1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1939 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the fifth season of his second stint, and sixth overall, as head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt went 2–7–1 overall and 1–6 in conference play. The Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. On October 7, Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt. 21–13, for the 100th loss in the schools football program.

1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1939 record2–7–1 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainRaymond Andrus
Home stadiumDudley Field
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 0 010 1 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 0 08 2 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 0 08 1 1
Mississippi State 3 2 08 2 0
Ole Miss 2 2 07 2 0
Kentucky 2 2 16 2 1
Auburn 3 3 15 5 1
Alabama 2 3 15 3 1
Georgia 1 3 05 6 0
LSU 1 5 04 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 02 7 1
Florida 0 3 15 5 1
Sewanee 0 3 03 5 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Tennessee Tech*T 13–13
September 30at Rice*W 13–12
October 7Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 13–2110,000[1]
October 14VMI*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 13–205,000[2]
October 21Georgia TechL 6–14
October 28at LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–12
November 4vs. Ole Miss
L 7–14
November 11vs. Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 25–7[3]
November 18at No. 1 TennesseeL 0–1325,000[4]
November 30Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–3918,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Kenneth Gregory (October 8, 1939). "Kentucky Conquers Vanderbilt By 21-13". The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky). p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Pritchard stars as V.M.I. beats Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vandy crushes Sewanee". The Nashville Tennessean. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vols win, 13–0, but Morrison's team 'is best'". The Nashville Tennessean. November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Alabama dazzles in smashing Vandy, 39 to 0". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1939. Retrieved February 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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