1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1971 record	4–6–1 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Pace (5th year)
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1971 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#7 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#12 Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#15 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#9 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11 LSU	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1971 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Bill Pace in his fifth season and finished the season with a record of four wins, six losses and one tie (4–6–1 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 11	Chattanooga*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 20–19
September 18	Louisville*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	T 0–0
September 25	at Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 49–19
October 2	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 23–27
October 9	#6 Alabama		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 0–42
October 16	#8 Georgia		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–24
October 23	at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	L 7–28
October 30	at Tulane*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 13–9
November 6	Kentucky		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 7–14
November 22	Tampa*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 10–7
November 27	at #11 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 7–19
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1971 Vanderbilt football schedule