Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
 
	
		|  | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
 Founded: 1873
 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
 Capacity: 41,448
 Colors: Black & Gold
 Coach: Woody Widenhofer
 Conference: Southeastern-East
 
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| 1998 Season Highlights |  | Woody Widenhofer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1998 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 5 | @
Mississippi State | 0 | 42 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 12 | @
Alabama | 7 | 32 | L | @ Birmingham, AL |  |  | Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
Mississippi | 6 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 3 | @
Texas Christian | 16 | 19 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Western Michigan | 24 | 27 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Georgia | 6 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 24 | vs.
South Carolina | 17 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 31 | vs.
Duke | 36 | 33 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 7 | vs.
Florida | 13 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 14 | @
Kentucky | 17 | 55 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 28 | vs.
Tennessee | 0 | 41 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1998 Season Totals |  | Record | 2-9 |  | Points Scored | 142 |  | Scoring Average | 12.9 |  | Points Allowed | 369 |  | Defense Average | 33.5 |  | Opponents Record | 80-51 |  | Conference Record | 1-7 |  | Home Record | 2-4 |  | Away Record | 0-5 |  | 
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| 1998 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1998 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1998 All Southeastern Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.