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American college football season
The 1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented
Vanderbilt University in the
1961 college football season . The Commodores were led by head coach
Art Guepe in his ninth season and finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8 overall, 1–6 in the SEC).
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 23
West Virginia * W 16–618,000
[1]
September 30 at
Georgia W 21–022,000
[2]
October 7 No. 4
Alabama Dudley Field Nashville, TN L 6–3532,500
[3]
October 14 at
UCLA * L 21–2823,704
[4]
October 21
Florida Dudley Field Nashville, TN L 0–718,000
[5]
October 28 No. 2
Ole Miss Dudley Field Nashville, TN (
rivalry ) L 0–4725,000
[6]
November 11
Kentucky Dudley Field Nashville, TN (
rivalry ) L 3–1623,000
[7]
November 17 at
Tulane L 14–1715,000
[8]
November 25
South Carolina * Dudley Field Nashville, TN L 7–2312,500
[9]
December 2 at
Tennessee L 7–4129,130
[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[11]
References
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"Vanderbilt wins, 16–6, over W. Va" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Vanderbilt vanquishes Georgia in 21–0 upset" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Alabama mangles Vanderbilt, 35–6" . The Macon Telegraph & News . October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Fighting Uclans edge still Vanderbilt 11" . The Idaho Statesman . October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gators eke out 7–0 win over Vanderbilt" . Fort Myers News-Press . October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Ole Miss smashes past Vandy, 47–0" . The Huntsville Times . October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Kentucky raps Florida State 20–0, but may have lost Woolum" . Kingsport Times-News . November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tulane's gamble pays off; Vandy in cellar, 17–14" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . November 18, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"South Carolina smacks Vanderbilt, 23–7" . The Commercial Appeal . November 26, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tennessee Vols crush Vanderbilt, 41–7, in finale" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . December 3, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"1961 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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