| Year: | 1943 |
| Team: | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 5–0 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Ernest Alley |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | James Hamilton, Bob Hamilton |
| Stadium: | Dudley Field |
The 1943 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ernest Alley, the Commodores complied an overall record of 5–0, with a conference record of 0–0, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Vanderbilt ranked 125th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 58.9.[2]