1943 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
| 1943 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–0 (0–0 SEC) |
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| Captain | James Hamilton, Bob Hamilton |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Georgia Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ernest Alley, the Commodores complied an overall record of 5–0, with a conference record of 0–0, and finished fifth in the SEC.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Vanderbilt ranked 125th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 58.9.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 16 | at Tennessee Tech* | Cookeville, TN | W 20–0 | [4] | |
| October 23 | Camp Campbell* | W 40–14 | 6,000 | [5] | |
| October 30 | Milligan* |
| W 26–6 | 3,000 | [6] |
| November 6 | Carson–Newman* |
| W 12–6 | [7] | |
| November 25 | Tennessee Tech* |
| W 47–7 | 7,000 | [8] |
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References[edit]
- ^ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ "1943 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Vanderbilt defeats Tennessee Tech, 20–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Commodores trample Camp Campbell Bombers 40 to 14". The Nashville Tennessean. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Milligan gridders bow to Vanderbilt". Johnson City Press. October 31, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy holds off late C–N rally to win, 12–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Commodores smash Tennessee Tech, 47–7, in finale". The Nashville Tennessean. November 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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