1964 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
American college football season
The 1964 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season . The Commodores were led by head coach John Green in his second season and finished the season with a record of three wins, six losses and one tie (3–6–1 overall, 1–4–1 in the SEC).
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 19 at Georgia Tech * L 2–1444,288 [ 1]
September 26 Georgia L 0–719,098 [ 2]
October 3 at No. 4 Alabama L 0–2447,325 [ 3]
October 10 Wake Forest * Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 9–612,600 [ 4]
October 17 at George Washington * W 14–05,200 [ 5]
October 24 Ole Miss Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) T 7–716,500 [ 6]
November 7 at Kentucky L 21–2232,000 [ 7]
November 14 Tulane Dudley Field Nashville, TN L 2–7[ 8]
November 20 at Miami (FL) * L 17–3531,649 [ 9]
November 28 Tennessee Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) W 7–030,000 [ 10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
^ "Ga. Tech rally tips Vanderbilt" . The Shreveport Times . September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia slips by Vanderbilt on 7–0 victory" . Daily Press . September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tide batters Vandy" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vanderbilt field goals whip WF" . The Jackson Sun . October 11, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VU gets 14–0 win" . The Tennessean . October 18, 1964. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vandy ties Ole Miss" . The News and Observer . October 25, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky staves off Vanderbilt" . Sunday Journal & Sentinel . November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane edges Commodores, 7–2" . The Jackson Sun . November 15, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "3 quickies push Hurricanes past Vandy, 35 to 17" . Birmingham Post-Herald . November 21, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Surprising Vanderbilt stuns Tennessee with 7–0 triumph" . The Daily Advertiser . November 29, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1964 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
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