Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Harry R. Red Sanders Conference: Southeastern-
1941 Season Highlights
Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1941 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Purdue
3
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Tennessee Tech
42
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Kentucky
39
15
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Georgia Tech
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Princeton
46
7
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Tulane
14
34
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Sewanee
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Louisville
68
0
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Alabama
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Tennessee
7
26
L
1941 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 260
Scoring Average 26.0
Points Allowed 89
Defense Average 8.9
Opponents Record 36-27
Conference Record 3-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1941 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1941 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.