American college football season
The 1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Rod Dowhower in his second season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–8 in the SEC). The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame* | | ESPN | L 7–14 | 41,523 | [1] |
September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Alabama | | ESPN2 | L 26–36 | 70,123 | [2] |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 9–20 | 40,820 | [3] |
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 14 LSU | | | L 0–35 | 80,142 | [4] |
October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at North Texas* | | | W 19–7 | 16,227 | [5] |
October 19 | 11:30 a.m. | at Georgia | | JPS | L 2–13 | 80,757 | [6] |
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| PPV | L 0–27 | 36,583 | [7] |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | UAB* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | W 31–15 | 30,153 | [8] |
November 9 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 1 Florida | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| JPS | L 21–28 | 40,249 | [9] |
November 16 | 11:30 a.m. | at Kentucky | | JPS | L 0–25 | 33,000 | [10] |
November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Tennessee | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 7–14 | 40,289 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1997-01-10 |
- ^ "ND's opening victory is ugly". The Indianapolis News. September 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt chances go out with the Tide". The Tennessean. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss adjusts to hold off Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU proves good as gold against Vanderbilt, 35–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Commodores win, finally". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Dogs top Vandy after slow start". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks zero in on Vandy". The Greenville News. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VU offense clicks just like in the days of Brown". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators fend off Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky ends drought against Vanderbilt 25–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Confused' UT slips past Vandy". The Daily News-Journal. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1996 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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