Cody's first year as an assistant on the football team in 1923 saw the last conference title for Vanderbilt in the sport to date. In 1926, the football team lost only to Wade's Alabama.
Cody's first season with Vanderbilt's football team in 1923 resulted in the university's final conference victory in the sport thus far. In 1926, the team suffered a single defeat at the hands of Alabama under Coach Wade.