1975 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1975 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Fred Pancoast, who replaced Steve Sloan. In 1974, Sloan had led Vanderbilt to a bowl game for the first time since 1955, before leaving to become head coach at Texas Tech, the team Vanderbilt had faced in the Peach Bowl to close the season. The Vanderbilt squad finished the season with a record of 7–4, but was not invited to a bowl game. Three of the Commodores's four defeats came by margins of more than 30 points while all seven of their victors were by ten or fewer points.
| 1975 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1975 record | 7–4 (2–4 SEC) |
| Head coach | Fred Pancoast (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Richard Trail (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Emanuel (1st season) |
| Captain | 2
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| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season
Vanderbilt defeated Rice, Tulane, Army, Chattanooga, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. The Commodores lost to Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Ole Miss. Vanderbilt started off with three wins and four losses before winning their last four games of the season including the regular season finale against rival Tennessee. Vanderbilt's final record was 7–4 with a mark of 2–4 in the SEC.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 13 | Chattanooga* |
| W 17–7 | 24,108 |
| September 20 | at Rice* | W 9–6 | 18,000 | |
| September 27 | No. 11 Alabama |
| L 7–40 | 34,000 |
| October 4 | at Tulane* |
| W 6–3 | 30,100 |
| October 11 | at No. 18 Florida |
| L 0–35 | 58,631 |
| October 18 | Georgia |
| L 3–47 | 20,538 |
| October 25 | at Ole Miss |
| L 7–17 | 20,310 |
| November 1 | Virginia* |
| W 17–14 | 21,680 |
| November 8 | Kentucky |
| W 13–3 | 33,815 |
| November 15 | Army* |
| W 23–14 | 20,315 |
| November 29 | at Tennessee | W 17–14 | 71,943 | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Gene Moshier | Defensive end | 14 | 346 | Kansas City Chiefs |
References
- "1975 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- "1975 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- 1975 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results
- "1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-24.