1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach|

* Rod Dowhower (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Rennie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Woody Widenhofer (1st season)
Home stadium| Vanderbilt Stadium

Seasons

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1996 ->

1995 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| No. 11 Alabama|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| L 25–33| 40,880| [1]
September 16| at No. 24 Notre Dame*|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| L 0–41| 59,075| [2]
September 23| TCU*|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| L 3–16| 30,652| [3]
September 30| No. 23 Arkansas|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| L 7–35| 25,981| [4]
October 14| Georgia|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| L 6–17| 24,986| [5]
October 21| at South Carolina|

* Williams–Brice Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 14–52| 68,915| [6]
October 28| at Ole Miss|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (rivalry)

| L 10–21| 30,317| [7]
November 4| Kentucky|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| W 14–10| 26,053| [8]
November 11| Louisiana Tech*|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| W 29–6| 16,101| [9]
November 18| at No. 3 Florida|

* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
* Gainesville, FL

| L 7–38| 85,248| [10]
November 25| at No. 5 Tennessee|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| L 7–12| 92,274| [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

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OL | `` | Allen DeGraffenreid
QB | `` | Ronnie Gordon
RB | `` | Jermaine Johnson
WR | `` | Duane Todd
WR | `` | Sanford Ware
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `` | Carlton Hall
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Rod Dowhower

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* 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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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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