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    1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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    1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football
    ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
    Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
    Head coach
    • Rod Dowhower (1st season)
    Offensive coordinatorRennie Simmons (1st season)
    Defensive coordinatorWoody Widenhofer (1st season)
    Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1994
    1996 →
    1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
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    		 Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Eastern Division
    No. 2 Florida x$ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
    No. 3 Tennessee 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
    Georgia 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
    South Carolina 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
    Kentucky 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
    Vanderbilt 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
    Western Division
    Arkansas x 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
    No. 21 Alabama 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
    No. 22 Auburn 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
    LSU 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
    Ole Miss 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    Mississippi State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
    Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
    • $ – Conference champion
    • x – Division champion/co-champions
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1995 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 first season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 1–7 in the SEC).

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 2No. 11 Alabama
    • Vanderbilt Stadium
    • Nashville, TN
    		L 25–3340,880[1]
    September 16at No. 24 Notre Dame*
    • Notre Dame Stadium
    • Notre Dame, IN
    		L 0–4159,075[2]
    September 23TCU*
    • Vanderbilt Stadium
    • Nashville, TN
    		L 3–1630,652[3]
    September 30No. 23 Arkansas
    • Vanderbilt Stadium
    • Nashville, TN
    		L 7–3525,981[4]
    October 14Georgia
    • Vanderbilt Stadium
    • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
    		L 6–1724,986[5]
    October 21at South Carolina
    • Williams–Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, SC
    		L 14–5268,915[6]
    October 28at Ole Miss
    • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
    • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
    		L 10–2130,317[7]
    November 4Kentucky
    • Vanderbilt Stadium
    • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 14–1026,053[8]
    November 11Louisiana Tech*
    • Vanderbilt Stadium
    • Nashville, TN
    		W 29–616,101[9]
    November 18at No. 3 Florida
    • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
    • Gainesville, FL
    		L 7–3885,248[10]
    November 25at No. 5 Tennessee
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		L 7–1292,274[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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    Personnel

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    1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OL Allen DeGraffenreid
    QB Ronnie Gordon
    RB Jermaine Johnson
    WR Duane Todd
    WR Sanford Ware
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB Carlton Hall
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    • Rod Dowhower
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

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    1. ^ "Tide rises just in time". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Get-well card to Holtz: Irish blowout". Chicago Tribune. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "TCU kicks past Vandy 16–3 as Commodores fall to 0–3". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Arkansas rumbles at Vandy". Tulsa World. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Defense shows its bark at Vanderbilt". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Gamecocks focus, flog Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "New QB sparks Rebs past Vanderbilt, 21–10". Hattiesburg American. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Kentucky can't run from Vandy's streak". The Paducah Sun. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Getting some kicks: VU finally shows total team effort". The Tennessean. November 12, 1995. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "UF overcomes lethargy, Vandy". The Miami Herald. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Vols rally past Vanderbilt". The Macon Telegraph. November 26, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "1995 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.


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