1963 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1963 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach John Green in his first season and finished the season with a record of one win, seven losses and two ties (1–7–2 overall, 0–5–2 in the SEC).

1963 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–7–2 (0–5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –2
No. 5 Auburn 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 Alabama 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
Mississippi State 4 –1 –27 –2 –2
LSU 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Florida 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –5 –21 –7 –2
Kentucky 0 –5 –13 –6 –1
Tulane 0 –6 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Furman*
L 13–14[1]
September 28at Georgia
L 0–2017,000[2]
October 5No. 2 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–2124,500[3]
October 19Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–2116,500[4]
October 26at No. 5 Ole Miss
L 7–2721,500[5]
November 2at Boston College*
L 6–1917,700[6]
November 9Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–018,623[7]
November 16at Tulane
T 10–1015,000[8]
November 23George Washington*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–011,000[9]
November 30at Tennessee
L 0–1421,696[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Furman stuns Vandy, 14–13 after fumbles". The Decatur Daily. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgia wades to 20–0 win over Vanderbilt". The Tampa Tribune. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vandy falls to Alabama in SEC game". The Jackson Sun. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Shannon swings in Gator hootenanny". St. Petersburg Times. October 20, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rebs preserve privacy rather well". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "BC slogs past Vandy, 19–6". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Fumbling Kentucky, fired-up Vanderbilt fight to scoreless deadlock". Sunday Herald-Leader. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wilt's toe earns VU 10–10 tie". The Tennessean. November 17, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Waldrup leads Vandy win". The Tennessean. November 24, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vols top Vandy 14 to 0". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1963 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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