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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: George MacIntyre
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 George MacIntyre enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Indiana  13   44   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Citadel  14   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Alabama  3   66   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Tulane  14   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Auburn  35   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Georgia  10   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Mississippi  28   63   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Memphis  13   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Kentucky  10   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Air Force  29   30   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Tennessee  10   31   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored179
  Scoring Average16.3
  Points Allowed418
  Defense Average38.0
  Opponents Record66-48
  Conference Record0-6
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record0-6
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 12-038367Won  24-96-018545  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-5206189 5-114294  Vince Dooley
Auburn 8-3330238 4-2153124  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 7-5275151Won  34-104-210673  Charles McClendon
Tennessee 7-5311235Lost  22-273-3132143  Johnny Majors
Kentucky 5-6180143 3-311679  Fran Curci
Mississippi 4-7251298 3-3169123  Steve Sloan
Mississippi State 3-8162179 2-47492  Emory Bellard
Vanderbilt 1-10179418 0-696272  George MacIntyre
Florida 0-10-1106265 0-639167  Charley Pell

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.