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
1999 Season Highlights
Woody Widenhofer enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Alabama
17
28
L
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Northern Illinois
34
31
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Mississippi
37
34
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Duke
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Mississippi State
14
42
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Citadel
58
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Georgia
17
27
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
South Carolina
11
10
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Florida
6
13
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Kentucky
17
19
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Tennessee
10
38
L
1999 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 22.9
Points Allowed 256
Defense Average 23.3
Opponents Record 68-51
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 3-2
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 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.