1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
  1985
1987  
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 1 09 3 0
No. 6 Auburn 4 2 010 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 4 2 010 3 0
Georgia 4 2 08 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 08 3 1
Tennessee 3 3 07 5 0
Mississippi State 2 4 06 5 0
Kentucky 2 4 05 5 1
Florida 2 4 06 5 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his first season and finished with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 611:30 a.m.at No. 5 Alabama TBS L 10–4258,168 [1]
September 13at Maryland *L 21–3545,275 [2]
September 20 Tulane *L 17–3540,155 [3]
October 4 Duke *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–1838,874 [4]
October 11No. 7 Auburn
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
TBSL 9–3140,378 [5]
October 18at Georgia TBSL 16–3878,642 [6]
October 251:00 p.m. Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 12–2834,427 [7]
November 1 Memphis State *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–2235,672 [8]
November 8at Kentucky L 22–3448,230 [9]
November 15at Virginia Tech *L 21–2927,300 [10]
November 29 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 20–3541,572 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "Bama crashes Vandy's party, 42–10". The Tennessean. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Henning, Scriber lead Maryland past Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Green deluge sinks Commodores". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vandy outlasts Blue Devils". The News and Observer. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Auburn stymies Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Dawgs realize problems despite win". The Greenville News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ole Miss keeps Vandy reeling". The Jackson Sun. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Memphis State gamble sinks Vandy". The Tennessean. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UK's Ivy Joe breaks out, rips Vandy for 238 yards". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Virginia Tech tastes peaches in 29–21 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tennessee bowls over Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. November 30, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1986 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.