Going into the season, the team was built around a veteran nucleus of John Edgerton, Walter Simmons, Hughes, Booth, and Davis.
Vanderbilt quarterback Fred Hume made a 50-yard gain, setting up John Edgerton's touchdown.
[14] Washington fought hard and responded with a touchdown drive, with Cassell making the score.
[16] Coach Billy Suter's Sewanee Tigers fought the Commodores to a scoreless tie despite Vanderbilt gaining 367 yards.
[1] Vanderbilt faced Nashville on Thanksgiving Day and won 10–0 in front of 4 to 5,000 spectators,[18] using "Harvard tactics.
"[19] After thirty minutes of gameplay, John Edgerton scored a touchdown taking the wind out of the sails of Nashville rooters.