1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rennie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Woody Widenhofer (1st season)
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
  1994
1996  
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 0 012 1 0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 1 011 1 0
Georgia 3 5 06 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 14 6 1
Kentucky 2 6 04 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 7 02 9 0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 2 08 5 0
No. 21 Alabama 5 3 08 3 0
No. 22 Auburn 5 3 08 4 0
LSU 4 3 17 4 1
Ole Miss 3 5 06 5 0
Mississippi State 1 7 03 8 0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1995 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 Rod Dowhower in his first season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 1–7 in the SEC).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 11 Alabama L 25–3340,880 [1]
September 16at No. 24 Notre Dame *L 0–4159,075 [2]
September 23 TCU *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–1630,652 [3]
September 30No. 23 Arkansas
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–3525,981 [4]
October 14 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–1724,986 [5]
October 21at South Carolina L 14–5268,915 [6]
October 28at Ole Miss L 10–2130,317 [7]
November 4 Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–1026,053 [8]
November 11 Louisiana Tech *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 29–616,101 [9]
November 18at No. 3 Florida L 7–3885,248 [10]
November 25at No. 5 Tennessee L 7–1292,274 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Allen DeGraffenreid
QB Ronnie Gordon
RB Jermaine Johnson
WR Duane Todd
WR Sanford Ware
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Carlton Hall
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "Tide rises just in time". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Get-well card to Holtz: Irish blowout". Chicago Tribune. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "TCU kicks past Vandy 16–3 as Commodores fall to 0–3". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Arkansas rumbles at Vandy". Tulsa World. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Defense shows its bark at Vanderbilt". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gamecocks focus, flog Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "New QB sparks Rebs past Vanderbilt, 21–10". Hattiesburg American. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky can't run from Vandy's streak". The Paducah Sun. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Getting some kicks: VU finally shows total team effort". The Tennessean. November 12, 1995. Retrieved July 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UF overcomes lethargy, Vandy". The Miami Herald. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vols rally past Vanderbilt". The Macon Telegraph. November 26, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1995 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.