Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Watson Brown Conference: Southeastern-
1989 Season Highlights
Watson Brown enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Mississippi State
7
42
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Ohio
54
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Alabama
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Memphis
10
13
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Florida
11
34
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Georgia
16
35
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Mississippi
16
24
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Virginia Tech
0
18
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Kentucky
11
15
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Tulane
13
37
L
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Tennessee
10
17
L
1989 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 162
Scoring Average 14.7
Points Allowed 265
Defense Average 24.1
Opponents Record 66-59
Conference Record 0-7
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-6
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 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.