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1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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).

1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWatson Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (3rd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
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
Ole Miss 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Maryland*
W 23–1738,624[1]
September 19at No. 14 Mississippi State
L 9–2932,045[2]
September 26No. 10 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–2841,000[3]
October 3at No. 17 Miami (FL)*
L 16–4827,654[4]
October 10at Tulane*
L 10–1432,431[5]
October 17No. 9 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ABCL 21–5339,657[6]
October 24at Ole Miss
W 27–2337,426[7]
October 31Memphis State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–033,285[8]
November 7Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–1740,250[9]
November 21Chattanooga*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–1426,241[10]
November 28at Tennessee
L 34–3892,824[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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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
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Vanderbilt surprises, Terrapins bow, 23–17". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Commodores buried by Bulldog runners". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tide sinks Commodores, 28–7". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miami rips Vanderbilt 48–16". The Palm Beach Post. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane tips Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Dogs put on 'show". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fumbling Rebels lose to Vandy". Enterprise-Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy blanks Memphis State". The Courier-Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "At last...Kentucky breaks losing streak with 17–10 win over Vanderbilt". Messenger-Inquirer. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandy wins final home game". The Tennessean. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandy refuses chance to tie". The Jackson Sun. November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1981 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
 

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