American college football season
The 1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their third year under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished eighth in the SEC.[1]
Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 27 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | Tennessee Tech* | | | W 52–0 | 6,000 | [3] |
October 3 | Purdue* | | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| W 26–0 | 18,000 | [4] |
October 10 | at Kentucky | | | W 7–6 | | [5] |
October 17 | Mississippi State | No. 12 | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| L 0–33 | 22,000 | [6] |
October 24 | Centre* | | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| W 66–0 | 7,000 | [7] |
October 31 | at Tulane | | | L 21–28 | 15,000 | [8] |
November 7 | vs. Ole Miss | | | W 19–0 | 6,000 | [9] |
November 14 | Union (TN)* | | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| W 27–0 | | [10] |
November 21 | at No. 9 Alabama | | | L 7–27 | 17,000 | [11] |
November 28 | No. 10 Tennessee | | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| L 7–19 | 19,000 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
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AP | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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- ^ "1942 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy rolls over Techmen by score 52–0". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Riveters lose 26–0 to Vandy". Anderson Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Simmons sparks Vandy to 7–6 victory over Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 11, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State is victor over Vanderbilt". Pensacola News Journal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy smashes Centre, 66 to 0, in scoring orgy". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane outlasts Vanderbilt for 28–21 decision". The Greenville News. November 1, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy smears Rebs in soggy game, 19–0 before small crowd". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Union goes down by fumble route". The Jackson Sun. November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama Tiders roll over Commodores 27–7". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 22, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Vols down fighting Vandy, 19–7, take Sugar Bowl bid". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Red Sanders 1942". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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