Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Fred Pancoast Conference: Southeastern-
1978 Season Highlights
Fred Pancoast enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Arkansas
17
48
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Furman
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Alabama
28
51
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Tulane
3
38
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Auburn
7
49
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Georgia
10
31
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Mississippi
10
35
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Memphis
14
35
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Kentucky
2
53
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Air Force
41
27
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Tennessee
15
41
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 164
Scoring Average 14.9
Points Allowed 418
Defense Average 38.0
Opponents Record 60-48
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-5
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.