Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
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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. |
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| 1998 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 5 | @
Mississippi State
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0 |
42 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 12 | @
Alabama
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7 |
32 |
L |
@ Birmingham, AL |
| | Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
Mississippi
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6 |
30 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 3 | @
Texas Christian
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16 |
19 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Western Michigan
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24 |
27 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Georgia
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6 |
31 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 24 | vs.
South Carolina
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17 |
14 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 31 | vs.
Duke
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36 |
33 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 7 | vs.
Florida
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13 |
45 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 14 | @
Kentucky
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17 |
55 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 28 | vs.
Tennessee
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0 |
41 |
L |
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| 1998 Season Totals |
| Record | 2-9
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| Points Scored | 142 |
| Scoring Average | 12.9 |
| Points Allowed | 369 |
| Defense Average | 33.5 |
| Opponents Record | 80-51
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| Conference Record | 1-7 |
| Home Record | 2-4
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| 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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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