1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football Southeastern Conference SEC 2–7–1 1–6 Ray Morrison 6th Raymond Andrus Dudley Field The 1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1939 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the fifth season of his second stint, and sixth overall, as head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt went 2–7–1 overall and 1–6 in conference play. The Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. On October 7, Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt. 21–13, for the 100th loss in the schools football program. Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 84 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1939 AP September 20 t y 1939 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Dudley Field Nashville, TN 13–13 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-tpi-deadlocks-vandy-1/132700226/ The Nashville Tennessean T.P.I. deadlocks Vandy, 13–13, in last minute rush September 21, 1939 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 w y y Rice Rice Field Houston, TX 13–12 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-vanderbilt-scor/132700332/ The Akron Beacon Journal Vanderbilt scores in final seconds to beat Rice October 1, 1939 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 l Kentucky Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 13–21 10,000 Kentucky Conquers Vanderbilt By 21-13 The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky) Kenneth Gregory October 8, 1939 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47974244/kentucky-conquers-vanderbilt-by-21-13/ Newspapers.com October 14 l y VMI Dudley Field Nashville, TN 13–20 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90957422/pritchard-stars-as-vmi-beats-vandy/ The Commercial Appeal Pritchard stars as V.M.I. beats Vandy October 15, 1939 December 21, 2021 Newspapers.com October 21 l Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 6–14 19,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-georgia-tech-downs-vandy-score/132692455/ The State Georgia Tech downs Vandy score 14–6 October 22, 1939 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 l y LSU Dudley Field Nashville, TN 6–12 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-lsu-passes-to-126/132697854/ The Knoxville Journal LSU passes to 12–6 victory over Vandy October 29, 1939 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 l y Ole Miss Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 7–14 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-rebels-shatter-jin/132700489/ The Commercial Appeal Rebels shatter jinx November 5, 1939 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Sewanee Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 25–7 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83582929/vandy-crushes-sewanee/ The Nashville Tennessean Vandy crushes Sewanee November 12, 1939 August 16, 2021 Newspapers.com November 18 l y Tennessee 1 Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 0–13 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83064142/vols-win-130-but-morrisons-team-is/ The Nashville Tennessean Vols win, 13–0, but Morrison's team 'is best' November 19, 1939 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 30 l Alabama Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–39 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71810739/alabama-dazzles-in-smashing-vandy-39/ The Birmingham News Alabama dazzles in smashing Vandy, 39 to 0 December 1, 1939 February 22, 2021 Newspapers.com http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1671&year=1939 Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1939 College Football Data Warehouse September 3, 2014 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090447/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1671&year=1939 dead References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football