1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Bostick, James Hamilton
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1944
1946  →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 15 LSU 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 18 Georgia 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Ole Miss 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Auburn 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Florida 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Tulane 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their second year under head coach Doby Bartling, the Commodores complied an overall record of 3–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished ninth in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Tennessee Tech *
W 12–07,000 [2]
October 6 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–148,000 [3]
October 13at Florida
W 7–017,000 [4]
October 20 Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 19–610,000 [5]
October 27at No. 13 LSU
L 7–3922,000 [6]
November 3 VMI *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 13–275,000 [7]
November 10 Chattanooga *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–13500 [8]
November 17No. 3 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–7110,000 [9]
December 1at No. 17 Tennessee
L 0–4515,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1959 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and two ties.

The 1960 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1960 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his eighth season and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses.

The 1972 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Bill Pace in his sixth season and finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses.

The 1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach third-year head coach Fred Pancoast, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the SEC. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

The 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Pancoast in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the SEC. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

The 1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1986 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 first season and finished with a record of one win and ten losses.

References

  1. ↑ "1945 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "TPI is beaten by Vanderbilt". The Chattanooga Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ole Miss scores 14–7 victory over Vandy Commodores". The Jackson Sun. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vandy noses out Gators, 7–0, in battle full of fumbles". The Atlanta Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky is maules by Vandy as Commodores win by 19 to 6". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "LSU Tigers claw Vandy". The Macon Telegraph and News. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vandy bows before fast VMI, 27–13". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Chattanooga dunks Vandy 13 to 6 in Dudley Field mud". The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Alabama rumbles ahead 71–0". The Decatur Daily. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tennessee turns on power; Defeats Vanderbilt, 45–0". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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