1965 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1965 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach John Green in his third season and finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

1965 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1965 record2–7–1 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 1 19 1 1
Auburn 4 1 15 5 1
Florida 4 2 07 4 0
No. 7 Tennessee 2 1 28 1 2
Ole Miss 5 3 07 4 0
No. 8 LSU 3 3 08 3 0
Kentucky 3 3 06 4 0
Georgia 2 3 06 4 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 02 7 1
Tulane 1 5 02 8 0
Mississippi State 1 5 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Georgia Tech*T 10–1022,275
September 25at GeorgiaL 10–2445,000
October 2at Wake Forest*L 0–711,000
October 9Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–2230,066
October 16VPI*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–10
October 23at Ole MissL 7–24
October 30at TulaneW 13–027,000[1]
November 6No. 10 Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–34
November 13Miami (FL)*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 14–28
November 27at No. 9 TennesseeL 3–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Vandy defense prevails". The Jackson Sun. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1965 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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