1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1995 record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRennie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWoody Widenhofer (1st season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 1 0 11 1 0
Georgia 3 5 0 6 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 1 4 6 1
Kentucky 2 6 0 4 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 7 0 2 9 0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 2 0 8 5 0
No. 21 Alabama 5 3 0 8 3 0
No. 22 Auburn 5 3 0 8 4 0
LSU 4 3 1 7 4 1
Ole Miss 3 5 0 6 5 0
Mississippi State 1 7 0 3 8 0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Rod Dowhower in his first season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 1–7 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 2No. 11 AlabamaL 25–33[1]
September 16at No. 24 Notre Dame*L 0–41
September 23TCU*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–16
September 30No. 23 Arkansas
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–35
October 14Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–17
October 21at South Carolina
L 14–52
October 28at Ole MissL 10–21
November 4Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–10
November 11Louisiana Tech*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 29–6[2]
November 18at No. 3 FloridaL 7–38
November 25at No. 5 TennesseeL 7–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1995 Vanderbilt football schedule[3]

Personnel[]

1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Ronnie Gordon
RB Jermaine Johnson
WR Duane Todd
WR Sanford Ware
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Tide rises just in time". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Getting some kicks: VU finally shows total team effort". The Tennessean. November 12, 1995. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1995 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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