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The 1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1939 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the fifth season of his second stint, and sixth overall, as head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt went 2–7–1 overall and 1–6 in conference play. The Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. On October 7, Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt. 21–13, for the 100th loss in the schools football program.

Record2–7–1 (1–6 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainRaymond Andrus
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1939 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7–1 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainRaymond Andrus
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1938
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1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee +6–0–010–1–0
No. 16 Georgia Tech +6–0–08–2–0
No. 5 Tulane +5–0–08–1–1
Mississippi State3–2–08–2–0
Ole Miss2–2–07–2–0
Kentucky2–2–16–2–1
Auburn3–3–15–5–1
Alabama2–3–15–3–1
Georgia1–3–05–6–0
LSU1–5–04–5–0
Vanderbilt1–6–02–7–1
Florida0–3–15–5–1
Sewanee0–3–03–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 84 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Tennessee Tech*T 13–138,000[2]
September 30at Rice*W 13–1220,000[3]
October 7Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 13–2110,000[4]
October 14VMI*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 13–205,000[5]
October 21Georgia TechL 6–1419,000[6]
October 28at LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–1210,000[7]
November 4vs. Ole MissL 7–1415,000[8]
November 11vs. Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 25–77,000[9]
November 18at No. 1 TennesseeL 0–1325,000[10]
November 30Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–3918,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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