Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | West Virginia* | | W 16–6 | 18,000 | [1] |
September 30 | at Georgia | | W 21–0 | 22,000 | [2] |
October 7 | No. 4 Alabama | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| L 6–35 | 32,500 | [3] |
October 14 | at UCLA* | | L 21–28 | 23,704 | [4] |
October 21 | Florida | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| L 0–7 | 18,000 | [5] |
October 28 | No. 2 Ole Miss | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| L 0–47 | 25,000 | [6] |
November 11 | Kentucky | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| L 3–16 | 23,000 | [7] |
November 17 | at Tulane | | L 14–17 | 15,000 | [8] |
November 25 | South Carolina* | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| L 7–23 | 12,500 | [9] |
December 2 | at Tennessee | | L 7–41 | 29,130 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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- ^ "Vanderbilt wins, 16–6, over W. Va". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt vanquishes Georgia in 21–0 upset". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama mangles Vanderbilt, 35–6". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Uclans edge still Vanderbilt 11". The Idaho Statesman. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators eke out 7–0 win over Vanderbilt". Fort Myers News-Press. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss smashes past Vandy, 47–0". The Huntsville Times. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky raps Florida State 20–0, but may have lost Woolum". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane's gamble pays off; Vandy in cellar, 17–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina smacks Vanderbilt, 23–7". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Vols crush Vanderbilt, 41–7, in finale". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. December 3, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1961 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.