1944 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

1944 Vanderbilt Commodores football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 3–0–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach|

* Doby Bartling (1st season)

Captain| Lee Austin, Dick Bostick
Home stadium| Dudley Field

Seasons

<- 1943

1945 ->

1944 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 12 Tennessee | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Georgia | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Alabama | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Mississippi State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
LSU | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Ole Miss | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tulane | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Kentucky | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Florida | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Auburn | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1944 college football season. In their first year under head coach Doby Bartling, the Commodores complied an overall record of 3–0–1, with a conference record of 0–0, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 7| at Sewanee V-12*|

* McGee Field
* Sewanee, TN (rivalry)

| T 0–0| | [2]
October 28| Tennessee Tech*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 19–7| 5,000| [3]
November 4| at Tennessee Tech*| Cookeville, TN| W 20–9| | [4]
November 11| Sewanee V-12*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 28–7| 5,000| [5]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Past Football Scores for Vanderbilt, starting 1940 - Hogville.net". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. ^ "Vandy, Tigers fight to draw". The Chattanooga Times. October 8, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Vandy wallops Eagles 19 to 7". The Nashville Tennessean. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Vandy again humbles TPI". The Knoxville Journal. November 5, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Vanderbilt finishes season with victory over Sewanee Tigers". The Jackson Sun. November 12, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Vanderbilt Commodores football

Venues|

* Old Dudley Field (1892–1921)
* Curry Field (1922)
* Dudley Field (1922–1980)
* FirstBank Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Georgia
* Georgia Tech
* Kentucky
* Ole Miss
* Sewanee
* Tennessee

Culture & lore|

* History
* Origin of "Commodores"
* "Dynamite"
* Marching band
* Porter Cup
* Vanderbilt rape case
* 1906 Carlisle game
* 1910 Yale game
* 1922 Michigan game
* IMG Sports Newtork

People|

* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* All-Americans
* All-Southerns
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders
* William Lofland Dudley

Seasons|

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