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1991 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Frease (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons← 19901992 →
1991 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Florida $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 14 Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
LSU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his first season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 711:00 a.m.at No. 24 Syracuse*BENL 10–3735,541
September 146:00 p.m.SMU*W 14–1131,104
September 217:00 p.m.at LSUL 14–1664,341
September 287:00 p.m.No. 22 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 17–4840,736
October 5at Duke*L 13–1720,600
October 127:00 p.m.No. 24 Auburn
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 22–2432,772
October 191:00 p.m.No. 17 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 27–2534,248
October 26at Ole MissW 30–2732,000
November 2at Army*W 41–1035,112
November 9Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 17–740,168
November 3011:30 a.m.at No. 9 TennesseeSPSL 0–4594,976
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. "Big hit springs SU, 37–10". Democrat and Chronicle. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vanderbilt's 2 big plays prove too much for SMU". Austin American-Statesman. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ball bounces LSU's way for 1st victory". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alabama rolls past VU, 48–17". The Tennessean. September 19, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Duke's defense holds on, helps Devils past Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Auburn dodges Vandy bullet, 24–22". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vanderbilt upsets Bulldogs". The Index-Journal. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Owen gives Vandy one for road as late field goal nips Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cadets defenseless in loss to Vanderbilt". The Standard-Star. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Four in a row for Vandy". The Tennessean. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vols pin 45–0 loss on Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1991 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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