Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Arthur L Art Guepe Conference: Southeastern-
1961 Season Highlights
Arthur L Art Guepe enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
West Virginia
16
6
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Georgia
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Alabama
6
35
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
UCLA
21
28
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Florida
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Mississippi
0
47
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Kentucky
3
16
L
Fri., Nov. 17 @
Tulane
14
17
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
South Carolina
7
23
L
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Tennessee
7
41
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 2-8
Points Scored 95
Scoring Average 9.5
Points Allowed 220
Defense Average 22.0
Opponents Record 55-47
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 1-4
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.