Vanderbilt Commodores football

Vanderbilt Commodores football
2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
First season	1890
Athletic director	David Williams II
Head coach	Derek Mason 3rd year, 13–23 (.361)
Stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Field	Dudley Field
Year built	1922
Seating capacity	40,550
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA division	Division I
Conference	SEC
Division	Eastern
Past conferences	SIAA  (1895–1921) Southern Conference  (1922–1932)
All-time record	591–601–50 (.496)
Bowl record	4–2–1 (.643)
Unclaimed nat'l titles	2 (1921, 1922)
Conference titles	14 (0 SEC)
Consensus All-Americans	6[1]
Colors	Black and Old Gold[2]
Fight song	Dynamite!
Mascot	Mr. C
Marching band	Spirit of Gold Marching Band
Rivals	Ole Miss Rebels Tennessee Volunteers Kentucky Wildcats Georgia Bulldogs
Outfitter	Nike
Website	vucommodores.com

The Vanderbilt Commodores football program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football. The Commodores compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are currently coached by Derek Mason. Vanderbilt plays their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium, located on the university's Nashville, Tennessee campus.

History

Head coaching history

Adopting the nickname the Commodores after the 1897 season, the team has played in more than 1,150 games over 121 seasons. In that time, 5 coaches have led the Commodores to a postseason bowl appearance: Art Guepe, Steve Sloan, George MacIntyre, Bobby Johnson, and James Franklin. 4 have led them to a conference championship: R. G. Acton, W. H. Watkins, James H. Henry, and Dan McGugin. McGugin is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 198 victories during his 30 years at Vanderbilt. He was awarded 2 National Championships retroactively by Clyde Berryman.

Of the 27 different head coaches who have led the Commodores, McGugin,^[3] Ray Morrison,^[4] Henry Russell Sanders,^[5] and Bill Edwards^[6] have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The current head coach is Derek Mason.

Rivals

Ole Miss

Ole Miss is Vanderbilt's cross-divisional rival in the SEC.

Vanderbilt and Ole Miss have played 87 times since 1894.^[7] Ole Miss leads the series 50–38–2.^[7] The largest margin of victory was by 91 points won by Vanderbilt in 1915. Vanderbilt also holds the longest win streaks in the series (18) from 1894 to 1938.

Georgia

Georgia Vanderbilt 2011

Having started in 1893, the Georgia-Vanderbilt football series has been played annually since 1968. The two are divisional opponents in the SEC East. The series, which rotates between Nashville, Tennessee and Athens, Georgia, stands with Georgia leading 55–19–2^[8]

Kentucky

Having started in 1896, the Kentucky-Vanderbilt football series has been played annually since 1953.^[9] The two are divisional opponents in the SEC East. The series, which rotates between Nashville, Tennessee and Lexington, Kentucky, is tied at 42–42–4 with the average score being Vanderbilt 17-Kentucky 15.6.^[7]

Tennessee

Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt 2007

Vanderbilt and Tennessee have played 107 times since 1892 , Tennessee leads the series 75–30–5.^[10] When the rivalry first started Vanderbilt dominated by taking 19 of the first 24 with 3 ties. After 1928, UT has dominated the rivalry with a record of Vanderbilt 71–11–2. The largest margin of victory for Vanderbilt was by 76 points in 1918 at Old Dudley Field in Nashville. (Vanderbilt 76, Tennessee 0) The largest defeat was 65 points in 1994 at Vanderbilt Stadium (Tennessee 65, Vanderbilt 0). The longest win streaks for Vanderbilt is (9) from 1901 to 1913. The longest win streak for Tennessee is 22, from 1983 to 2004.^[11]

Sewanee

Vanderbilt and the Sewanee Tigers were both founding members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the Southern Conference, and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It is the oldest of Vanderbilt's rivalries;^[12] dating back to 1891 when Vanderbilt played its second football game. Vanderbilt leads the series 40–8–4.^[13] The largest margin of victory was in 1905 when Vanderbilt won 68–4. Usually played towards the end of the season on Thanksgiving Day, the two teams have not met again since 1944.

Yearly records

Year-by-year results

Conference Champions

Bowl Eligible

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Year	Conference	Coach	Conference				Overall				Notes
			Win	Loss	Tie	Pct.	Win	Loss	Tie	Pct.
1890	None	Elliott H. Jones					1	0	0	1.000
1891	None	Elliott H. Jones					3	1	0	.750
1892	None	Elliott H. Jones					4	4	0	.500
1893	None	W. J. Keller					6	1	0	.857
1894	SIAA	Henry Thornton	2	0	0	1.000	7	1	0	.875
1895	SIAA	C. L. Upton	3	1	0	.750	5	3	1	.611
1896	SIAA	R. G. Acton	3	0	1	.875	3	2	2	.571
1897	SIAA	R.G. Acton	3	0	0	1.000	6	0	1	.929	SIAA Champions
1898	SIAA	R. G. Acton	1	2	0	.333	1	5	0	.167
1899	SIAA	James L. Crane	4	0	0	1.000	7	2	0	.777
1900	SIAA	James L. Crane	2	3	1	.417	4	4	1	.500
1901	SIAA	W. H. Watkins	5	0	1	.917	6	1	1	.813	SIAA Champions
1902	SIAA	W. H. Watkins	6	1	0	.857	8	1	0	.889
1903	SIAA	James H. Henry	5	1	1	.786	6	1	1	.813	SIAA Co-Champions
1904	SIAA	Dan McGugin	5	0	0	1.000	9	0	0	1.000	SIAA Champions
1905	SIAA	Dan McGugin	6	0	0	1.000	7	1	0	.875	SIAA Champions
1906	SIAA	Dan McGugin	6	0	0	1.000	8	1	0	.889	SIAA Champions
1907	SIAA	Dan McGugin	4	0	0	1.000	5	1	1	.786	SIAA Champions
1908	SIAA	Dan McGugin	3	0	1	.875	7	2	1	.750
1909	SIAA	Dan McGugin	4	1	0	.800	7	3	0	.700
1910	SIAA	Dan McGugin	5	0	0	1.000	8	0	1	.889	SIAA Champions
1911	SIAA	Dan McGugin	5	0	0	1.000	8	1	0	.889	SIAA Champions
1912	SIAA	Dan McGugin	4	0	1	.900	8	1	1	.850	SIAA Champions
1913	SIAA	Dan McGugin	3	1	0	.750	5	3	0	.625
1914	SIAA	Dan McGugin	1	4	0	.200	2	6	0	.250
1915	SIAA	Dan McGugin	5	0	0	1.000	9	1	0	.900	SIAA Champions
1916	SIAA	Dan McGugin	3	1	1	.700	7	1	1	.833
1917	SIAA	Dan McGugin	3	2	0	.600	5	3	0	.625
1918	SIAA	Ray Morrison	4	0	0	1.000	4	2	0	.667	Dan McGugin did not coach due to service in World War I.
1919	SIAA	Dan McGugin	3	1	2	.667	5	1	2	.750
1920	SIAA	Dan McGugin	3	3	0	.500	5	3	1	.611
1921	SIAA	Dan McGugin	4	0	1	.900	7	0	1	.938	SIAA Co-Champions
1922	SoCon	Dan McGugin	3	0	0	1.000	8	0	1	.944	SoCon Co-Champions
1923	SoCon	Dan McGugin	3	0	1	.875	5	2	1	.688	SoCon Co-Champions
1924	SoCon	Dan McGugin	3	3	0	.500	6	3	1	.650
1925	SoCon	Dan McGugin	3	3	0	.500	6	3	0	.667
1926	SoCon	Dan McGugin	4	1	0	.800	8	1	0	.889
1927	SoCon	Dan McGugin	5	0	2	.857	8	1	2	.818
1928	SoCon	Dan McGugin	4	2	0	.666	8	2	0	.800
1929	SoCon	Dan McGugin	5	1	0	.833	7	2	0	.778
1930	SoCon	Dan McGugin	5	2	0	.714	8	2	0	.800
1931	SoCon	Dan McGugin	3	4	0	.428	5	4	0	.556
1932	SoCon	Dan McGugin	4	1	2	.625	6	1	2	.778
1933	SEC	Dan McGugin	2	2	2	.500	4	3	3	.550
1934	SEC	Dan McGugin	4	3	0	.571	6	3	0	.667
1935	SEC	Ray Morrison	5	1	0	.833	7	3	0	.700
1936	SEC	Ray Morrison	1	3	1	.300	3	5	1	.389
1937	SEC	Ray Morrison	4	2	0	.667	7	2	0	.778
1938	SEC	Ray Morrison	4	3	0	.571	6	3	0	.667
1939	SEC	Ray Morrison	1	6	0	.143	2	7	1	.250
1940	SEC	Red Sanders	1	5	1	.214	3	6	1	.350
1941	SEC	Red Sanders	3	2	0	.600	8	2	0	.800
1942	SEC	Red Sanders	2	4	0	.333	6	4	0	.600
1943	SEC	E. H. Alley	0	0	0	.000	5	0	0	1.000	Red Sanders did not coach due to service in World War II.
1944	SEC	Doby Bartling	0	0	0	.000	3	0	1	.875	Red Sanders did not coach due to service in World War II.
1945	SEC	Doby Bartling	2	4	0	.333	3	6	0	.333	Red Sanders did not coach due to service in World War II.
1946	SEC	Red Sanders	3	4	0	.429	5	4	0	.556
1947	SEC	Red Sanders	3	3	0	.500	6	4	0	.600
1948	SEC	Red Sanders	4	2	1	.643	8	2	1	.773	Finished #12 in final AP poll
1949	SEC	Bill Edwards	4	4	0	.500	5	5	0	.500
1950	SEC	Bill Edwards	3	4	0	.429	7	4	0	.636
1951	SEC	Bill Edwards	3	5	0	.375	6	5	0	.545
1952	SEC	Bill Edwards	1	4	1	.250	3	5	2	.400
1953	SEC	Art Guepe	1	5	0	.167	3	7	0	.300
1954	SEC	Art Guepe	1	5	0	.167	2	7	0	.222
1955	SEC	Art Guepe	4	3	0	.571	8	3	0	.727	Defeated Auburn 25–13 in Gator Bowl
1956	SEC	Art Guepe	2	5	0	.286	5	5	0	.500
1957	SEC	Art Guepe	3	3	1	.583	5	3	2	.600
1958	SEC	Art Guepe	2	1	3	.583	5	2	3	.650
1959	SEC	Art Guepe	3	2	2	.571	5	3	2	.600
1960	SEC	Art Guepe	1	6	0	.143	3	7	0	.300
1961	SEC	Art Guepe	1	6	0	.143	2	8	0	.200
1962	SEC	Art Guepe	1	6	0	.143	1	9	0	.100
1963	SEC	Jack Green	0	5	2	.143	1	7	2	.250
1964	SEC	Jack Green	1	4	0	.200	3	6	1	.350
1965	SEC	Jack Green	1	5	0	.167	2	7	1	.200
1966	SEC	Jack Green	0	6	0	.000	1	9	0	.100
1967	SEC	Bill Pace	0	6	0	.000	2	7	1	.250
1968	SEC	Bill Pace	2	3	1	.417	5	4	1	.550
1969	SEC	Bill Pace	2	3	0	.400	4	6	0	.400
1970	SEC	Bill Pace	1	5	0	.167	4	7	0	.364
1971	SEC	Bill Pace	1	5	0	.167	4	6	1	.409
1972	SEC	Bill Pace	1	5	0	.167	3	8	0	.273
1973	SEC	Steve Sloan	1	5	0	.167	5	6	0	.455
1974	SEC	Steve Sloan	2	3	1	.417	7	3	2	.667	Tied Texas Tech 6–6 in Peach Bowl
1975	SEC	Fred Pancoast	2	4	0	.333	7	4	0	.636
1976	SEC	Fred Pancoast	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1977	SEC	Fred Pancoast	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1978	SEC	Fred Pancoast	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1979	SEC	George MacIntyre	0	6	0	.000	1	10	0	.091
1980	SEC	George MacIntyre	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1981	SEC	George MacIntyre	1	5	0	.167	4	7	0	.364
1982	SEC	George MacIntyre	4	2	0	.667	8	4	0	.667	Lost to Air Force 28–36 in Hall of Fame Bowl
1983	SEC	George MacIntyre	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1984	SEC	George MacIntyre	2	4	0	.333	5	6	0	.455
1985	SEC	George MacIntyre	1	4	1	.250	3	7	1	.318
1986	SEC	Watson Brown	0	6	0	.000	1	10	0	.091
1987	SEC	Watson Brown	1	5	0	.167	4	7	0	.364
1988	SEC	Watson Brown	2	5	0	.286	3	8	0	.273
1989	SEC	Watson Brown	0	7	0	.000	1	10	0	.091
1990	SEC	Watson Brown	1	6	0	.143	1	10	0	.091
1991	SEC	Gerry DiNardo	3	4	0	.429	5	6	0	.455
1992	SEC	Gerry DiNardo	2	6	0	.250	4	7	0	.364
1993	SEC	Gerry DiNardo	2	6	0	.250	5	6	0	.455
1994	SEC	Gerry DiNardo	2	6	0	.250	5	6	0	.455
1995	SEC	Rod Dowhower	1	7	0	.125	2	9	0	.182
1996	SEC	Rod Dowhower	0	8	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1997	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	0	8	0	.000	3	8	0	.273
1998	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	1	7	0	.125	2	9	0	.182
1999	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	2	6	0	.250	5	6	0	.455
2000	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	1	7	0	.125	3	8	0	.272
2001	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	0	8	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
2002	SEC	Bobby Johnson	0	8	0	.000	2	10	0	.167
2003	SEC	Bobby Johnson	1	7	0	.125	2	10	0	.167
2004	SEC	Bobby Johnson	1	7	0	.125	2	9	0	.182
2005	SEC	Bobby Johnson	3	5	0	.375	5	6	0	.455
2006	SEC	Bobby Johnson	1	7	0	.125	4	8	0	.333
2007	SEC	Bobby Johnson	2	6	0	.250	5	7	0	.417
2008	SEC	Bobby Johnson	4	4	0	.500	7	6	0	.539	Defeated Boston College 16–14 in Music City Bowl
2009	SEC	Bobby Johnson	0	8	0	.000	2	10	0	.167
2010	SEC	Robbie Caldwell	1	7	0	.125	2	10	0	.166
2011	SEC	James Franklin	2	6	0	.250	6	7	0	.462	Lost to Cincinnati 24–31 in Liberty Bowl
2012	SEC	James Franklin	5	3	0	.625	9	4	0	.692	Defeated NC State 38–24 in Music City Bowl #20 C/# 23 AP
2013	SEC	James Franklin	4	4	0	.500	9	4	0	.692	Defeated Houston 41–24 BBVA Compass Bowl #23 C/# 24 AP
2014	SEC	Derek Mason	0	8	0	.000	3	9	0	.250
2015	SEC	Derek Mason	2	6	0	.250	4	8	0	.333
2016	SEC	Derek Mason	3	5	0	.375	6	6	0	.500
1890	2016	Totals	282	441	32	.395	591	601	50	.496	14 Conference Championships
1932	2016	SEC	135	403	17	.259	333	524	27	.392	7 Bowl Appearances
1922	1931	SoCon	42	17	5	.695	75	21	7	.762	2 SoCon Championships
1890	1921	SIAA	107	26	10	.783	183	56	16	.749	12 SIAA Championships
1890	1960	NA	214	129	27	.615	397	187	40	.668

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Bowl games

Vanderbilt has a record of 4–2–1 in bowl games.

Win

Loss

Tie

Result	Date	PF	Opponent	PA	Bowl
W	December 31, 1955	25	Auburn	13	Gator Bowl
T	December 28, 1974	6	Texas Tech	6	Peach Bowl
L	December 31, 1982	28	Air Force	36	Hall of Fame Bowl
W	December 31, 2008	16	Boston College	14	Music City Bowl
L	December 31, 2011	24	Cincinnati	31	Liberty Bowl
W	December 31, 2012	38	NC State	24	Music City Bowl
W	January 4, 2014	41	Houston	24	BBVA Compass Bowl
	December 26, 2016		NC State		Independence Bowl

Conference championships

Season	Conference	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
1897†	SIAA	R. G. Acton	6–0–1	3–0–1
1901	SIAA	W. H. Watkins	6–1–1	6–0–1
1903†	SIAA	James H. Henry	6–1–1	5–1–1
1904	SIAA	Dan McGugin	9–0	5–0
1905	SIAA	Dan McGugin	7–1	6–0
1906	SIAA	Dan McGugin	8–1	6–0
1907	SIAA	Dan McGugin	5–1–1	4–0
1910	SIAA	Dan McGugin	8–0–1	5–0
1911	SIAA	Dan McGugin	8–1	6–0
1912	SIAA	Dan McGugin	8–1–1	4–0–1
1915	SIAA	Dan McGugin	9–1	5–0
1921†	SIAA	Dan McGugin	7–0–1	4–0–1
1922†	Southern	Dan McGugin	8–0–1	3–0
1923†	Southern	Dan McGugin	5–2–1	3–0–1
Conference Championships			14
† Denotes co-champions

National championship selections

Season	Coach	Selector	Record
1921	Dan McGugin	Berryman	7–0–1
1922	Dan McGugin	Berryman	8–0–1
National championship selections			2
Berryman is considered a 'major selector' in the NCAA Division I FBS Record Book.

Vanderbilt series records – Vs. Current D1 Teams

Team	Games	Wins	Loss	Tie	Win%	PFPG	PAPG	Last Meeting
Air Force	5	2	3	0	.400	32.0	27.4	1982 L 28—36
Alabama	83	18	61	4	.241	12.1	23.6	2011 L 0—34
Arkansas	9	2	7	0	.222	15.4	30.0	2011 L 28—31
Army	9	5	4	0	.556	.266	18.9	2011 W 44—21
Auburn	42	21	20	1	.512	17.2	17.4	2012 W 17—13
Baylor	2	0	2	0	.000	12.5	36.0	1954 L 19—25
Boston College	3	1	2	0	.333	14.7	20.0	2008 W 16—14
Cincinnati	8	4	4	0	.500	15.9	15.0	2011 L 24—31
Clemson	4	3	1	0	.750	27.8	8.0	1960 W 22—20
Connecticut	3	2	1	0	.667	24.3	28.3	2011 W 24—21
Duke	11	7	4	0	.636	28.4	22.2	2008 L 7—10
Eastern Michigan	2	2	0	0	1.000	41.0	6.5	2010 W 52—10
Florida	49	10	37	2	.224	14.2	26.5	2015 L 7—9
Georgia	77	19	56	2	.260	14.0	24.0	2015 L 14—31
Georgia Tech	37	15	19	3	.446	11.2	16.6	2009 L 31—56
Houston	2	1	1	0	.500	20.5	29.0	2015 L 0—34
Indiana	2	0	2	0	.000	6.5	32.0	1979 L 13—44
Iowa St	2	1	1	0	.500	23.0	23.0	1985 L 17—20
Kansas	2	1	1	0	.500	28.5	24.0	1985 L 16—42
Kansas St	1	1	0	0	1.000	26.0	14.0	1984 W 26—14
Kentucky	88	42	42	4	.500	17.0	15.6	2015 W 21—17
LSU	30	7	22	1	.250	10.8	19.6	2010 L 3—27
Louisiana Tech	1	1	0	0	1.000	29.0	6.0	1995 W 29—6
Louisville	3	2	0	1	.833	37.3	0.0	1974 W 44—0
Marshall	2	2	0	0	1.000	41.5	3.0	1949 W 27—6
Maryland	12	8	4	0	.667	22.8	16.8	1987 W 34—24
Massachusetts	3	3	0	0	1.000	35.7	15.0	2014 W 34—31
Memphis	12	7	5	0	.583	17.3	15.5	1989 L 10—13
Miami FL	8	4	4	0	.500	20.9	20.4	1981 L 16—48
Miami OH	4	3	1	0	.750	25.0	14.8	2008 W 34—13
Michigan	11	0	10	1	.045	4.0	17.9	2006 L 7—27
Middle Tennessee St	16	13	3	0	.813	34.2	7.6	2015 W 17—13
Minnesota	4	2	2	0	.500	15.3	10.5	1959 L 6—20
Mississippi	90	38	50	2	.433	17.9	19.1	2015 L 16—27
Mississippi St	22	7	13	2	.364	14.8	21.6	2014 L 0—51
Missouri	8	3	4	1	.438	12.0	18.8	2015 W 10—3
Navy	7	2	3	2	.429	25.1	21.6	2004 L 26—29
North Carolina	13	5	8	0	.385	13.8	16.2	1982 L 10—34
North Carolina St	2	2	0	0	1.000	22.5	12.0	20012 W 38—24
North Texas	2	2	0	0	1.000	24.0	9.5	1997 W 29—12
Northern Illinois	3	3	0	0	1.000	22.7	18.0	1999 W 34—31
Northwestern	4	1	2	1	.375	14.3	16.5	2012 L 13—23
Notre Dame	2	0	2	0	.000	3.5	27.5	1996 L 7—14
Ohio	1	1	0	0	1.000	54.0	10.0	1989 W 54—10
Ohio St	4	1	3	0	.250	8.0	15.8	1933 L 0—20
Oklahoma	3	0	2	1	.167	8.7	16.3	1977 L 23—25
Old Dominion	1	1	0	0	1.000	42.0	28.0	2014 W 42—28
Penn St	1	1	0	0	1.000	32.0	20.0	1957 W 32—20
Purdue	2	2	0	0	1.000	14.5	0.0	1942 W 26—0
Rice	5	4	1	0	.800	21.8	18.0	2009 W 36—17
Rutgers	3	2	1	0	.667	30.7	26.7	2004 L 34—37
SMU	4	2	2	0	.500	6.8	17.8	1991 W 14—11
South Carolina	25	4	21	0	.160	13.6	26.0	2015 L 10—19
Syracuse	2	0	2	0	.000	12.0	43.0	1991 L 10—37
TCU	4	1	3	0	.250	18.3	20.3	2003 L 14—30
Temple	3	1	2	0	.333	17.7	19.0	2014 7—37
Tennessee	110	30	75	5	.297	13.9	20.9	2015 L 28—53
Texas	12	8	3	1	.708	14.1	7.0	1928 W 13—12
Texas A&M	2	0	2	0	.000	12.0	40.5	2015 L 0—25
Texas Tech	1	0	0	1	.500	6.0	6.0	1974 T 6—6
Tulane	48	17	28	3	.385	13.6	17.8	1989 L 13—37
UCLA	1	0	1	0	.000	21.0	28.0	1961 L 21—28
Virginia	20	12	6	2	.650	16.9	12.6	1975 W 17—14
Virginia Tech	9	3	6	0	.333	18.9	17.8	1989 L 0—18
Wake Forest	16	10	6	0	.625	20.9	20.4	2013 W 23—21
West Virginia	2	1	1	0	.500	8.0	16.0	1962 L 0—26
Western Kentucky	4	3	1	0	.750	25.5	3.5	2015 L 12—14
Western Michigan	1	0	1	0	.000	24.0	27.0	1998 L 24—27
SEC Opponents in bold

All-time record vs. SEC teams

Opponent	Won	Lost	Tied	Percentage	Streak	First	Last
Alabama	18	61	4	.241	Lost 12	1903	2011
Arkansas	2	7	0	.222	Lost 3	1949	2011
Auburn	21	21	1	.500	Lost 1	1893	2016
Florida	10	38	2	.220	Lost 3	1945	2016
Georgia	20	56	2	.269	Won 1	1893	2016
Kentucky	42	43	4	.494	Lost 1	1896	2016
LSU	7	22	1	.250	Lost 7	1902	2010
Ole Miss	39	50	2	.440	Won 1	1894	2016
Mississippi State	7	13	2	.364	Lost 3	1904	2014
Missouri	3	5	1	.389	Lost 1	1895	2016
South Carolina	4	22	0	.154	Lost 8	1961	2016
Tennessee	30	75	5	.289	Lost 2	1892	2015
Texas A&M	0	2	0	.000	Lost 2	2013	2015
Totals	203	415	24	.335

Recruiting

Vanderbilt Commodores Football Scout.com team recruiting rankings:

Class	Scout.com Rank	Commits	Top Commit
2015	72	18	Josh Smith
2014	50	22	Nifae Lealao
2013	19	26	Zach Cunningham
2012	45	22	Brian Kimbrow
2011	50	21	Dillon van der Wal
2010	54	25	Blake Gowder
2009	72	18	Walker May
2008	74	21	Tristan Strong
2007	87	14	Ryan van Rensburg
2006	61	26	Jonathan Massey
2005	76	25	Mackenzi Adams
2004	62	20	Brad Allen
2003	61	22	Jonathan Loyte
2002	59	20	Grant Brigham

Individual awards

College Football Hall of Fame

Vanderbilt Commodore football personnel have been inducted into the National Football Foundation's National College Football Hall of Fame.^[17]

Players

Name	Position	Years at VU
John J. Tigert	Halfback	1901–1903
Josh Cody	Tackle	1914–1916, 1919
Lynn Bomar	End	1921–1924
William Spears	Quarterback	1925–1927
Carl Hinkle	Center	1935–1937

Coaches

Name	Years at VU
Dan McGugin	1904–1917, 1919–1934
Ray Morrison	1918, 1935–1939
Jess Neely	1920–1922
Red Sanders	1940–1942, 1946–1948
Bill Edwards	1949–1952

Jess Neely never coached at Vanderbilt.

All-Americans

Player	Year	Pos
Jordan Matthews	2013	WR
Casey Hayward	2011	CB
D.J. Moore	2008	DB
Earl Bennett	2006	WR
Jamie Winborn	1999	LB
Jamie Duncan	1997	LB
Bill Marinangel	1996	P
Boo Mitchell	1988	WR
Chris Gaines	1987	LB
Ricky Anderson	1984	P
Leonard Coleman	1983	DB
Chuck Scott	1983	TE
Jim Arnold	1982	P
Allama Matthews	1982	TE
Preston Brown	1979	Back
Barry Burton	1974	TE
Bob Asher	1969	T
Chip Healy	1968	LB
George Diedrich	1958	G
Charley Horton	1955	RB
Bill Wade	1951	QB
Bob Werckle	1951	T
Bucky Curtis	1950	Receiver
Bob Gude	1941	C
Carl Hinkle	1937	C
Pete Gracey	1932	C
Bull Brown	1929	G
Dick Abernathy	1928	End
Bill Spears	1926, 1927	QB
Gil Reese	1923, 1924	Back
Henry Wakefield	1923, 1924	End
Oliver Kuhn	1922	QB
Lynn Bomar	1922, 1923	End
Josh Cody	1914, 1915, 1919	T
Irby Curry	1916	QB
Lewie Hardage	1912	Back
Ray Morrison	1911	QB
W. E. Metzger	1910	G
Bob Blake	1907	E
Owsley Manier	1906	Back

All-Southerns

Captains

Year	Captain
1890–1892	Elliott Jones
1893–1894	W. J. Keller
1895–1896	Phil Connell
1897	Howard Boogher
1898	Joe Goodson
1899	Walter H. Simmons
1900	John F. H. Barbee
1901	John Edgerton
1902	H. W. Davis
1903	Frank Kyle
1904	Irish Graham
1905	Innis Brown
1906	Dan Blake
1907	Bob Blake
1908	Vaughn Blake
1909	H. H. Williams
1910	Bill Neely
1911	Ray Morrison
1912	Lew Hardage
1913	Enoch Brown
1914	Ammie Sikes
1915	Russ Cohen
1916	Irby Curry
1917	Alfred T. Adams
1918	Herman Daves
1919	Josh Cody
1920	Johnny "Red" Floyd
1921	Pink Wade
1922	Jess Neely
1923	Doc Kuhn
1924	Tuck Kelly
1925	Gil Reese
1926	Neil Cargile
1927	Vernon Sharpe
1928	Jimmy Armistead
1929	Bull Brown
1930	Joe Scheffer
1931	Amos Leonard
1932	Chosen by game
1933	Chosen By Game
1934	Eugene Beck
1935	Charles W. Geny
1936	Dick Plasman
1937	Carl Hinkle
1938	Marvin. A. Franklin
1939	Raymond Andrus
1940	John Ellis
1941	Joe Atkinson
1942	Fred Holder
1943	James & Bob Hamilton
1944	Lee Austin & Dick Bostick
1945	Dick Bostick & James Hamilton
1946	Alf Satterfield
1947	John North & Tex Robertson
1948	John Clark
1949	Carl Copp
1950	Russ Faulkinberry
1951	Bob Werckle
1952	John Cheadle & Don Wade
1953	Larry Stone
1954	Pete Williams & John Hall
1955	Larry Frank & Jim Cunningham
1956	Don Orr & Art Demmas
1957	Bob Laws & Phil King
1958	Billy Grover
1959	No permanent captain
1960	Fred Riggs
1961	Cody Brinkley & Ed Creagh
1962	Jule Crocker & Mike Reese
1963	Sam Sullins
1964	Dave Malone, Bill Juday, & Wilford Fuqua
1965	Lane Wolbe
1966	Dave Maddux & Jim Thomas
1967	Bob Goodridge & Sid Ransom
1968	Mike Giltner & Rex Raines
1969	Bob Asher & Bill McDonald
1970	Steve Fritz, Mal Wall, & John Robinson
1971	John Carney & John Drake
1972	Jim Avery, Joe Cook, & Ken Stone
1973	Mark Ilgenfritz & Bo Patton
1974	David Lee
1975	Lonnie Sadler & Tom Galbierz
1976	Tom Ballman & David Hale
1977	Ed Parrish, Mike Birdsong, Reggie Calvin, & Mitch Lilly
1978	Randy Sittason & John Wooten
1979	Mike Ralston, Preston Brown, & Ronnie Myrick
1980	Phil Swindoll, Keith Phillips, & Rodney Gurley
1981	Rodney Gurley, Ken Hammond, & Andrew Coleman
1982	Whit Taylor, Allama Matthews, & Joe Staley
1983	Tom Moore, Steve Bearden, & Phil Roach
1984	Rob Monaco, Steve McCoy, Chuck Scott, & Manuel Young
1985	Steve Wade, Kermit Sykes, & Will Wolford
1986	Thanh Anderson, Mark Wracher, Mark Woehler, & Carl Woods
1987	Chris Gaines, Everett Crawford, Daryl Holt, & Carl Parker
1988	Eric Jones, Brent Turner, Joe Gentry, & Mike Johnson
1989	John Gromos, DeMond Winston, Andy McCarroll, & Greg Smith
1990	No permanent captains.
1991	Bobby Craycraft & Rod Keith
1992	Marcus Wilson & Marcus Young
1993	Gerald Collins, Tony Jackson, & Eric Dahlberg
1994	Gerald Collins & Eric Lewis
1995	No permanent captains.
1996	No permanent captains.
1997	Jamie Duncan, Corey Chavous, Jay Stallworth, Damian Allen, & John Bradley
1998	Rahim Batten, Clay Condrey, Jared McGrath, & Fred Vinson
1999	Jeff Barnett, Ainsley Battles, Lamont Turner, & Todd Yoder
2000	Ryan Aulds, Elliott Carson, John Markham; & Matt Stewart
2001	Jamie Byrum, Antuian Bradford, Nate Morrow, & Dan Stricker
2002	Jamie Byrum, Rushen Jones, & Dan Stricker
2003	Jay Cutler, Justin Geisinger, & Jovan Haye
2004	Jay Cutler, Justin Geisinger, Jovan Haye, & Chris Young
2005	Jay Cutler & Moses Osemwegie
2006	Brian Stamper & Jonathan Goff
2007	Jonathan Goff, Chris Williams, & Theo Horrocks
2008	Reshard Langford, Bradley Vierling, & George Smith
2009	Patrick Benoist, Ryan Hamilton, & Bradley Vierling
2010	Joey Bailey, T. J. Greenstone, Adam Smotherman, & Chris Marve
2011	Kyle Fischer, Casey Hayward, Chris Marve, Larry Smith, & Carey Spear
2012	Jordan Rodgers, Walker May, Archibald Barnes, Zac Stacy, Johnell Thomas, Javon Marshall, Wesley Johnson, & Carey Spear
2013	Austyn Carta-Samuels, Wesley Johnson, Jordan Matthews, Walker May, Chase Garnham, Andre Hal, Javon Marshall, Carey Spear, & Andrew East

Conference recognition

Vanderbilt Commodores personnel, including coaches and players, have received recognition from the Southeastern Conference for their performances on the football field.^[17]

Most valuable player

Name	Year
Bob Goodridge	1967
Bill Wade	1951
Jack Jenkins	1941
Carl Hinkle	1937
Willie Geny	1935

Offensive player of the year

Name	Year
Jay Cutler	2005

Freshman of the year

Name	Year
Kwane Doster	2002
Warren Norman	2009

Best blocker

Name	Year
Jack Jenkins	1941, 1942

Best wide receiver

Name	Year
Earl Bennett	2005–2007

Coach of the year

Name	Year
Bobby Johnson	2008
George MacIntyre	1982
Art Guepe	1955
Red Sanders	1941
Ray Morrison	1937

Commodores currently in the NFL

Player	Years at VU	NFL Team
Casey Hayward	2008–2012	San Diego Chargers
Reshard Langford	2004–2008	Kansas City Chiefs
D.J. Moore	2006–2008	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Earl Bennett	2005–2007	Cleveland Browns
Curtis Gatewood	2004–2007	Arizona Cardinals
Jonathan Goff	2004–2007	New York Giants
Chris Williams	2004–2007	St. Louis Rams
Jay Cutler	2002–2005	Chicago Bears
Jovan Haye	2002–2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jamie Winborn	1999–2001	Tennessee Titans
Myron Lewis	2005–2009	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Thomas Welch	2005–2009	St. Louis Rams
Tim Fugger	2007–2011	New York Jets
Ryan Seymour	2008–2012	San Francisco 49ers
Zac Stacy	2009–2012	New York Jets
Wesley Johnson	2009–2013	New York Jets
Jordan Matthews	2009–2013	Philadelphia Eagles

Future opponents

Announced schedules as of January 12, 2016

Non-division opponents

Vanderbilt plays Ole Miss as a permanent non-division opponent annually and rotates around the West division among the other six schools.^[18]

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
vs Ole Miss	at Ole Miss	vs Ole Miss	at Ole Miss	vs Ole Miss	at Ole Miss	vs Ole Miss	at Ole Miss	vs Ole Miss	at Ole Miss
at Auburn	vs Alabama	at Arkansas	vs LSU	at Texas A&M	vs Mississippi State	at Alabama	vs Auburn	at LSU	vs Arkansas

Non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of January 12, 2016
Note: all the games subject to change.

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
vs Middle Tennessee	at Middle Tennessee	vs Middle Tennessee	vs Northern Illinois	at Kansas State	vs Houston	at Northern Illinois	at Wake Forest	at Stanford	vs Stanford		at Stanford
at Georgia Tech	vs WKU	vs Tennessee State	vs Purdue		vs Stanford	vs Wake Forest
at WKU	vs Kansas State
vs Tennessee State	vs Alabama A&M

^[19]

References

1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Awards.pdf
2. "Vanderbilt Graphics Standards and Logo". Vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
3. "Hall of Famers: Dan McGugin". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
4. "Hall of Famers: Ray Morrison". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
5. "Hall of Famers: Red Sanders". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
6. "Hall of Famers: Bill Edwards". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
7. "mcubed.net : NCAAF Football : Series records : Mississippi vs. Vanderbilt". mcubed.net.
8. College Football Data Warehouse, Georgia vs Vanderbilt. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
9. "mcubed.net : NCAAF Football : Series records : Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt". mcubed.net.
10. "mcubed.net : NCAAF Football : Series records : Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt". mcubed.net.
11. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/vand/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012-fb-154-160-media2.pdf
12. William L. Traughber. "CHC- Sewanee Was Vandy's First Rival".
13. cf. William L. Traughber. Vanderbilt Football: Tales of Commodore Gridiron History. p. 26.
14. Source: Vanderbilt 2011 Football Media Guide and media reports (for 2011 records)
15. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/vand/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013_FB_Factbook_History.pdf
16. "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football". vucommodores.com.
17. According to the Vanderbilt 2006 Football Media Guide.
18. "SEC Future Football Schedule Rotation Announced". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
19. "Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

Further reading

• Rosenberg, Michael (September 19, 2011). "Ultimate Underdog: For Vanderbilt, playing in the nation's toughest conference is a losing proposition. But the only team in the SEC that everyone can love is 2—0, thanks to a new coach who has turned a blind eye to the past". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2011-11-23.

External links

• Official website