1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his third season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 –0 –09 –2 –1
Mississippi State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Auburn 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
LSU 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Ole Miss 1 –5 –14 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Maryland*
W 23–17
September 19at No. 14 Mississippi State
L 9–29
September 267:00 p.m.No. 10 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–2841,000[1]
October 3at No. 17 Miami (FL)*
L 16–4827,694
October 10at Tulane*
L 10–1432,431[2]
October 17No. 9 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ABCL 21–5339,657
October 24at Ole Miss
W 27–23
October 31Memphis State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–0
November 7Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–17
November 21Chattanooga*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–1426,241[3]
November 28at Tennessee
L 34–3892,824[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel
1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Jim Bronner
QB Whit Taylor Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References
    1. "Tide sinks Commodores, 28–7". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Tulane tips Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Vandy wins final home game". The Tennessean. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Vandy refuses chance to tie". The Jackson Sun. November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. "1981 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.


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