Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Rod Dowhower Conference: Southeastern-East
1996 Season Highlights
Rod Dowhower enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 5 vs.
Notre Dame
7
14
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Alabama
26
36
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Mississippi
9
20
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Louisiana State
0
35
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
North Texas
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Georgia
2
13
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
South Carolina
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
31
15
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Florida
21
28
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Kentucky
0
25
L
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Tennessee
7
14
L
1996 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 122
Scoring Average 11.1
Points Allowed 234
Defense Average 21.3
Opponents Record 80-47
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 1-4
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 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.