1940 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Vanderbilt Commodores football Southeastern Conference SEC 3–6–1 1–5–1 Red Sanders 1st Single-wing John Ellis Dudley Field The 1940 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1940 college football season. The Commodores were led by Red Sanders, in his first season as head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt went 3–6–1 overall and 1–5–1 in conference play. Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 63 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com The Commodores played their seven home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Schedule 1940 AP Central September 28 w y Washington & Lee Dudley Field Nashville, TN 19–0 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107995758/vandy-shows-class-beating-w-l-190/ The Atlanta Constitution Vandy shows class beating W. & L., 19–0 September 29, 1940 August 20, 2022 Newspapers.com October 5 l y y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 6–7 16,000 Tigers Win, 7 to 6, As Vandy Kick Fails New York Daily News October 6, 1940 89 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48362896/tigers-win-7-to-6-as-vandy-kick-fails/ Newspapers.com October 12 t Kentucky Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 7–7 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-kentucky-earns-77/132710670/ The Salt Lake Tribune Kentucky earns 7–7 tie with Vandy October 13, 1940 February 19, 2022 Newspapers.com October 19 l y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 0–19 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-tech-yellow-jackets-rout-vande/132710967/ The State Tech Yellow Jackets rout Vanderbilt with ease October 20, 1940 February 19, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 l y LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 0–7 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-late-scoring-drive-wins/132708875/ Late scoring drive wins for Bengals Kingsport Times October 27, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 l Ole Miss Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 7–13 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-ole-miss-rallies-to/132707198/ Ole Miss rallies to drop Vandy The Atlanta Journal November 3, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 w Sewanee Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 20–0 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83585380/vandy-triumphs-over-sewanee-tigers-by-20/ The Nashville Tennessean Vandy triumphs over Sewanee Tigers by 20–0 count November 10, 1940 August 16, 2021 Newspapers.com November 16 2:00 p.m. w y Tennessee Tech Dudley Field Nashville, TN 21–0 4,000 Johnson Raymond Crippled Vandy Seeks Revenge on Tenn.-Tech Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/177692620/ The Nashville Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee November 16, 1940 6 July 28, 2025 Newspapers.com O'Donnell Red Vanderbilt Coasts to Easy Win Over Tennessee Tech https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/177692770/ The Nashville Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee November 17, 1940 1D, 5D July 28, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-vanderbilts-commo/132711144/ Vanderbilt's Commodores conquer scrappy Tennessee Tech by 21–0 score The Knoxville Journal November 17, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 l Alabama 17 Legion Field Birmingham, AL 21–25 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-tide-downs-vandy-25/132711238/ Tide downs Vandy, 25–21, in late splash The Birmingham News November 24, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 30 l Tennessee 6 Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 0–20 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83067819/vols-top-vandy-200accept-sugar-bowl-b/ The Chattanooga Times Vols top Vandy, 20–0, accept Sugar Bowl bid to play Boston College December 1, 1940 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2060&year=1940 Coaching Records Game by Game: Red Sanders 1940 College Football Data Warehouse September 3, 2014 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224203/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2060&year=1940 dead References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football