1992 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1992 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Frease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese (2nd season)
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
South Carolina 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kentucky 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 –0 –013 –0 –0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Arkansas 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Auburn 2 –5 –15 –5 –1
LSU 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his second season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 2–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 9 Alabama
JPS L 8–2570,123 [1]
September 12 Duke *
W 42–3740,031 [2]
September 19No. 25 Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 31–941,000 [3]
October 3at Auburn
L 7–3158,229 [4]
October 10 Wake Forest *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–4033,860 [5]
October 17at No. 10 Georgia
L 20–3083,067 [6]
October 24 South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 17–2140,900 [7]
November 7at Kentucky
W 20–745,350 [8]
November 14at Navy *
W 27–721,954 [9]
November 21No. 9 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–4132,279 [10]
November 28No. 18 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 25–2941,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Vandy's hopes fumbled". The Tennessean. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Vanderbilt defeats Duke in seesaw battle". Greensboro News & Record. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vandy sacks Ole Miss 31–9". Enterprise-Journal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Auburn scores win with show of force". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wake Forest rolls easily over stumbling Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia survives Vanderbilt scare; takes 1st in East". The Greenville News. October 18, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "USC's fortunes reverse". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Commodores clamp down". The Tennessean. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Navy loses first game of its 'second' season". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Gators lock up SEC East". Tallahassee Democrat. November 22, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vols outlast Vanderbilt in Majors finale 29–25". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1992 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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