1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach|

* Fred Pancoast (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Richard Trail (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Frank Emanuel (2nd season)
Home stadium| Dudley Field

Seasons

<- 1975

1977 ->

1976 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Georgia $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 11 Alabama | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 20 Mississippi State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Florida | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 18 Kentucky | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
LSU | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Auburn | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tennessee | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his second season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| No. 5 Oklahoma*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| L 3–24| 34,694| [1]
September 18| Wake Forest*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 27–24| 21,900| [2]
September 25| at No. 13 Alabama|

* Bryant–Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, AL

| L 14–42| 58,414| [3]
October 2| Tulane*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| L 13–24| 21,000| [4]
October 9| at No. 20 LSU|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| L 20–33| 66,835| [5]
October 16| at No. 11 Georgia|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–45| 59,100| [6]
October 23| Ole Miss|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| L 3–20| 23,000| [7]
November 6| at Kentucky|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, KY (rivalry)

| L 0–14| 57,269| [8]
November 13| Air Force*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 34–10| 21,900| [9]
November 20| at Cincinnati*|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 7–33| 11,265| [10]
November 27| Tennessee|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| L 10–13| 34,694| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Steve Curnutte | Defensive end | 16 | 471 | New York Giants

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sooners crush Vanderbilt, 24–3". The Sunday Express-News. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Gritty Mike Wright spurs Vandy, 27–24". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "'Bama swamps Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Tulane returns set up VU loss". The Tennessean. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Third quarter scoring propels Tiger comeback". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "'Dogs junk Vandy". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Rebs roll past Vandy by 20–3". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "'Cats celebrate homecoming by knocking off Vanderbilt". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Vanderbilt trips Air Force, 34–10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "UC impresses Vandy (33–7), but not bowls". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Battle bows out with a win as Vols plan to stalk Majors". The Commercial Appeal. November 28, 1976. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1976 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
13. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

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Vanderbilt Commodores football

Venues|

* Old Dudley Field (1892–1921)
* Curry Field (1922)
* Dudley Field (1922–1980)
* FirstBank Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Georgia
* Georgia Tech
* Kentucky
* Ole Miss
* Sewanee
* Tennessee

Culture & lore|

* History
* Origin of "Commodores"
* "Dynamite"
* Marching band
* Porter Cup
* Vanderbilt rape case
* 1906 Carlisle game
* 1910 Yale game
* 1922 Michigan game
* IMG Sports Newtork

People|

* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* All-Americans
* All-Southerns
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders
* William Lofland Dudley

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