Jump to content

1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRennie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWoody Widenhofer (1st season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Dowhower, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six team in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 11 Alabama
L 25–3340,880[1]
September 16at No. 24 Notre Dame*
L 0–4159,075[2]
September 23TCU*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–1630,652[3]
September 30No. 23 Arkansas
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–3525,981[4]
October 14Georgia
  • 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 4Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–1026,053[8]
November 11Louisiana 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 AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

Roster

[edit]
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

[edit]
  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.
Stub icon

This college football 1995 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1995_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team&oldid=1288497560"