Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Ray Morrison Conference: Southeastern-
1939 Season Highlights
Ray Morrison enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech
13
13
T
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Rice
13
12
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Kentucky
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Virginia Military Institute
13
20
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Georgia Tech
6
14
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Louisiana State
6
12
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Mississippi
7
14
L
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Sewanee
25
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Tennessee
0
13
L
Thu., Nov. 30 vs.
Alabama
0
39
L
1939 Season Totals
Record 2-7
-1
Points Scored 96
Scoring Average 9.6
Points Allowed 165
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 41-24
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 1-5
-1
Away Record 1-2
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.