1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Bill Pace in his fifth season and finished the season with a record of four wins, six losses and one tie (4–6–1 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 7 Georgia 5 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 12 Auburn 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 11 LSU 3 –2 –09 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –04 –6 –1
Florida 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kentucky 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Mississippi State 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Chattanooga*
W 20–1914,629[1]
September 18Louisville*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 0–0
September 25at Mississippi State
W 49–19
October 2at Virginia*
L 23–2712,500
October 9No. 6 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–4234,000[2][3]
October 16No. 8 Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–2416,000
October 23at Ole Miss
L 7–28
October 30at Tulane*
W 13–917,941[4]
November 6Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–14
November 22Tampa*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 10–7
November 27at No. 11 Tennessee
L 7–1956,244[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Vandy survives Moc fangs". The Tennessean. September 12, 1971. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Reed, Delbert (October 10, 1971). "Tide keeps scoreboard busy, 42–0". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. "Tide trounces Vanderbilt, 42–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times. Associated Press. October 10, 1971. p. E8. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  4. "O'Rourke, VU wreck Wave". The Tennessean. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tennessee erupts for 19 in fourth to end Vanderbilt's upset attempt". The Spokesman-Review. November 28, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1971 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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