The 1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his third season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | | Maryland* | | | W 23–17 | | |
September 19 | | at No. 14 Mississippi State | | | L 9–29 | | |
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Alabama | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | L 7–28 | 41,000 | [1] |
October 3 | | at No. 17 Miami (FL)* | | | L 16–48 | 27,694 | |
October 10 | | at Tulane* | | | L 10–14 | 32,431 | [2] |
October 17 | | No. 9 Georgia | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| ABC | L 21–53 | 39,657 | |
October 24 | | at Ole Miss | | | W 27–23 | | |
October 31 | | Memphis State* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | W 26–0 | | |
November 7 | | Kentucky | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 10–17 | | |
November 21 | | Chattanooga* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | W 28–14 | 26,241 | [3] |
November 28 | | at Tennessee | | | L 34–38 | 92,824 | [4] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Tide sinks Commodores, 28–7". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane tips Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy wins final home game". The Tennessean. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy refuses chance to tie". The Jackson Sun. November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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