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The old field was re-christened Curry Field, in honor of Irby "Rabbit" Curry, a standout football player from 1914 to 1916, who left Vanderbilt to serve in the American Expeditionary Force to Europe in World War I and was killed while flying a combat mission over France in 1918. The football team played two games on the renamed Curry Field before moving to New Dudley Field in 1922.
Good play continued as the opening season at Dudley featured a Commodore squad that powered its way to an 8-0-1 season, outscoring its opponents 117-16 overall and surrendering zero points at home. Before the dedication game, the field was named for Dr. William Dudley, Dean of the Vanderbilt Medical College from 1885 until his death in 1914. Dr.
Good play continued as the opening season at Dudley featured a Commodore squad that powered its way to an 8-0-1 season, outscoring its opponents 117-16 overall and surrendering zero points at home. Before the dedication game, the field was named for Dr. William Dudley, Dean of the Vanderbilt Medical College from 1885 until his death in 1914. Dr.
The Commodores’ first game at Dudley Field as founding members of the SEC came on Oct. 21, 1933, when Vanderbilt tied Mississippi State 7-7. Legendary coach Bear Bryant made his head coaching debut at Dudley Field on Oct. 12, 1940, as an emergency replacement for coach Red Sanders, who was recovering from an appendectomy.
Vanderbilt's football stadia have been named after Dudley for practically all of the program's existence. The first Dudley Field was christened on October 21, 1892 with the first instance of the Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry. Vanderbilt won, 22–4. The Vanderbilt Law School presently occupies the old Dudley Field site.
The largest margin of victory for Vanderbilt was by 76 points in 1918 at Old Dudley Field in Nashville. (Vanderbilt 76, Tennessee 0) The largest defeat was 65 points in 1994 at Vanderbilt Stadium (Tennessee 65, Vanderbilt 0). The longest win streaks for Vanderbilt is (9) from 1901 to 1913. The longest win streak for Tennessee is 22, from 1983 ...
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Jun 2, 2011 · A week after the crusade, on Sept. 25, 1954, Vanderbilt hosted No. 10-ranked Baylor University in the first night game ever played on the Dudley Field surface. The Commodores fell to Baylor, 25-19 ...
