American college football season
The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Commodores played their eight home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee , which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922 . Derek Mason took over the helm as Vanderbilt's new head coach. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.
Schedule
In 2014 Vanderbilt played eight home games; the Ole Miss game was played at LP Field , but it was considered a Vandy home game. Their first four games were at home. Vanderbilt played at Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky ), Georgia (Athens, Georgia ), Missouri (Columbia, Missouri ), and at Mississippi State (Starkville, Mississippi ). Also Vandy played four non-conference teams at home against Temple, UMass, Charleston Southern, and Old Dominion.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 28 9:50 p.m. Temple * SECN L 7–3731,731
September 6 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Ole Miss ESPN L 3–4143,260
September 13 11:00 a.m. UMass * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN W 34–3133,386
September 20 6:30 p.m. No. 14 South Carolina Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN L 34–4834,441
September 27 11:00 a.m. at Kentucky SECN L 7–1756,940
October 4 3:00 p.m. at No. 13 Georgia SECN L 17–4492,746
October 11 6:30 p.m. No. 24 (FCS ) Charleston Southern * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN W 21–2026,738
October 25 3:00 p.m. at Missouri SECN L 14–2465,264
November 1 6:00 p.m. Old Dominion * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPNU W 42–2828,966
November 8 6:30 p.m. Florida Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN L 10–3435,191
November 22 6:30 p.m. at No. 4 Mississippi State SECN L 0–5160,493
November 29 3:00 p.m. Tennessee Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry ) SECN L 17–2440,350
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Temple
The Derek Mason era got off to a bad start as his mistake-prone Commodores were outscored 37-7 in a loss to visiting Temple at home. It was the worst defeat in a home opener in Vanderbilt program history, and the worst opening game loss since 1998 a 42-0 loss to Mississippi. The Commodores had seven turnovers, leading to 27 points for Temple.[3]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Temple
7
14 13 3
37
Vanderbilt
0
7 0 0
7
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 9:52 p.m. (The game was delayed from 8:15 PM by thunderstorms) Elapsed time: 3:22Game attendance: 31,731Game weather: 78 degrees, mostly cloudyTelevision network: SEC Network
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Ole Miss
With a bad loss to Ole Miss Vandy had the worst start since 1998. In 1998 they lost to Ole Miss 42-0 and Alabama 32-7 to start the season. Also in 1998 Vanderbilt started with a six straight losses and ended the 1997 season with five straight losses to complete an eleven-game losing streak.
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ole Miss
10
10 21 0
41
Vanderbilt
0
0 0 3
3
Location: Nashville, Tennessee (LP Field)Game start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:12Game attendance: 43,260Game weather: 82 degrees, mostly cloudyTelevision network: ESPN
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UMass
1
2 3 4 Total
UMass
14
10 7 0
31
• Vanderbilt
0
20 0 14
34
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 11:05 a.m. Elapsed time: 3:48Game attendance: 33,386Game weather: 62 degrees, cloudyTelevision network: ESPN3/FSN
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South Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• South Carolina
0
17 10 21
48
Vanderbilt
14
0 10 10
34
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:36Game attendance: 34,441Game weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudyTelevision network: SEC Network
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Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
7 0 0
7
• Kentucky
7
10 0 0
17
Location: Lexington, KentuckyGame start: 12:01 pm Elapsed time: 2:56Game attendance: 56,940Game weather: 76 degrees, mostly sunnyTelevision network: SEC Network
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Georgia
1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
7 3 7
17
• Georgia
21
6 7 10
44
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 4:01 pm Elapsed time: 3:14Game attendance: 92,746Game weather: 65 degrees, sunny and breezy (10 mph winds)Television network: SEC Network
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Charleston Southern
1
2 3 4 Total
Charleston Southern
0
10 7 3
20
• Vanderbilt
3
18 0 0
21
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:35 pm Elapsed time: 3:23Game attendance: 26,738Game weather: 60 degrees, cloudyTelevision network: ESPN3/FSN
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Missouri
1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
7 0 7
14
• Missouri
3
7 7 7
24
Location: Columbia, MissouriGame start: 3:07 PM Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 65,264Game weather: 76 degrees, sunnyTelevision network: SEC Network
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Old Dominion
1
2 3 4 Total
Old Dominion
7
7 7 7
28
• Vanderbilt
7
21 0 14
42
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:02 PM Elapsed time: 3:16Game attendance: 28,966Game weather: 47 degrees, clearTelevision network: ESPNU
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Florida
1
2 3 4 Total
• Florida
7
10 0 17
34
Vanderbilt
7
0 0 3
10
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:39 PM Elapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 35,191Game weather: 51 degrees, cloudyTelevision network: SEC Network
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Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
0 0 0
0
• Mississippi State
13
24 7 7
51
Location: Starkville, MississippiGame start: 6:39 PM Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 60,493Game weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudyTelevision network: SEC Network
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Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
• Tennessee
10
7 7 0
24
Vanderbilt
0
10 7 0
17
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 3:01 PM Elapsed time: 3:30Game attendance: 40,350Game weather: 57 degrees, cloudy with 16 MPH windsTelevision network: SEC Network
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