The 1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1939 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the fifth season of his second stint, and sixth overall, as head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt went 2–7–1 overall and 1–6 in conference play. The Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. On October 7, Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt. 21–13, for the 100th loss in the schools football program.
| 1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 2–7–1 (1–6 SEC) |
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| Captain | Raymond Andrus |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Georgia Tech + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Tulane + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 84 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Tennessee Tech* | T 13–13 | 8,000 | [2] | |
| September 30 | at Rice* | W 13–12 | 20,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | Kentucky |
| L 13–21 | 10,000 | [4] |
| October 14 | VMI* |
| L 13–20 | 5,000 | [5] |
| October 21 | Georgia Tech | L 6–14 | 19,000 | [6] | |
| October 28 | at LSU |
| L 6–12 | 10,000 | [7] |
| November 4 | vs. Ole Miss | L 7–14 | 15,000 | [8] | |
| November 11 | vs. Sewanee |
| W 25–7 | 7,000 | [9] |
| November 18 | at No. 1 Tennessee | L 0–13 | 25,000 | [10] | |
| November 30 | Alabama |
| L 0–39 | 18,000 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T.P.I. deadlocks Vandy, 13–13, in last minute rush". The Nashville Tennessean. September 21, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt scores in final seconds to beat Rice". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kenneth Gregory (October 8, 1939). "Kentucky Conquers Vanderbilt By 21-13". The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pritchard stars as V.M.I. beats Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech downs Vandy score 14–6". The State. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU passes to 12–6 victory over Vandy". The Knoxville Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels shatter jinx". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy crushes Sewanee". The Nashville Tennessean. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols win, 13–0, but Morrison's team 'is best'". The Nashville Tennessean. November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama dazzles in smashing Vandy, 39 to 0". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1939. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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