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American college football season

1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19601962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1961 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his ninth season and finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8 overall, 1–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23West Virginia*W 16–618,000
September 30at GeorgiaW 21–022,000
October 7No. 4 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–3532,500
October 14at UCLA*L 21–2823,704
October 21Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–718,000
October 28No. 2 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–4725,000
November 11Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 3–1623,000
November 17at TulaneL 14–1715,000
November 25South Carolina*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–2312,500
December 2at TennesseeL 7–4129,130
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Vanderbilt wins, 16–6, over W. Va". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vanderbilt vanquishes Georgia in 21–0 upset". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alabama mangles Vanderbilt, 35–6". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fighting Uclans edge still Vanderbilt 11". The Idaho Statesman. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Gators eke out 7–0 win over Vanderbilt". Fort Myers News-Press. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ole Miss smashes past Vandy, 47–0". The Huntsville Times. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Kentucky raps Florida State 20–0, but may have lost Woolum". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tulane's gamble pays off; Vandy in cellar, 17–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "South Carolina smacks Vanderbilt, 23–7". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tennessee Vols crush Vanderbilt, 41–7, in finale". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. December 3, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1961 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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