1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1961 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1961 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Arthur Guepe in his ninth season and finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8 overall, 1–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 23	West Virginia*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 16–6
September 30	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	W 21–0
October 7	#4 Alabama		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 6–35
October 31	at UCLA*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 21–28
October 21	Florida		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 0–7
October 28	#2 Ole Miss		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–47
November 11	Kentucky		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 3–16
November 17	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 14–17
November 25	South Carolina*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 7–23
December 2	at Tennessee		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 7–41
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1961 Vanderbilt football schedule