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Vanderbilt Commodores

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

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1890 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Rod Dowhower enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 5	vs. Notre Dame	7	14	L
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Alabama	26	36	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Mississippi	9	20	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Louisiana State	0	35	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ North Texas	19	7	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Georgia	2	13	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. South Carolina	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Alabama Birmingham	31	15	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Florida	21	28	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Kentucky	0	25	L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Tennessee	7	14	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	122
Scoring Average	11.1
Points Allowed	234
Defense Average	21.3
Opponents Record	80-47
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-4

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida	12-1	611	221	Won 52-20	8-0	376	112	Steve Spurrier
Tennessee	10-2	437	185	Won 48-28	7-1	275	113	Phillip Fulmer
South Carolina	6-5	245	238		4-4	171	170	Brad Scott
Georgia	5-6	230	257		3-5	189	224	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	4-7	138	322		3-5	118	260	Bill Curry
Vanderbilt	2-9	122	234		0-8	65	198	Rod Dowhower

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 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.