1938 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1938 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1938 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the fourth season of his second stint, and fifth overall, as head coach. Member of the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt went 6–3 overall and 4–3 in conference play. The Commodores played their five home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

1938 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1938 record6–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainMarvin Franklin
Home stadiumDudley Field
1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 7 0 011 0 0
No. 13 Alabama 4 1 17 1 1
No. 19 Tulane 4 1 17 2 1
Ole Miss 3 2 09 2 0
Georgia Tech 2 1 33 4 3
Vanderbilt 4 3 06 3 0
Florida 2 2 14 6 1
Auburn 3 3 14 5 1
Georgia 1 2 15 4 1
LSU 2 4 06 4 0
Mississippi State 1 4 04 6 0
Kentucky 0 4 02 7 0
Sewanee 0 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 24at Washington University*W 20–0
October 1Western Kentucky State Teachers*W 12–0
October 8at KentuckyW 14–7
October 15Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–7
October 22at LSUNo. 16L 0–7
October 29Georgia Tech
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–7
November 5Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–0[1]
November 12No. 4 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–14[2]
November 24AlabamaL 0–7[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Vandy sticks to straight football in easy win over stubborn Sewanee". The Jackson Sun. November 6, 1938. Retrieved August 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vols vanquish Vandy, 14 to 0, in bowl drive". The Nashville Tennessean. November 13, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bama hands Vanderbilt third shutout of year". Nashville Banner. November 25, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1938". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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