Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Watson Brown Conference: Southeastern-
1987 Season Highlights
Watson Brown enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Memphis
27
17
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Duke
31
35
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Alabama
23
30
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Tulane
17
27
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Auburn
15
48
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Georgia
24
52
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Mississippi
14
42
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Rutgers
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Kentucky
38
29
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Maryland
34
24
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Tennessee
36
38
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 286
Scoring Average 26.0
Points Allowed 355
Defense Average 32.3
Opponents Record 69-54
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 0-5
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.