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

[12]

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.
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