1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1981 record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
LSU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 ��� 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his third season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Maryland*
W 23–17
September 19at No. 14 Mississippi State
L 9–29
September 267:00 p.m.No. 10 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–2841,000[1]
October 3at No. 17 Miami (FL)*
L 16–4827,694
October 10at Tulane*
L 10–1432,431[2]
October 17No. 9 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ABCL 21–5339,657
October 24at Ole Miss
W 27–23
October 31Memphis State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–0
November 7Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–17
November 21Chattanooga*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–14
November 28at Tennessee
L 34–3892,824
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[]

1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Jim Bronner
QB Whit Taylor Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Tide sinks Commodores, 28–7". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane tips Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1981 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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