1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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).

1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1973 record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coachSteve Sloan (1st season)
Home stadiumDudley Field
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Chattanooga*
W 14–12
September 22at Mississippi StateL 21–52
September 29No. 5 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–44
October 6at Virginia*W 39–22
October 13William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–7
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 18–14
October 27at Ole Miss
L 14–24
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 17–27
November 17at Tulane*L 3–24
November 24Tampa*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 18–16
December 1at No. 19 TennesseeL 17–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1973 Vanderbilt football schedule[1]

References

  1. "1973 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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