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-
1977 Season Highlights
Fred Pancoast enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Oklahoma
23
25
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Wake Forest
3
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Alabama
12
24
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Tulane
7
36
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Louisiana State
15
28
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Georgia
13
24
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Mississippi
14
26
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Kentucky
6
28
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Air Force
28
34
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Cincinnati
13
9
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Tennessee
7
42
L
1977 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 141
Scoring Average 12.8
Points Allowed 276
Defense Average 25.1
Opponents Record 65-56
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 1-5
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 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.