1963 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1963 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–7–2 (0–5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1 7 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 0 9 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 2 7 2 2
LSU 4 2 0 7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 7 3 0
Florida 3 3 1 6 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 2 1 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 1 3 6 1
Tulane 0 6 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1963 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach John Green in his first season and finished the season with a record of one win, seven losses and two ties (1–7–2 overall, 0–5–2 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Furman*L 13–14[1]
September 28at GeorgiaL 0–2017,000[2]
October 5No. 2 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–2124,500[3]
October 19Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–2116,500[4]
October 26at No. 5 Ole MissL 7–2721,500[5]
November 2at Boston College*L 6–1917,700[6]
November 9Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–018,623[7]
November 16at TulaneT 10–1015,000[8]
November 23George Washington*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–011,000[9]
November 30at TennesseeL 0–1421,696[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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