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1944 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1944 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–0–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLee Austin, Dick Bostick
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at Sewanee V-12*T 0–0[2]
October 28Tennessee Tech*W 19–75,000[3]
November 4at Tennessee Tech*
W 20–9[4]
November 11Sewanee V-12*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–75,000[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.