1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 13 LSU 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
Ole Miss 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Georgia 3 –4 –07 –4 –1
Florida 3 –4 –07 –5 –0
Kentucky 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Auburn 2 –5 –06 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –5 –04 –5 –2
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Steve Sloan in his first season and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Chattanooga*
W 14–1223,600[1]
September 22at Mississippi State
L 21–5225,136[2]
September 29No. 5 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–4434,500[3]
October 6at Virginia*
W 39–2221,000[4]
October 13William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–717,123[5]
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 18–1421,500[6]
October 27at Ole Miss
L 14–2433,427[7]
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 17–2729,350[8]
November 17at Tulane*
L 3–2431,199[9]
November 24Tampa*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 18–1614,500[10]
December 1at No. 19 Tennessee
L 17–2066,702[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Vanderbilt gives Sloan first win". The Tennessean. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Miss. St. upends Vanderbilt, 52–21". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bama romps over Vandy, 44–0". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 29. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Vandy wallops Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "O'Rourke, Fisher star as Vandy rambles 20–7". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Vandy upsets Georgia, 18–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Weese paces Ole Miss past Vanderbilt 24–14". Sunday Journal & Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Kentucky wins, 27–17". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tulane humbles Vandy". The Tennessean. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tampa loses on field goal". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "It's Holloway to rescue in 20–17 Vol win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1973 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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