1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 LSU 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Florida 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Chattanooga*
W 20–1914,629[1]
September 18Louisville*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 0–018,700[2]
September 25at Mississippi State
W 49–1929,000[3]
October 2at Virginia*
L 23–2712,500[4]
October 9No. 6 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–4234,000[5][6]
October 16No. 8 Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–2416,000[7]
October 23at Ole Miss
L 7–2827,500[8]
October 30at Tulane*
W 13–917,941[9]
November 6Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1419,833[10]
November 20Tampa*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 10–712,000[11]
November 27at No. 11 Tennessee
L 7–1956,244[12]
  • *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. ^ "U of L bullies Vandy, gets 0–0 for effort". The Courier-Journal. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vandy gains upset win over Mississippi State". Durham Morning Herald. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia upsets previously unbeaten Vanderbilt 27–23". The Danville Register. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Reed, Delbert (October 10, 1971). "Tide keeps scoreboard busy, 42–0". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "Tide trounces Vanderbilt, 42–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times. Associated Press. October 10, 1971. p. E8. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "Georgia blanks Vanderbilt, 24–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Weese leads Rebs over Commodores". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "O'Rourke, VU wreck Wave". The Tennessean. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bishop's last-second grab gives UK 14–7 win". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandy defeats Tampa". The Miami Herald. November 21, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "1971 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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