From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his first season and finished the season with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
---|
September 15 | at Indiana* | | L 13–44 |
September 22 | The Citadel* | | L 14–27 |
September 29 | No. 2 Alabama | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| L 3–66 |
October 6 | at Tulane* | | L 14–42 |
October 13 | at No. 18 Auburn | | L 35–52 |
October 20 | Georgia | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| L 10–31 |
October 27 | at Ole Miss | | L 28–63 |
November 3 | Memphis State* | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| W 13–3 |
November 10 | Kentucky | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| L 10–29 |
November 17 | at Air Force* | | L 29–30 |
December 1 | at Tennessee | | L 10–31 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1979 Vanderbilt football schedule[1]
Personnel[]
1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
|
Mike Woodard
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
Season summary[]
at Tennessee[]
Vanderbilt Commodores (1–9) at Tennessee Volunteers (6–4)
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Vanderbilt |
10 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
21 | 10 | 31 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Date: December 1
- Game attendance: 84,142
- [2]
Game information
|
First quarter
- VAN – Mike Woodard 31-yard field goal. Vanderbilt 3–0. Drive:
- VAN – Van Heflin 1-yard run (Mike Woodard kick). Vanderbilt 10–0. Drive:
Second quarter
Third quarter
- TEN – Anthony Hancock 41-yard pass from Jimmy Streater (Alan Duncan kick), 11:45. Vanderbilt 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards.
- TEN – Roland James 89-yard punt return (Alan Duncan kick). Tennessee 14–10.
- TEN – Anthony Hancock 85-yard pass from Jimmy Streater (Alan Duncan kick). Tennessee 21–10. Drive:
Fourth quarter
- TEN – Gary Moore 17-yard run (Alan Duncan kick). Tennessee 28–10. Drive:
- TEN – Alan Duncan 27-yard field goal. Tennessee 31–10. Drive:
|
- Top passers
- Top rushers
- VAN – Terry Potter – 19 rushes, 127 yards
- TEN – Hubert Simpson – 19 rushes, 42 yards
- Top receivers
|
|
References[]
|
---|
Venues |
- Old Dudley Field (1892–1921)
- Curry Field (1922)
- Dudley Field (1922–1980)
- Vanderbilt Stadium (1980–present)
|
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championships in bold |
Categories:
- 1979 Southeastern Conference football season
- Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons
- 1979 in sports in Tennessee
- College football 1970s season stubs
Hidden categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Pages using infobox college sports team season with no sport parameter
- Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters
- Articles with hCards
- All stub articles