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Vanderbilt Football Team History

Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Derek Mason
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1890 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Derek Mason enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	@ Middle Tennessee State	28	6	W
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Alabama A&M	42	0	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Kansas State	14	7	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Alabama	0	59	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Florida	24	38	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Georgia	14	45	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Mississippi	35	57	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ South Carolina	27	34	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Western Kentucky	31	17	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Kentucky	21	44	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Missouri	17	45	L
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Tennessee	42	24	W

2017 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	295
Scoring Average	24.6
Points Allowed	376
Defense Average	31.3
Opponents Record	84-58
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	2-3

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	13-2	531	246	Won 54-48	7-1	295	115	Kirby Smart
South Carolina	9-4	315	269	Won 26-19	5-3	196	162	Will Muschamp
Kentucky	7-6	332	367	Lost 23-24	4-4	217	246	Mark Stoops
Missouri	7-6	488	414	Lost 16-33	4-4	277	270	Barry Odom
Florida	4-7	243	300		3-5	168	222	Jim McElwain
Vanderbilt	5-7	295	376		1-7	180	346	Derek Mason
Tennessee	4-8	238	349		0-8	113	278	Butch Jones

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 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.