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
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 2 Arkansas*L 17–4855,718[1]
September 23Furman*W 17–1025,000[2]
September 30at No. 7 AlabamaL 21–5856,910[3]
October 7Tulane*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–3827,600[4]
October 14Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–4930,394[5]
October 21at No. 18 GeorgiaL 10–3153,800[6]
October 28Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–3525,043[7]
November 4at Memphis State*L 14–3522,443[8]
November 11at KentuckyL 2–5357,800[9]
November 18Air Force*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–2718,500[10]
December 2Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 15–4135,263[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Razorbacks cover Vandy 48–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vandy prays way past Furman". The Tennessean. September 24, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tide buries Vandy". The Selma Times-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Green Wave sinks Vandy". The Tennessean. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cribbs' 5 TDs highlight Auburn's 49–7 rout of Vandy". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs bite Vandy". The Tennessean. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Perry and Price trigger Ole Miss bomb". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers' homecoming party is historical event". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "VU's Mordica has a super day!". The Tennessean. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Volunteers rip Vandy by 41–15". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1978 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.