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1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Florida 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 2
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Steve Sloan in his first season and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC), which placed them in last place in the Southeastern Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Chattanooga*
W 14–1223,600[1]
September 22at Mississippi State
L 21–5225,136[2]
September 29No. 5 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–4434,500[3]
October 6at Virginia*
W 39–2221,000[4]
October 13William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–717,123[5]
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 18–1421,500[6]
October 27at Ole Miss
L 14–2433,427[7]
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 17–2729,350[8]
November 17at Tulane*
L 3–2431,199[9]
November 24Tampa*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 18–1614,500[10]
December 1at No. 19 Tennessee
L 17–2066,702[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt gives Sloan first win". The Tennessean. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Miss. St. upends Vanderbilt, 52–21". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bama romps over Vandy, 44–0". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 29. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Vandy wallops Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "O'Rourke, Fisher star as Vandy rambles 20–7". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vandy upsets Georgia, 18–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Weese paces Ole Miss past Vanderbilt 24–14". Sunday Journal & Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky wins, 27–17". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane humbles Vandy". The Tennessean. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tampa loses on field goal". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "It's Holloway to rescue in 20–17 Vol win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1973 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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