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-
1988 Season Highlights
Watson Brown enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Mississippi State
24
20
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Rutgers
31
30
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Alabama
10
44
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Duke
15
17
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Georgia
22
41
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Florida
24
9
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Mississippi
28
36
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Kentucky
13
14
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Army
19
24
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Memphis
9
28
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Tennessee
7
14
L
1988 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 202
Scoring Average 18.4
Points Allowed 277
Defense Average 25.2
Opponents Record 68-56
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-5
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.