2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
2018 record 3–4 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach Derek Mason (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Jason Tarver (1st season)
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity:40,550)
2018 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 11 Florida  4 –1     6 –1  
No. 8 Georgia  4 –1     6 –1  
No. 14 Kentucky  3 –1     5 –1  
South Carolina  2 –3     3 –3  
Tennessee  1 –2     3 –3  
Missouri  0 –3     3 –3  
Vanderbilt  0 –3     3 –4  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama  4 –0     7 –0  
No. 5 LSU  3 –1     6 –1  
No. 17 Texas A&M  3 –1     5 –2  
Ole Miss  1 –2     5 –2  
No. 22 Mississippi State  1 –2     4 –2  
Auburn  1 –3     4 –3  
Arkansas  0 –4     1 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
  • Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represents Vanderbilt University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores play their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by fifth-year head coach Derek Mason.

Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2017 season 5–7, 1–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place in the Eastern Division.

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Commodores signed a total of 19 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1] Charles Wright LB SR
Maxwell Award[2] Kyle Shurmur QB SR
John Mackey Award[3] Jared Pinkney TE JR
Walter Camp Award[4] Kyle Shurmur QB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[5] Kyle Shurmur QB SR
Manning Award[6] Kyle Shurmur QB SR

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018 with the Commodores predicted to finish last in the East Division.[7]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Georgia1,977 (271)
2South Carolina1,535 (8)
3Florida1,441 (2)
4Missouri1,057
5Kentucky874 (1)
6Tennessee704 (1)
7Vanderbilt392

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee*
SECNW 35–725,348
September 811:00 a.m.Nevada*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 41–1025,676
September 151:30 p.m.at No. 8 Notre Dame*
NBCL 17–2277,622
September 223:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 14–3726,078
September 293:00 p.m.Tennessee State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 31–2727,340
October 66:30 p.m.at No. 2 Georgia
SECNL 13–4192,746
October 1311:00 a.m.No. 14 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNL 27–3731,118
October 206:30 p.m.at Kentucky
SECN
October 27at Arkansas
November 10at Missouri
November 17Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
November 24Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV NR NR  
CFP Not released Not released

Game summaries

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 0 0 0 7
Commodores 7 7 7 14 35
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–3 Sep. 2, 2017 W, 28–6
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MTSU VAN
1 12:21 5 58 2:39 Commodores Khari Blasingame 30-yard touchdown run, Ryley Guay kick good 0 7
1 1:59 15 93 6:58 Blue Raiders CJ Windham 4-yard touchdown reception from Brent Stockstill, Crews Holt kick good 7 7
2 14:01 1 11 0:00 Commodores Fumble recovery returned 11 yards for touchdown by Dayo Odeyingbo, Guay kick good 7 14
3 7:26 7 92 4:25 Commodores Chris Pierce 17-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Shurmur, Guay kick good 7 21
4 12:47 12 80 4:56 Commodores Kalija Lipscomb 28-yard touchdown reception from Shurmur, Guay kick good 7 28
4 1:28 12 80 7:04 Commodores Jamauri Wakefield 14-yard touchdown run, Guay kick good 7 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 35
StatisticsMTSUVAN
First downs2119
Total yards294346
Rushes–yards116176
Passing yards178170
Passing: Comp–Att–Int27–37–110–17–0
Time of possession31:0929:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MTSUPassingB. Stockstill24–36, 178 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingT. Thomas8 CAR, 32 YDS
ReceivingT. Thomas4 REC, 42 YDS
VANPassingK. Shurmur10–17, 170 YDS, 2 TD
RushingJ. Wakefield10 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingK. Lipscomb4 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 10 0 0 10
Commodores 0 17 17 7 41
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NEV VAN
2 13:16 7 53 2:41 Commodores Kalija Lipscomb 2-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Shurmur, Ryley Guay kick good 0 7
2 12:24 2 7 0:15 Commodores Ke'Shawn Vaughn 7-yard touchdown run, Guay kick good 0 14
2 3:13 7 13 3:17 Wolf Pack 32-yard field goal by Ramiz Ahmed 3 14
2 3:13 7 48 2:28 Commodores 35-yard field goal by Guay 3 17
2 0:49 10 75 2:24 Wolf Pack Brendan O'Leary-Orange 9-yard touchdown reception from Ty Gangi, Ahmed kick good 10 17
3 7:14 11 77 6:17 Commodores 25-yard field goal by Guay 10 20
3 6:17 1 46 0:11 Commodores Vaughn 46-yard touchdown run, Guay kick good 10 27
3 0:23 8 73 4:00 Commodores Lipscomb 11-yard touchdown reception from Shurmur, Guay kick good 10 34
4 1:10 3 21 1:40 Commodores Josh Crawford 1-yard touchdown run, Guay kick good 10 41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 41
Statistics[9]NEVVAN
First downs1425
Total yards250468
Rushes–yards34198
Passing yards216270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–39–1–224–34–2–0
Time of possession23:5836:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NEVPassingT. Gangi22–39, 216 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingT. Taua6 CAR, 24 YDS
ReceivingM. Mannix6 REC, 86 YDS
VANPassingK. Shurmur23-32, 258 YDS, 2 TD
RushingK. Vaughn11 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingJ. Pinkney4 REC, 98 YDS

at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 3 7 7 17
No. 8 Fighting Irish 10 6 0 6 22
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 Sep. 5, 1996 L, 7–14
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP VAN ND
1 11:02 10 74 3:58 Fighting Irish 26-yard field goal by Justin Yoon 0 3
1 0:58 15 94 5:21 Fighting Irish Brandon Wimbush 12-yard touchdown run, Yoon kick good 0 10
2 7:33 6 49 1:10 Fighting Irish 33-yard field goal by Yoon 0 13
2 1:15 10 51 3:55 Fighting Irish 46-yard field goal by Yoon 0 16
2 0:00 8 72 1:15 Commodores 21-yard field goal by Ryley Guay 3 16
3 0:11 5 47 2:44 Commodores Ke'Shawn Vaughn 3-yard touchdown run, Guay kick good 10 16
4 11:04 11 75 2:44 Fighting Irish Nic Weishar -yard touchdown reception from Ian Book, 2-point pass failed 10 22
4 7:22 9 75 3:42 Commodores Jared Pinkney 18-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Shurmur, Guay kick good 17 22
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 22
StatisticsNDVAN
First downs2423
Total yards380420
Rushes–yards24594
Passing yards135326
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–26–026–43–1
Time of possession29:1230:48
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NDPassingB. Wimbush13-23, 122 YDS
RushingT. Jones Jr.17 CAR, 118 YDS
ReceivingT. Jones Jr.2 REC, 56 YDS
VANPassingK. Shurmur26-43, 326 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingK. Vaughn10 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingJ. Pinkney5 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 10 10 10 7 37
Commodores 0 14 0 0 14
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–22 Oct. 28, 2017 L, 27–34
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SOCAR VAN
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -
StatisticsSCVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SCPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 13 7 7 27
Commodores 0 10 14 7 31
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 Oct. 22, 2016 W, 35–17
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TSU VAN
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -


StatisticsTSUVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TSUPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 3 3 0 7 13
No. 2 Bulldogs 7 14 17 3 41
Location: Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–56–2 Oct. 7, 2017 L, 7–14
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP VAN UGA
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -
StatisticsUGAVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UGAPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Gators 0 13 7 17 37
Commodores 7 14 0 6 27
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–39–2 Sep. 30, 2017 L, 24–38
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UF VAN
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -
StatisticsUFVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UFPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0
Wildcats 0
Location: Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
Overall record Last meeting Result
42–44–4 Nov. 11, 2017 L, 21–44
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP VAN UK
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -
StatisticsUKVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UKPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0
Razorbacks 0
Location: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7–0 Oct. 29, 2011 L, 28–31
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP VAN ARK
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -
StatisticsARKVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ARKPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0
Tigers 0
Location: Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7–1 Nov. 18, 2017 L, 17–45
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP VAN MO
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -
StatisticsMOVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MOPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0
Commodores 0
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–51–2 Oct. 14, 2017 L, 35–57
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MISS VAN
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -
StatisticsMISSVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MISSPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Volunteers 0
Commodores 0
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–75–5 Nov. 24, 2017 W, 42–24
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UTK VAN
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. - -
StatisticsTNVAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TNPassing
Rushing
Receiving
VANPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ http://www.secsports.com/article/24148392/media-predicts-alabama-win-2018-sec-championship
  8. ↑ "2018 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Nevada vs. Vanderbilt - Game Summary - September 8, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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