0" . The Daily American . Nashville, Tennessee . October 22, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Foot Ball" . The Daily American . Nashville, Tennessee . October 29, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn Boys Win" . Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama . November 7, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Old Gold" . Nashville Banner . Nashville, Tennessee . November 13, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt Wins" . Nashville Banner . Nashville, Tennessee . November 20, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Great Football" . Nashville Banner . Nashville, Tennessee . November 30, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt Wins" . Nashville Banner . Nashville, Tennessee . December 1, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt Wins" . The Daily American . Nashville, Tennessee . December 3, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2019 Football Fact Book" (PDF) . vucommodores.com . Vanderbilt Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved September 1, 2019 .
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