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Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Woody Widenhofer
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1890 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Woody Widenhofer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Mississippi State	0	42	L
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Alabama	7	32	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Mississippi	6	30	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Texas Christian	16	19	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Western Michigan	24	27	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Georgia	6	31	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. South Carolina	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Duke	36	33	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Florida	13	45	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Kentucky	17	55	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Tennessee	0	41	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	142
Scoring Average	12.9
Points Allowed	369
Defense Average	33.5
Opponents Record	80-51
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-5

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	13-0	431	189	Won 23-16	8-0	271	106	Phillip Fulmer
Florida	10-2	380	165	Won 31-10	7-1	246	112	Steve Spurrier
Georgia	9-3	292	222	Won 35-33	6-2	166	156	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	7-5	431	375	Lost 14-26	4-4	266	281	Hal Clay Mumme
Vanderbilt	2-9	142	369		1-7	66	290	Woody Widenhofer
South Carolina	1-10	207	330		0-8	129	258	Brad Scott

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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.