1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team information
American college football season
1942Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Record
6–4 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Red Sanders (3rd season)
Offensive scheme
Single-wing
Captain
Fred Holder
Home stadium
Dudley Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Georgia $
6
–
1
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Georgia Tech
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
No. 7 Tennessee
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
No. 18 Mississippi State
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 10 Alabama
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
LSU
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
No. 16 Auburn
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
1
Vanderbilt
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Florida
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Tulane
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Kentucky
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Ole Miss
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their third year under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished eighth in the SEC.[1]
Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 27 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
^"1942 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
and 23 Related for: 1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team information
The 1942VanderbiltCommodoresfootballteam was an American footballteam that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference...
The VanderbiltCommodoresfootball program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football. The Commodores compete in the Football Bowl...
The VanderbiltCommodores are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt fields...
The VanderbiltCommodores baseball team is an American National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college baseball team from Vanderbilt University...
This is a list of seasons completed by the VanderbiltCommodores college footballteam since its inception in 1890. No conference members claimed a championship...
The 1943 VanderbiltCommodoresfootballteam was an American footballteam that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference...
of every VanderbiltCommodoresfootballteam quarterback and the years they participated on the VanderbiltCommodoresfootballteam. Vanderbilt quarterbacks...
The VanderbiltCommodores college footballteam represents Vanderbilt University in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores...
The 1924 VanderbiltCommodoresfootballteam represented Vanderbilt University in the 1924 Southern Conference football season. The 1924 season was Dan...
head coach of the VanderbiltCommodoresfootballteam. In Johnson's fourth season, the Commodores finished 5–6. Jay Cutler, the team's offensive captain...
– August 14, 1958) was an American football player and coach. He was head coach at Vanderbilt University (1940–1942, 1946–1948) and the University of California...
of Vanderbilt University, where he earned 13 letters playing several sports. As a versatile tackle and blocker on the VanderbiltCommodoresfootball team...
football player. He was a prominent center for the VanderbiltCommodores of Vanderbilt University. Gude was frequently compared to former Commodore greats...
the Commodores lost 56–6 to one of Auburn's greatest teams, Vanderbilt's worst defeat since its 83–0 loss to Georgia Tech in 1917. The Commodores had...
special team capabilities. Mason continued his role as head coach and defensive coordinator in his third season at Vanderbilt, leading the Commodores to a...
men's sport. Vanderbilt's intercollegiate athletics teams are nicknamed the Commodores, in honor of the nickname given to Cornelius Vanderbilt, who made...
His '51 team finished 8–1 and ranked 13th in the nation. Vanderbilt University lured Guepe from Virginia in 1953 and he coached the Commodores for ten...
football coach for the VanderbiltCommodores from 1904 to 1917 and from 1919 to 1934. During his tenures, the VanderbiltCommodores compiled a 197–55–19...
Global Information