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1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWatson Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (3rd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his third season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Maryland*W 23–1738,624
September 19at No. 14 Mississippi StateL 9–2932,045
September 26No. 10 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–2841,000
October 3at No. 17 Miami (FL)*L 16–4827,654
October 10at Tulane*L 10–1432,431
October 17No. 9 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ABCL 21–5339,657
October 24at Ole MissW 27–2337,426
October 31Memphis State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–033,285
November 7Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–1740,250
November 21Chattanooga*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–1426,241
November 28at TennesseeL 34–3892,824
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Jim Bronner
QB Whit Taylor Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Vanderbilt surprises, Terrapins bow, 23–17". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Commodores buried by Bulldog runners". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tide sinks Commodores, 28–7". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miami rips Vanderbilt 48–16". The Palm Beach Post. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulane tips Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "'Dogs put on 'show". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Fumbling Rebels lose to Vandy". Enterprise-Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vandy blanks Memphis State". The Courier-Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "At last...Kentucky breaks losing streak with 17–10 win over Vanderbilt". Messenger-Inquirer. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vandy wins final home game". The Tennessean. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vandy refuses chance to tie". The Jackson Sun. November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1981 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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