Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Bill Pace Conference: Southeastern-
1971 Season Highlights
Bill Pace enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
20
19
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Louisville
0
0
T
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Mississippi State
49
19
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Virginia
23
27
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Alabama
0
42
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Georgia
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Mississippi
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Tulane
13
9
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Kentucky
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Tampa
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Tennessee
7
19
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 136
Scoring Average 12.4
Points Allowed 208
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 59-42
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 2-3
-1
Away Record 2-3
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.