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
Record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 13 LSU 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
Ole Miss 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Georgia 3 –4 –07 –4 –1
Florida 3 –4 –07 –5 –0
Kentucky 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Auburn 2 –5 –06 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –5 –04 –5 –2
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Chattanooga*
W 14–1223,600[1]
September 22at Mississippi State
L 21–5225,136[2]
September 29No. 5 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–4434,500[3]
October 6at Virginia*
W 39–2221,000[4]
October 13William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–717,123[5]
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 18–1421,500[6]
October 27at Ole Miss
L 14–2433,427[7]
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 17–2729,350[8]
November 17at Tulane*
L 3–2431,199[9]
November 24Tampa*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 18–1614,500[10]
December 1at No. 19 Tennessee
L 17–2066,702[11]
  • *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. "Miss. St. upends Vanderbilt, 52–21". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bama romps over Vandy, 44–0". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 29. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  4. "Vandy wallops Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "O'Rourke, Fisher star as Vandy rambles 20–7". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vandy upsets Georgia, 18–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Weese paces Ole Miss past Vanderbilt 24–14". Sunday Journal & Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky wins, 27–17". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tulane humbles Vandy". The Tennessean. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tampa loses on field goal". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "It's Holloway to rescue in 20–17 Vol win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1973 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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