1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1978 record2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 2 Arkansas*
L 17–4855,718
September 23Furman*
W 17–1025,000[1]
September 30at No. 7 Alabama
L 28–5156,910
October 7Tulane*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–3827,600[2]
October 14Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–4930,394
October 21at No. 18 Georgia
L 10–3153,800
October 28Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–3525,043
November 4at Memphis State*
L 14–35
November 11at Kentucky
L 2–5357,800[3]
November 18Air Force*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–27
December 2Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 15–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Vandy prays way past Furman". The Tennessean. September 24, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Green Wave sinks Vandy". The Tennessean. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ D.G. FitzMaurice (November 12, 1978). "UK 53, Vandy 2, and It Wasn't That Close". Sunday Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1978 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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