1943 Vanderbilt Commodores football team information
American college football season
1943Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Record
5–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Ernest Alley (1st season)
Captain
James Hamilton, Bob Hamilton
Home stadium
Dudley Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $
3
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
LSU
2
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Tulane
1
–
1
–
0
3
–
3
–
0
Georgia
0
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Vanderbilt
0
–
0
–
0
5
–
0
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1943 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ernest Alley, the Commodores complied an overall record of 5–0, with a conference record of 0–0, and finished fifth in the SEC.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Vanderbilt ranked 125th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 58.9.[3]
^Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
^"1943 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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