American college football season
The 1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season . The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his second season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 No. 5 Oklahoma * L 3–2434,694 [ 1] September 18 Wake Forest * Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 27–2421,900 [ 2] September 25 at No. 13 Alabama L 14–4258,414 [ 3] October 2 Tulane * Dudley Field Nashville, TN L 13–2421,000 [ 4] October 9 at No. 20 LSU L 20–3366,835 [ 5] October 16 at No. 11 Georgia L 0–4559,100 [ 6] October 23 Ole Miss Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) L 3–2023,000 [ 7] November 6 at Kentucky L 0–1457,269 [ 8] November 13 Air Force * Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 34–1021,900 [ 9] November 20 at Cincinnati * L 7–3311,265 [ 10] November 27 Tennessee Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) L 10–1334,694 [ 11] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] Player Position Round Pick NFL club Steve Curnutte Defensive end 16 471 New York Giants
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