1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Red Sanders (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Fred Holder
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ←  1941 1943  →

1942 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Georgia $	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 18 Mississippi State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	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]

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Tennessee Tech *		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 52–0	6,000	[3]
October 3	Purdue *		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 26–0	18,000	[4]
October 10	at Kentucky		Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 7–6		[5]
October 17	Mississippi State	No. 12	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–33	22,000	[6]
October 24	Centre *		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 66–0	7,000	[7]
October 31	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 21–28	15,000	[8]
November 7	vs. Ole Miss		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 19–0	6,000	[9]
November 14	Union (TN) *		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 27–0		[10]
November 21	at No. 9 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–27	17,000	[11]
November 28	No. 10 Tennessee		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–19	19,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.