1991 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1991 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Gerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Frease (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (1st season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	11:00 a.m.	at No. 24 Syracuse *	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	BEN	L 10–37	35,541	[1]
September 14	6:00 p.m.	SMU *	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 14–11	31,104	[2]
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 14–16	64,341	[3]
September 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	L 17–48	40,736	[4]
October 5		at Duke *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 13–17	20,600	[5]
October 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 24 Auburn	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 22–24	32,772	[6]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 27–25	34,248	[7]
October 26		at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 30–27	32,000	[8]
November 2		at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 41–10	35,112	[9]
November 9		Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 17–7	40,168	[10]
November 30	11:30 a.m.	at No. 9 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SPS	L 0–45	94,976	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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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.