1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern conference
Division Eastern Division
1996 record 2–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach Rod Dowhower (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Woody Widenhofer (2nd season)
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 41,000)
1996 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$  8 –0     12 –1  
No. 9 Tennessee  7 –1     10 –2  
South Carolina  4 –4     6 –5  
Kentucky  3 –5     4 –7  
Georgia  3 –5     5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8     2 –9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 12 LSU x  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 24 Auburn  4 –4     8 –4  
Mississippi State  3 –5     5 –6  
Ole Miss  2 –6     5 –6  
Arkansas  2 –6     4 –7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 p.m. No. 6 Notre Dame* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPN L 7–14   41,523
September 14 5:00 p.m. at No. 13 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN2 L 26–36   70,123
September 21 6:00 p.m. Ole Miss Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee (Rivalry) L 9–20   40,820
October 5 7:00 p.m. at No. 14 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana L 0–35   80,142
October 12 2:30 p.m. at North Texas* Fouts Field • Denton, Texas W 19–7   16,227
October 19 11:30 a.m. at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Rivalry) JPS L 2–13   80,757
October 26 1:00 p.m. South Carolina Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee PPV L 0–27   36,583
November 2 1:00 p.m. UAB* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee W 31–15   30,153
November 9 11:30 a.m. No. 1 Florida Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee JPS L 21–28   40,249
November 16 11:30 a.m. at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky (Rivalry) JPS L 0–25   33,000
November 30 6:00 p.m. No. 9 Tennessee Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee (Rivalry) ESPN L 7–14   40,289
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.

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Roster

1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Damian Allen Jr
C 51 Jim Anguiano So
RB 35 Marcus A. Williams Jr
RB 23 Tyrone Yarbrough So
WR 81 Todd Yoder Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 30 Damien Charley So
LB 49 Jamie Duncan Jr
CB 4 Corey Chavous Jr
SS 19 Eric Vance Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-01-10

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Final Vanderbilt Stats". Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2014.


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