1983 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

1983 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	George MacIntyre (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Brush (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons← 1982 1984 →

1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Auburn $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Florida	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
LSU	0	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his fifth season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	No. 17 Maryland*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 14–21	40,856
September 17	Iowa State*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 29–26	41,165
September 24	No. 6 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 24–44	41,418
October 1	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 30–17	30,756
October 8	at No. 9 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 10–29	73,764
October 15	No. 8 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 13–20	41,223
October 22	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 14–21	35,847
October 29	Memphis State*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–24	40,485
November 5	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 8–17	41,156
November 12	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 10–21	27,300
November 26	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 24–34	93,426
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"Terps trip Vanderbilt by 21–14". The Baltimore Sun. September 11, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vanderbilt tips Cyclones, 29–26". The Daily Nonpareil. September 18, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vandy overcome by Tide". The Tennessean. September 25, 1983. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vandy races past Tulane". The Tennessean. October 2, 1983. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Undefeated Gators break out cigars". The Orlando Sentinel. October 9, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Georgia beats Vandy". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 16, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Truitt's steal saves victory for Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tigers gain respect from Commodores". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 30, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kentucky defeats Vanderbilt, 17–8". The Park City Daily News. November 6, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hokies win as Lee sets NCAA record". Tampa Bay Times. November 13, 1983. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Jones reaches new heights in UT win". The Tennessean. November 27, 1983. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"1983 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

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Venues	Old Dudley Field (1892–1921) Curry Field (1922) Dudley Field (1922–1980) FirstBank Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Ole Miss Sewanee Tennessee
Culture & lore	History Origin of "Commodores" "Dynamite" Marching band Porter Cup Vanderbilt rape case 1906 Carlisle game 1910 Yale game 1922 Michigan game 2024 Alabama game IMG Sports Newtork
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans All-Southerns NFL draftees Statistical leaders William Lofland Dudley
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