1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach	Art Guepe (9th season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1961 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 16–6	18,000	[1]
September 30	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 21–0	22,000	[2]
October 7	No. 4 Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–35	32,500	[3]
October 14	at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 21–28	23,704	[4]
October 21	Florida	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–7	18,000	[5]
October 28	No. 2 Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–47	25,000	[6]
November 11	Kentucky	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 3–16	23,000	[7]
November 17	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–17	15,000	[8]
November 25	South Carolina*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–23	12,500	[9]
December 2	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–41	29,130	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Vanderbilt wins, 16–6, over W. Va". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Vanderbilt vanquishes Georgia in 21–0 upset". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Alabama mangles Vanderbilt, 35–6". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fighting Uclans edge still Vanderbilt 11". The Idaho Statesman. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Gators eke out 7–0 win over Vanderbilt". Fort Myers News-Press. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ole Miss smashes past Vandy, 47–0". The Huntsville Times. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Kentucky raps Florida State 20–0, but may have lost Woolum". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tulane's gamble pays off; Vandy in cellar, 17–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "South Carolina smacks Vanderbilt, 23–7". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tennessee Vols crush Vanderbilt, 41–7, in finale". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. December 3, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1961 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.