1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
American college football season

1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhillip Fulmer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (1st season)
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Florida 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1979 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Indiana*
L 13–4430,685[1]
September 22The Citadel*
L 14–2726,500[2]
September 29No. 2 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–6634,694[3]
October 6at Tulane*
L 14–4227,873[4]
October 13at No. 18 Auburn
L 35–5245,615[5]
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–3124,700[6]
October 27at Ole Miss
L 28–6335,667[7]
November 3Memphis State*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–328,900[8]
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–2933,250[9]
November 17at Air Force*
L 29–3015,619[10]
December 1at Tennessee
L 10–3184,142[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 32 Preston Brown Sr
QB 11 Rob Vaughn So
QB 7 Van Heflin Jr
RB Frank Mordica
RB Terry Potter
TE Flavious Smith
QB 10 Whit Taylor Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Lyle Kilpatrick Jr
DB Ronnie Myrick Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mike Woodard
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Hoosiers near perfect in victory over Vandy, go to 2–0". The Kokomo Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trio lead Citadel past Vandy 27–14". The State. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bama greatness still puzzling". The Tennessean. September 30, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane Green Wave crush Vandy, 42–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cribbs, Brooks lead Auburn past Vandy, 52–35". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia kicks Vandy, 31–10". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebels crunch Vandy in offensive explosion". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Heflin passes Vanderbilt to first win". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Reserve 'wildcat' make it Long day for Vanderbilt". The Paducah Sun. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandy loses on EP kick with :00 left". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Streater rallies Vols past Vandy". Kingsport Times-News. December 2, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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