1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
CaptainFred Holder
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1941
1943  →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
No. 10 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 16 Auburn 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Florida 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Tulane 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Kentucky 0 –5 –03 –6 –1
Ole Miss 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their third year under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished eighth in the SEC. [1]

Contents

Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 27 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Tennessee Tech *
W 52–06,000 [3]
October 3 Purdue *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–018,000 [4]
October 10at Kentucky
W 7–6 [5]
October 17 Mississippi State No. 12
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–3322,000 [6]
October 24 Centre *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 66–07,000 [7]
October 31at Tulane
L 21–2815,000 [8]
November 7vs. Ole Miss
W 19–06,000 [9]
November 14 Union (TN) *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–0 [10]
November 21at No. 9 Alabama
L 7–2717,000 [11]
November 28No. 10 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1919,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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The 1989 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his fourth season and finished with a record of one win and ten losses.

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References

  1. ↑ "1942 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vandy rolls over Techmen by score 52–0". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Riveters lose 26–0 to Vandy". Anderson Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Simmons sparks Vandy to 7–6 victory over Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 11, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mississippi State is victor over Vanderbilt". Pensacola News Journal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vandy smashes Centre, 66 to 0, in scoring orgy". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tulane outlasts Vanderbilt for 28–21 decision". The Greenville News. November 1, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vandy smears Rebs in soggy game, 19–0 before small crowd". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Union goes down by fumble route". The Jackson Sun. November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bama Tiders roll over Commodores 27–7". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 22, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Vols down fighting Vandy, 19–7, take Sugar Bowl bid". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Red Sanders 1942". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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