1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rod Dowhower (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rennie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Woody Widenhofer (1st season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
No. 21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	No. 11 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 25–33	40,880	[1]
September 16	at No. 24 Notre Dame *	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–41	59,075	[2]
September 23	TCU *	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 3–16	30,652	[3]
September 30	No. 23 Arkansas	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–35	25,981	[4]
October 14	Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–17	24,986	[5]
October 21	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 14–52	68,915	[6]
October 28	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 10–21	30,317	[7]
November 4	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 14–10	26,053	[8]
November 11	Louisiana Tech *	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 29–6	16,101	[9]
November 18	at No. 3 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 7–38	85,248	[10]
November 25	at No. 5 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–12	92,274	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Allen DeGraffenreid QB Ronnie Gordon RB Jermaine Johnson WR Duane Todd WR Sanford Ware	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Carlton Hall	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rod Dowhower Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.