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1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Chattanooga*W 14–1223,600[1]
September 22at Mississippi StateL 21–52
September 29No. 5 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–4434,500[2]
October 6at Virginia*W 39–2221,000
October 13William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–7
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 18–1421,500
October 27at Ole MissL 14–2433,427
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 17–27
November 17at Tulane*L 3–2431,199[3]
November 24Tampa*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 18–16
December 1at No. 19 TennesseeL 17–2066,702[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt gives Sloan first win". The Tennessean. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bama romps over Vandy, 44–0". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 29. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Tulane humbles Vandy". The Tennessean. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "It's Holloway to rescue in 20–17 Vol win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1973 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.