2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their eight home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason took over the helm as Vanderbilt's new head coach. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record3–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKarl Dorrell (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Kotulski (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 40,550)
2014 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 14 Missouri x  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 9 Georgia  6 –2   10 –3  
Florida  4 –4   7 –5  
Tennessee  3 –5   7 –6  
South Carolina  3 –5   7 –6  
Kentucky  2 –6   5 –7  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   3 –9  
Western Division
No. 4 Alabama x$^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 11 Mississippi State  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 17 Ole Miss *  5 –3   9 –4  
No. 22 Auburn  4 –4   8 –5  
LSU *  4 –4   8 –5  
Texas A&M  3 –5   8 –5  
Arkansas  2 –6   7 –6  
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' win over Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff
NamePositionYear
Derek MasonHead Coach1st
Karl DorrellOffensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach1st
Dave KotulskiDefensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach1st
Charles BankinsRunning Backs Coach/special teams coordinator4th
Gerry GdowskiWide receivers coach1st
Keven LightnerOffensive line coach1st
Frank MaileDefensive line coach1st
Kenwick ThompsonOutside Linebackers1st
Ryan AndersonDefensive Graduate Assistant2nd
Tom BossungHead Athletic Trainer16th
Cedric CalhounAssistant Sports Performance1st
Kevin ColonAssociate Director of student athletics4th
Jason GroomsDirector of football operations1st
Bill HughanFootball Strength and Conditioning Director1st
Kevin ThrelkelOffensive Administrative Assistant4th
Matt RulandAssistant recruiting coordinator1st
Luke WyattHead Equipment Manager32nd
Tyler BarnesDefensive Graduate Assistant2nd
Rod ChanceQuality Control Offense1st
A.J. HaaseOffensive Graduate Assistant1st
Chandler HenleyOffensive Graduate Assistant1st
Charles WalkerDefensive Quality Control1st

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Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Dallas Rivers
RB		 DeKalb County, Georgia Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Mar 23, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Wade Freebeck
QB		 Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Feb 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Shawn Stankavage
QB		 Raleigh, North Carolina Cardinal Gibbons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) – Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Bryce Lewis
DB		 Lilburn, Georgia Parkview High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Mar 23, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Bruno Reagan
OL		 Clarksville, Tennessee Clarksville High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 302 lb (137 kg) – Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Khari Blasingame
DB		 New Market, Alabama Buckhorn High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Jan 25, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Bailey Granier
OL		 Galliano, Louisiana South LaFourche High school 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 340 lb (150 kg) – Jan 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Caleb Scott
WR		 Suwanee, Georgia North Gwinnett High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Feb 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Tre Tarpley
DB		 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Central Catholic High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sekou Clark
DL		 Denton, Texas Ryan High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg) – Feb 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Rashad Canty
WR		 Atlanta, Georgia Riverdale High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 5.35 Jan 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Emmanuel Smith
DB		 Murfreesboro, Tennessee Okland High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Mar 23, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Cole Hardin
OL		 Florence, Alabama Florence High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) – Jun 15, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ronald Monroe
ATH		 Houston, Texas Fort Bend Bush High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Feb 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tre Herndon
DB		 Chattanooga, Tennessee East Hamilton High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Jul 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Trent Sherfield
WR		 Danville, Illinois Danville High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) – Jul 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Hawkins Mann
LB		 Burbank, California Burroughs High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) – Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Charles Wright
LB		 Irvine, California Beckman High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) – Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Riley Tindol
DL		 Autauga County, Alabama Autauga Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) – Feb 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Davis Winkie
LS		 Cumming, Georgia South Forsyth High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 265 lb (120 kg) – Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Ladarius Wiley
DB		 Los Angeles, California Cathedral High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Feb 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nifae Lealao
DT		 Sacramento, California Capital Christian High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) – Feb 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 50   Rivals: 50  247Sports: 50  ESPN: 48
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.

Schedule

In 2014 Vanderbilt played eight home games; the Ole Miss game was played at LP Field, but it was considered a Vandy home game. Their first four games were at home. Vanderbilt played at Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky), Georgia (Athens, Georgia), Missouri (Columbia, Missouri), and at Mississippi State (Starkville, Mississippi). Also Vandy played four non-conference teams at home against Temple, UMass, Charleston Southern, and Old Dominion.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 289:50 p.m.Temple*
SECNL 7–3731,731
September 63:30 p.m.No. 15 Ole Miss
ESPNL 3–4143,260
September 1311:00 a.m.UMass*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECRNW 34–3133,386
September 206:30 p.m.No. 14 South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 34–4834,441
September 2711:00 a.m.at Kentucky
SECNL 7–1756,940
October 43:00 p.m.at No. 13 Georgia
SECNL 17–4492,746
October 116:30 p.m.No. 24 (FCS) Charleston Southern*dagger
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECRNW 21–2026,738
October 253:00 p.m.at Missouri
SECNL 14–2465,264
November 16:00 p.m.Old Dominion*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNUW 42–2828,966
November 86:30 p.m.Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 10–3435,191
November 226:30 p.m.at No. 4 Mississippi State
SECNL 0–5160,493
November 293:00 p.m.Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 17–2440,350
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Temple

The Derek Mason era got off to a bad start as his mistake-prone Commodores were outscored 37-7 in a loss to visiting Temple at home. It was the worst defeat in a home opener in Vanderbilt program history, and the worst opening game loss since 1998 a 42-0 loss to Mississippi. The Commodores had seven turnovers, leading to 27 points for Temple.[3]

See also: 2014 Temple Owls football team
1 234Total
• Temple 7 14133 37
Vanderbilt 0 700 7
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 9:52 p.m. (The game was delayed from 8:15 PM by thunderstorms)
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 31,731
  • Game weather: 78 degrees, mostly cloudy
  • Television network: SEC Network

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[5][6]

Ole Miss

With a bad loss to Ole Miss Vandy had the worst start since 1998. In 1998 they lost to Ole Miss 42-0 and Alabama 32-7 to start the season. Also in 1998 Vanderbilt started with a six straight losses and ended the 1997 season with five straight losses to complete an eleven-game losing streak.

See also: 2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team
1 234Total
• Ole Miss 10 10210 41
Vanderbilt 0 003 3
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee (LP Field)
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 43,260
  • Game weather: 82 degrees, mostly cloudy
  • Television network: ESPN

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UMass
See also: 2014 UMass Minutemen football team
1 234Total
UMass 14 1070 31
• Vanderbilt 0 20014 34
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 11:05 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:48
  • Game attendance: 33,386
  • Game weather: 62 degrees, cloudy
  • Television network: ESPN3/FSN

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South Carolina
See also: 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
1 234Total
• South Carolina 0 171021 48
Vanderbilt 14 01010 34
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:39 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:36
  • Game attendance: 34,441
  • Game weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy
  • Television network: SEC Network [11][12]

Kentucky
See also: 2014 Kentucky Wildcats football team
1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 700 7
• Kentucky 7 1000 17
  • Location: Lexington, Kentucky
  • Game start: 12:01 pm
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 56,940
  • Game weather: 76 degrees, mostly sunny
  • Television network: SEC Network

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Georgia
See also: 2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 737 17
• Georgia 21 6710 44
  • Location: Athens, Georgia
  • Game start: 4:01 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Game weather: 65 degrees, sunny and breezy (10 mph winds)
  • Television network: SEC Network

[15][16]

Charleston Southern
See also: 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
1 234Total
Charleston Southern 0 1073 20
• Vanderbilt 3 1800 21
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:35 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 26,738
  • Game weather: 60 degrees, cloudy
  • Television network: ESPN3/FSN

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Missouri
See also: 2014 Missouri Tigers football team
1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 707 14
• Missouri 3 777 24
  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Game start: 3:07 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 65,264
  • Game weather: 76 degrees, sunny
  • Television network: SEC Network

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Old Dominion
See also: 2014 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
1 234Total
Old Dominion 7 777 28
• Vanderbilt 7 21014 42
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:02 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 28,966
  • Game weather: 47 degrees, clear
  • Television network: ESPNU [21][22]

Florida
See also: 2014 Florida Gators football team
1 234Total
• Florida 7 10017 34
Vanderbilt 7 003 10
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:39 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 35,191
  • Game weather: 51 degrees, cloudy
  • Television network: SEC Network

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Mississippi State
See also: 2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 000 0
• Mississippi State 13 2477 51
  • Location: Starkville, Mississippi
  • Game start: 6:39 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 60,493
  • Game weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy
  • Television network: SEC Network

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Tennessee
See also: 2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 234Total
• Tennessee 10 770 24
Vanderbilt 0 1070 17
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 3:01 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 40,350
  • Game weather: 57 degrees, cloudy with 16 MPH winds
  • Television network: SEC Network

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