1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhillip Fulmer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (1st season)
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1979 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).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Indiana*
L 13–4430,685[1]
September 22The Citadel*
L 14–2726,500[2]
September 29No. 2 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–6634,694[3]
October 6at Tulane*
L 14–4227,873[4]
October 13at No. 18 Auburn
L 35–5245,615[5]
October 20Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–3124,700[6]
October 27at Ole Miss
L 28–6335,667[7]
November 3Memphis State*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–328,900[8]
November 10Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–2933,250[9]
November 17at Air Force*
L 29–3015,619[10]
December 1at Tennessee
L 10–3184,142[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 32 Preston Brown Sr
QB 7 Van Heflin Jr
RB Frank Mordica
RB Terry Potter
TE Flavious Smith
QB 10 Whit Taylor Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mike Woodard
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Hoosiers near perfect in victory over Vandy, go to 2–0". The Kokomo Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trio lead Citadel past Vandy 27–14". The State. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bama greatness still puzzling". The Tennessean. September 30, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane Green Wave crush Vandy, 42–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cribbs, Brooks lead Auburn past Vandy, 52–35". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia kicks Vandy, 31–10". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebels crunch Vandy in offensive explosion". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Heflin passes Vanderbilt to first win". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Reserve 'wildcat' make it Long day for Vanderbilt". The Paducah Sun. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandy loses on EP kick with :00 left". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Streater rallies Vols past Vandy". Kingsport Times-News. December 2, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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