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Vanderbilt Football Team History


Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
 Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Harry R. Red Sanders
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Purdue  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Tennessee Tech  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Kentucky  39   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Georgia Tech  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Princeton  46   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Tulane  14   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Sewanee  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Louisville  68   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Alabama  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Tennessee  7   26   L       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored260
  Scoring Average26.0
  Points Allowed89
  Defense Average8.9
  Opponents Record36-27
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1941 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 9-226385Won  29-214-28551  Frank W. Thomas
Mississippi State 8-1-119155 4-0-1407  Allyn McKeen
Georgia 9-1-131985Won  40-263-1-17544  Wallace Butts
Tennessee 8-218273 3-16129  John Barnhill
Vanderbilt 8-226089 3-28182  Harry R. Red Sanders
Mississippi 6-2-113167 2-1-14745  Harry J. Mehre
Tulane 5-422095 2-39372  Lowell P. Red Dawson
Louisiana State 4-4-211993 2-2-25440  Bernie H. Moore
Georgia Tech 3-682130 2-46296  William A. Bill Alexander
Florida 4-614997 1-32442  Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Kentucky 5-4151154 0-435109  A.D. Kirwan
Auburn 4-5-1123115 0-4-12888  John F. Jack Meagher

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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