1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Pancoast in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the SEC. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 19 2 1
Auburn 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 3 3 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 05 5 1
Florida 3 3 04 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 06 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 04 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 2 Arkansas*L 17–4855,718
September 23Furman*W 17–1025,000[1]
September 30at No. 7 AlabamaL 21–5856,910
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 GeorgiaL 10–3153,800
October 28Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–3525,043
November 4at Memphis State*L 14–35
November 11at KentuckyL 2–5357,800[3]
November 18Air Force*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–27
December 2Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 15–4135,263[4]
  • *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. "Volunteers rip Vandy by 41–15". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1978 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.


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