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Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Jack Green
Conference: Southeastern-

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1890 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Jack Green enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Furman	13	14	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Georgia	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Alabama	6	21	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Florida	0	21	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Mississippi	7	27	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Boston College	6	19	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Kentucky	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Tulane	10	10	T
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. George Washington	31	0	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Tennessee	0	14	L

1963 Season Totals
Record	1-7 -2
Points Scored	73
Scoring Average	7.3
Points Allowed	146
Defense Average	14.6
Opponents Record	41-33
Conference Record	0-5
Home Record	1-3 -1
Away Record	0-4 -1

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1963 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Auburn	9-2	196	116	Lost 7-13	6-1	119	74	Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama	9-2	227	95	Won 12-7	5-2	150	52	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-1-2	214	45	Lost 7-12	5-0-1	146	27	John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech	7-3	173	89		4-3	101	76	Bobby Dodd
Louisiana State	7-4	142	112	Lost 7-14	4-2	78	57	Charles McClendon
Mississippi State	7-2-2	185	94	Won 16-12	4-1-2	96	65	Paul J. Davis
Florida	6-3-1	130	120		3-3-1	61	71	Ray Graves
Tennessee	5-5	168	121		3-5	85	108	Jim McDonald
Georgia	4-5-1	133	151		2-4	61	95	Johnny Griffith
Kentucky	3-6-1	142	168		0-5-1	41	109	Charlie Bradshaw
Tulane	1-8-1	43	191		0-6-1	23	153	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt	1-7-2	73	146		0-5-2	23	113	Jack Green

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).