1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWatson Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (3rd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 0 010 2 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 0 09 2 1
Mississippi State 4 2 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 08 4 0
Florida 3 3 07 5 0
Auburn 2 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 03 8 0
Ole Miss 1 4 14 6 1
LSU 1 4 13 7 1
Vanderbilt 1 5 04 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his third season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).