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-
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
Record 1-10
Points Scored 179
Scoring Average 16.3
Points Allowed 418
Defense Average 38.0
Opponents Record 66-48
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-6
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
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.