1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1961 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his ninth season and finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8 overall, 1–6 in the SEC).

1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach	Art Guepe (9th season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	West Virginia*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 16–6	18,000	[1]
September 30	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 21–0	22,000	[2]
October 7	No. 4 Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–35	32,500	[3]
October 14	at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 21–28	23,704	[4]
October 21	Florida	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–7	18,000	[5]
October 28	No. 2 Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–47	25,000	[6]
November 11	Kentucky	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 3–16	23,000	[7]
November 17	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–17	15,000	[8]
November 25	South Carolina*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–23	12,500	[9]
December 2	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–41	29,130	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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