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American college football season

1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19721974 →
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Florida 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 2
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Steve Sloan in his first season and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC), which placed them in last place in the Southeastern Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Chattanooga*W 14–1223,600
September 22at Mississippi StateL 21–5225,136
September 29No. 5 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–4434,500
October 6at Virginia*W 39–2221,000
October 13William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–717,123
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 18–1421,500
October 27at Ole MissL 14–2433,427
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 17–2729,350
November 17at Tulane*L 3–2431,199
November 24Tampa*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 18–1614,500
December 1at No. 19 TennesseeL 17–2066,702
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Vanderbilt gives Sloan first win". The Tennessean. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Miss. St. upends Vanderbilt, 52–21". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bama romps over Vandy, 44–0". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 29. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  4. "Vandy wallops Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "O'Rourke, Fisher star as Vandy rambles 20–7". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vandy upsets Georgia, 18–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Weese paces Ole Miss past Vanderbilt 24–14". Sunday Journal & Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky wins, 27–17". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tulane humbles Vandy". The Tennessean. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tampa loses on field goal". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "It's Holloway to rescue in 20–17 Vol win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1973 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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