1991 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

1991 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
  • Gerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDon Frease (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Florida $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 14 Tennessee 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Georgia 4 3 0 9 3 0
Mississippi State 4 3 0 7 5 0
LSU 3 4 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 0 5 6 0
Auburn 2 5 0 5 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his first season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 711:00 a.m.at No. 24 Syracuse*BENL 10–3735,541[1]
September 146:00 p.m.SMU*W 14–1131,104[2]
September 217:00 p.m.at LSU
L 14–1664,341[3]
September 287:00 p.m.No. 22 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 17–4840,736[4]
October 5at Duke*L 13–1720,600[5]
October 127:00 p.m.No. 24 Auburn
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 22–2432,772[6]
October 191:00 p.m.No. 17 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 27–2534,248[7]
October 26at Ole MissW 30–2732,000[8]
November 2at Army*W 41–1035,112[9]
November 9Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 17–740,168[10]
November 3011:30 a.m.at No. 9 TennesseeSPSL 0–4594,976[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Big hit springs SU, 37–10". Democrat and Chronicle. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt's 2 big plays prove too much for SMU". Austin American-Statesman. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ball bounces LSU's way for 1st victory". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alabama rolls past VU, 48–17". The Tennessean. September 19, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke's defense holds on, helps Devils past Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn dodges Vandy bullet, 24–22". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vanderbilt upsets Bulldogs". The Index-Journal. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Owen gives Vandy one for road as late field goal nips Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cadets defenseless in loss to Vanderbilt". The Standard-Star. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Four in a row for Vandy". The Tennessean. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vols pin 45–0 loss on Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1991 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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