1966 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1966 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1966 record1–9 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 0 0 11 0 0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 0 0 10 1 0
Florida 5 1 0 9 2 0
Ole Miss 5 2 0 8 3 0
Tennessee 3 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 3 3 0 5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 0 3 6 1
Auburn 1 5 0 4 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 0 1 9 0
Mississippi State 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach John Green in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9 overall, 0–5 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17The Citadel*
W 24–0
September 24at Georgia Tech*
L 0–42
October 1Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–13
October 15at VPI*L 6–21
October 22at No. 4 AlabamaL 6–42[1]
October 29Tulane*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 12–13[2]
November 5at KentuckyL 10–14
November 12Navy*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 14–30
November 19at Ole MissL 0–34
November 26Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1966 Vanderbilt football schedule[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Land, Charles (October 23, 1966). "Tide 'bags' Vandy early". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 11. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  2. ^ "Tulane edges Vandy, 13–12". The Tennessean. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1966 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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