1960 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1960 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 18 Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Tulane 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1960 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his eighth season and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7 overall, 0–7 in the SEC).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Georgia
L 7–1826,500[1]
October 1at No. 15 Alabama
L 0–2141,000[2][3]
October 8No. 2 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–2623,000[4]
October 15at Florida
L 0–1231,000[5]
October 22at Marquette*
W 23–617,100[6]
October 29Clemson*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–2018,000[7]
November 5at Kentucky
L 0–2728,000[8]
November 12William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–8[9]
November 19Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–2016,000[10]
November 26Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–3534,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Georgia clips Vandy 18–7". Chattanooga Sunday Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bryan, Jimmy (October 2, 1960). "Tide rolls past Vanderbilt, 21–0". The Gadsden Times. p. 23. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Land, Charles (October 2, 1960). "Opportunistic Tide tops Vandy, 21–0". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 9. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss aims for No. 1 spot". The Kansas City Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gator sophs sink Vanderbilt, 12 to 0". The Miami Herald. October 16, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt tips Marquette 23–6". The Racine Journal-Times. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy rally tops Clemson, 22–20". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats clip Vandy 27–0 in homecoming". The Park City Daily News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt thunders past W&M by 22 to 8". The Huntsville Times. November 13, 1960. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane grinds Vandy 20 to 0". The Tennessean. November 20, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Glass leads charge as Tennessee raps Vanderbilt 35–0". The Selma Times-Journal. November 27, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1960 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.


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