1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his first season and finished the season with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1979 record1–10 (0–6 SEC)
Head coachGeorge MacIntyre (1st season)
Home stadiumDudley Field
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0  12 0 0
Georgia 5 1 0  6 5 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 0  8 3 0
LSU 4 2 0  7 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  7 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 0  5 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 0  4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  3 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  1 10 0
Florida 0 6 0  0 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15at Indiana*
L 13–44
September 22The Citadel*
L 14–27
September 29No. 2 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–66
October 6at Tulane*
L 14–42
October 13at No. 18 AuburnL 35–52
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–31
October 27at Ole Miss
L 28–63
November 3Memphis State*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–3
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–29
November 17at Air Force*L 29–30
December 1at TennesseeL 10–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1979 Vanderbilt football schedule[1]

Personnel

1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Whit Taylor Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "1979 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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