2007 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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2007 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ted Cain (6th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bruce Fowler (6th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
  2006
2008  
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy  6 2   10 4  
No. 2 Georgia x%  6 2   11 2  
No. 13 Florida  5 3   9 4  
South Carolina  3 5   6 6  
Kentucky  3 5   8 5  
Vanderbilt  2 6   5 7  
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#  6 2   12 2  
No. 15 Auburn  5 3   9 4  
Arkansas  4 4   8 5  
Mississippi State  4 4   8 5  
Alabama  4 4   7 6  
Ole Miss  0 8   3 9  
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4).
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Bobby Johnson, who served his sixth year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2006, Vanderbilt went 57 with a record of 26 in the SEC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m. Richmond *W 41–17 32,215
September 811:30 a.m. Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
LFS L 10–24 39,773
September 156:00 p.m. Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
PPV W 31–17 34,180
September 296:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 30–7 37,220
October 611:30 a.m.at Auburn LFSL 7–35 82,657
October 135:00 p.m.No. 24 Georgia Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ESPN2 L 17–20 39,773
October 2011:30 a.m.at No. 6 South Carolina PPVW 17–6 79,212
October 271:00 p.m. Miami (OH) *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–13 26,450
November 311:30 a.m.at No. 18 Florida LFSL 22–49 90,222
November 101:00 p.m.No. 25 Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
PPVL 20–27 39,773
November 171:00 p.m.at No. 19 Tennessee PPVL 24–25 105,077
November 241:00 p.m. Wake Forest *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 17–31 27,650
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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