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1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainFred Holder
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 1 0 9 2 0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 1 0 9 1 1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 2 0 8 2 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 3 2 0 7 3 0
No. 16 Auburn 3 3 0 6 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 4 0 6 4 0
Florida 1 3 0 3 7 0
Tulane 1 4 0 4 5 0
Kentucky 0 5 0 3 6 1
Ole Miss 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their third year under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished eighth in the SEC.[1]

Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 27 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Tennessee Tech*W 52–06,000[3]
October 3Purdue*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–018,000[4]
October 10at KentuckyW 7–6[5]
October 17Mississippi StateNo. 12
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–3322,000[6]
October 24Centre*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 66–07,000[7]
October 31at TulaneL 21–2815,000[8]
November 7vs. Ole MissW 19–06,000[9]
November 14Union (TN)*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–0[10]
November 21at No. 9 AlabamaL 7–2717,000[11]
November 28No. 10 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1919,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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References

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  1. ^ "1942 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vandy rolls over Techmen by score 52–0". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Riveters lose 26–0 to Vandy". Anderson Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Simmons sparks Vandy to 7–6 victory over Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 11, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi State is victor over Vanderbilt". Pensacola News Journal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy smashes Centre, 66 to 0, in scoring orgy". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane outlasts Vanderbilt for 28–21 decision". The Greenville News. November 1, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy smears Rebs in soggy game, 19–0 before small crowd". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Union goes down by fumble route". The Jackson Sun. November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bama Tiders roll over Commodores 27–7". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 22, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  12. ^ "Vols down fighting Vandy, 19–7, take Sugar Bowl bid". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Red Sanders 1942". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2014.