1939 Vanderbilt
2–7–1 (1–6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ray Morrison. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Sewanee 25–7Nov 11
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Tennessee Tech | T 13–13 | 94% |
| Sep 30 | at Rice | W 13–12 | 44% |
| Oct 7 | vs Kentucky | L 13–21 | 73% |
| Oct 14 | vs VMI | L 13–20 | 77% |
| Oct 21 | at Georgia Tech | L 6–14 | 38% |
| Oct 28 | vs LSU | L 6–12 | 38% |
| Nov 4 | vs Ole Miss | L 7–14 | 26% |
| Nov 11 | vsSewanee | W 25–7 | 72% |
| Nov 18 | at 1Tennessee | L 0–13 | 12% |
| Nov 30 | vs Alabama | L 0–39 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Alabama 39–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The tied 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–6 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 96–165
- Coach
- Ray Morrison
- Elo
- 1416 −130 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 57 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Raymond Andrus
All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Doc PlunkettRBAP-3; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 6–0 | 10–1 | 2 |
| Georgia Tech | 6–0 | 8–2 | 16 |
 Tulane | 5–0 | 8–1–1 | 5 |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
 Auburn | 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–2 | 7–2 | |
| Kentucky | 2–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Alabama | 2–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Georgia | 1–3 | 5–6 | |
| LSU | 1–5 | 4–5 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1–6 | 2–7–1 | |
 Florida | 0–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Sewanee | 0–3 | 3–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.