American college football season
The 1991 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his first season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 24 Syracuse* | | BEN | L 10–37 | 35,541 | [1] |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU* | | | W 14–11 | 31,104 | [2] |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at LSU | | | L 14–16 | 64,341 | [3] |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Alabama | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| PPV | L 17–48 | 40,736 | [4] |
October 5 | | at Duke* | | | L 13–17 | 20,600 | [5] |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 Auburn | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | L 22–24 | 32,772 | [6] |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Georgia | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 27–25 | 34,248 | [7] |
October 26 | | at Ole Miss | | | W 30–27 | 32,000 | [8] |
November 2 | | at Army* | | | W 41–10 | 35,112 | [9] |
November 9 | | Kentucky | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 17–7 | 40,168 | [10] |
November 30 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 9 Tennessee | | SPS | L 0–45 | 94,976 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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- ^ "Big hit springs SU, 37–10". Democrat and Chronicle. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt's 2 big plays prove too much for SMU". Austin American-Statesman. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ball bounces LSU's way for 1st victory". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama rolls past VU, 48–17". The Tennessean. September 19, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke's defense holds on, helps Devils past Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn dodges Vandy bullet, 24–22". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt upsets Bulldogs". The Index-Journal. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owen gives Vandy one for road as late field goal nips Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cadets defenseless in loss to Vanderbilt". The Standard-Star. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Four in a row for Vandy". The Tennessean. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols pin 45–0 loss on Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1991 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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