1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football
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Conference Southeastern Conference
1941 record 8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach Red Sanders (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Captain Joe Atkinson
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
« 1940 1942 »
1941 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 Mississippi State $ 4 0 1     8 1 1
#18 Tennessee 3 1 0     8 2 0
#20 Alabama 5 2 0     9 2 0
#14 Georgia 3 1 1     9 1 1
#17 Ole Miss 2 1 1     6 2 1
Vanderbilt 3 2 0     8 2 0
LSU 2 2 2     4 4 2
Tulane 2 3 0     5 4 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 0     3 6 0
Florida 1 3 0     4 6 0
Auburn 1 3 0     4 6 0
Kentucky 0 4 0     5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1941 college football season. The Commodores were led by Red Sanders, in his second season as head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt went 8–2 overall and 3–2 in conference play. The Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

The highlight of the season was a defeat of 7th ranked Alabama in a driving rainstorm in Nashville;[1] up to that time, only the second time in Commodore history where they defeated a ranked team.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 27, 1941 at Purdue* West Lafayette, IN W 3–0  
October 4, 1941 Tennessee Tech* Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 42–0  
October 11, 1941 at Kentucky Lexington, KY (Rivalry) W 39–15  
October 18, 1941 Georgia Tech #18 Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 14–7  
October 25, 1941 Princeton #15 Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 46–7  
November 1, 1941 Tulane #10 Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 14–34  
November 8, 1941 Sewanee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) W 20–0  
November 16, 1941 at Louisville* Louisville, KY W 68–0  
November 22, 1941 #7 Alabama Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 7–0  
November 29, 1941 at Tennessee #12 Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) L 7–26  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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References

  1. Alabama Crimson Tide 1941 Season Summary (PDF copy at www.rolltide.com)
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