1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his third season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	George MacIntyre (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Watson Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron McCrone (3rd season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Southeastern Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Maryland*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 23–17	38,624	[1]
September 19	at No. 14 Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		L 9–29	32,045	[2]
September 26	No. 10 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 7–28	41,000	[3]
October 3	at No. 17 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 16–48	27,654	[4]
October 10	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 10–14	32,431	[5]
October 17	No. 9 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–53	39,657	[6]
October 24	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 27–23	37,426	[7]
October 31	Memphis State*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 26–0	33,285	[8]
November 7	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 10–17	40,250	[9]
November 21	Chattanooga*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 28–14	26,241	[10]
November 28	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 34–38	92,824	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Jim Bronner QB Whit Taylor Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach George MacIntyre Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt