2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
2015 record 4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach Derek Mason (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Derek Mason
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
2015 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 25 Florida x  7 –1     10 –4  
No. 22 Tennessee  5 –3     9 –4  
Georgia  5 –3     10 –3  
Vanderbilt  2 –6     4 –8  
Kentucky  2 –6     5 –7  
Missouri  1 –7     5 –7  
South Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^  7 –1     14 –1  
No. 10 Ole Miss  6 –2     10 –3  
Arkansas  5 –3     8 –5  
No. 16 LSU  5 –3     9 –3  
Texas A&M  4 –4     8 –5  
Mississippi State  4 –4     9 –4  
Auburn  2 –6     7 –6  
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason coached the Commodores for his second year. They are members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores finished with a losing record for the second year in a row with an overall record of 4–8 and 2–6 in SEC play.

Coaching staff

  • Derek Mason - Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
  • Andy Ludwig - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
  • Charles Bankins - Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
  • Gerry Gdowski - Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
  • Cortez Hankton - Wide Receivers Coach
  • Keven Lightner - Offensive Line Coach
  • Marc Mattioli - Safeties Coach
  • Frank Maile - Defensive Line Coach
  • Brett Maxie - Cornerbacks Coach
  • Kenwick Thompson - Associate Head Coach/Linebackers Coach
  • Tosin Abari - Director of Player Development
  • Tyler Barnes - Director of Player Personnel
  • Tom Bossung - Head Athletic Trainer
  • Matt Britain - Assistant Director of Operations
  • Cedric Calhoun - Assistant Strength Coach
  • Tyler Clarke - Assistant Strength Coach
  • Kevin Colon - Associate Director of Student Athletics
  • James Dobson - Head Strength Coach
  • Jason Grooms - Director of Football Operations
  • Matt Ruland - Assistant-Recruiting/Operations
  • Ben Schumacher - Assistant Strength Coach
  • Chris Singleton - Equipment Manager
  • Vavae Tata - Assistant-Player Development
  • Ryan Anderson - Graduate Assistant - Defense
  • Rod Chance - Quality Control Defense
  • A.J. Haase - Graduate Assistant -Offense
  • Eric Lammers - Assistant Director, Player Personnel
  • Chris Marve - Graduate Assistant - Defense
  • Johnell Thomas - Graduate Assistant - Strength

Post season awards

  • Zach Cunningham—All-SEC First Team

Schedule

Vanderbilt announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Commodores will host SEC foes Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas A&M, and will travel to Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee.[1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 p.m. WKU* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN L 12–14   30,307
September 12 2:30 p.m. No. 10 Georgia Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) CBS L 14–31   37,185
September 19 3:00 p.m. Austin Peay* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SEC Alt. W 47–7   31,399
September 26 6:00 p.m. at No. 3 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) ESPNU L 16–27   60,654
October 3 6:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN W 17–13   25,411
October 17 3:00 p.m. at South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN L 10–19   75,159
October 24 3:00 p.m. Missouridagger Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN W 10–3   31,128
October 31 6:00 p.m. at No. 18 Houston* TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2 L 0–34   29,565
November 7 11:00 a.m. at No. 11 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN L 7–9   90,061
November 14 4:00 p.m. Kentucky Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) SECN W 21–17   30,301
November 21 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN L 0–25   32,482
November 28 4:00 p.m. at Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) SECN L 28–53   100,098
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Western Kentucky 0 0 7 7 14
Vanderbilt 3 0 0 9 12
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 1938 Vanderbilt, 12–0

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Georgia 7 7 10 7 31
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 8 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–54–2 2014 Georgia, 44–17

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Austin Peay 0 7 0 0 7
Vanderbilt 3 16 21 7 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 Vanderbilt, 38–3

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 3 0 10 3 16
#3 Ole Miss 7 7 6 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–49–2 2014 Ole Miss, 41–3

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 3 0 0 14 17
MTSU 3 3 0 7 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–3 2005 Middle Tennessee, 17–15

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 7 3 0 10
South Carolina 6 0 10 3 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–19 2014 South Carolina, 48–34

Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 0 3 0 0 3
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 3 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 2014 Missouri, 24–14

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0
#18 Houston 7 13 14 0 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 01/04/2014 Vanderbilt, 41–24

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 7
Florida 6 0 0 3 9
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–36–2 2014 Florida, 34–10

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Kentucky 3 7 7 0 17
Vanderbilt 7 14 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–42–4 2014 Kentucky, 17–7

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 6 10 6 3 25
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 Texas A&M, 56–24

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 7 7 0 14 28
Tennessee 17 10 16 10 53
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–74–5 2014 Tennessee, 24–17

References

  1. ↑ "SEC announces 2015 Vanderbilt football schedule" (Press release). Vanderbilt Athletics. October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2015 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.