1914 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1914 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1914 season was Dan McGugin's 11th year as head coach. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played six home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record of 2–6 and 1–3 in conference play. Michigan reporters spread rumors that Josh Cody was put out of the game for slugging, though he just suffered an injury.^[1] Despite the poor record, tackle Josh Cody, quarterback Irby Curry and fullback Ammie Sikes were selected for Outing's Roll of Honor.^[2]

1914 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–6 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Dan McGugin (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Short punt
Captain	Ammie Sikes
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1913 1915 →

1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Auburn +	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Texas A&M	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Sewanee	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Georgia	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Alabama	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
LSU	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Mississippi College	0	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Wofford	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Central University	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	3	–	1
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Henderson-Brown*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 42–6		[3]
October 10	at Michigan*	Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 3–23	5,282	[4]
October 20	Central University	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 59–0		[5]
October 24	North Carolina*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 9–10		[6]
October 31	Virginia*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–20		[7]
November 7	Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–16		[8]
November 14	at Auburn	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–6	10,000	[9]
November 26	Sewanee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 13–14		[10]
*Non-conference game

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