2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^  7 1   13 2  
South Carolina  5 3   9 4  
Kentucky  4 4   7 6  
Missouri  4 4   7 6  
Florida  3 5   4 7  
Vanderbilt  1 7   5 7  
Tennessee  0 8   4 8  
Western Division
No. 10 Auburn xy  7 1   10 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^  7 1   13 1  
No. 18 LSU  6 2   9 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State  4 4   9 4  
Texas A&M  4 4   7 6  
Ole Miss*  3 5   6 6  
Arkansas  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and compete in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Derek Mason. The team earned a final record of 5–7 (1–7 SEC) in a season notable for wins against Kansas State, then in the top 20, and Tennessee, but also for sizeable losses against SEC opponents Alabama (by 59 points), Georgia (by 31), and Missouri (by 28). The Tennessee win at Neyland Stadium was the Commodores' fourth in six games, a feat unequaled by VU in that rivalry since 1926.

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Schedule

Vanderbilt announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Commodores hosted SEC foes Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Missouri, and traveled to Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee. [1]

The Commodores hosted three of their four non–conference games, against Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Kansas State from the Big 12 Conference and Western Kentucky from Conference USA. Vanderbilt traveled to Middle Tennessee (also from Conference USA) and ended a five-game losing streak in opening games dating from 2012. [2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee * CBSSN W 28–626,717
September 93:00 p.m. Alabama A&M * SECN W 42–025,802
September 166:30 p.m.No. 18 Kansas State *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNU W 14–740,350
September 232:30 p.m.No. 1 Alabama
CBS L 0–5940,350
September 3011:00 a.m.at No. 21 Florida ESPN L 24–3884,478
October 711:00 a.m.No. 5 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 14–4536,282
October 142:30 p.m.at Ole Miss SECNL 35–5760,157
October 283:00 p.m.at South Carolina SECNL 27–3478,992
November 411:00 a.m. Western Kentucky *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNUW 31–1726,350
November 113:00 p.m. Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 21–4427,346
November 186:30 p.m. Missouri
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 17–4522,910
November 253:00 p.m.at Tennessee SECNW 42–2483,117
Schedule Source: [3]

Game summaries

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Vanderbilt1477028
MTSU00066
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1915Vanderbilt 30–013–310–33–02016Vanderbilt, 47–24

Alabama A&M

1234Total
Alabama A&M00000
Vanderbilt14217042
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
First game in series

Kansas State

1234Total
Kansas State07007
Vanderbilt700714
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1984Vanderbilt 26–141–01–00–01984Vanderbilt 26–14

Alabama

1234Total
Alabama211021759
Vanderbilt00000
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1903Vanderbilt 30–019–61–413–28–26–31–22011Alabama 34–0

Florida

1234Total
Vanderbilt7100724
Florida71071438
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1945Vanderbilt 7–010–37–27–15–13–22–12016Florida 13–6

Georgia

1234Total
Georgia71417745
Vanderbilt070714
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1893Vanderbilt 35–019–56–211–25–28–312016Vanderbilt 17–16

Ole Miss

1234Total
Vanderbilt02101435
Ole Miss728121057
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1894Vanderbilt 40–038–50–227–24–211–262016Vanderbilt 38–17

South Carolina

1234Total
Vanderbilt767727
South Carolina14107334
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1961South Carolina 23–74–222–112–112016South Carolina 13–10

Western Kentucky

1234Total
Western Kentucky773017
Vanderbilt1477331
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1931Vanderbilt 52–64–13–11–02016Vanderbilt 31–30 OT

Kentucky

1234Total
Kentucky71321344
Vanderbilt7014021
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1896Vanderbilt 6–042–43–427–19–215–24–22016Kentucky 13–6

Missouri

1234Total
Missouri7283745
Vanderbilt0017017
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1895Missouri 14–03–5–11–1–12–42016Missouri 26–17

Tennessee

1234Total
Vanderbilt71402142
Tennessee1403724
First meetingResultOverall recordHomeAwayLast meetingResult
1892Vanderbilt 12–031–75–520–36–411–39–12016Vanderbilt 45–34

References

  1. "Seven home games on 'Dores' 2017 football schedule" (Press release). Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. Sparks, Adam (September 3, 2017). "Vanderbilt football gets big game from Kyle Shurmur, routs MTSU". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. "2017 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 9, 2015.