2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
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2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 25 Florida x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Georgia   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Missouri*   1 – 7     5 – 7  
South Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 10 Ole Miss   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Arkansas   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 LSU *   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Auburn   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason coached the Commodores for his second year. They are members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores finished with a losing record for the second year in a row with an overall record of 4–8 and 2–6 in SEC play.

Coaching staff

Post season awards

Schedule

Vanderbilt announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Commodores will host SEC foes Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas A&M, and will travel to Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Western Kentucky*
SECNL 12–1430,307
September 122:30 p.m.No. 10 Georgia
CBSL 14–3137,185
September 193:00 p.m.Austin Peay*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SEC Alt.W 47–731,399
September 266:00 p.m.at No. 3 Ole Miss
ESPNUL 16–2760,654
October 36:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
CBSSNW 17–1325,411
October 173:00 p.m.at South Carolina
SECNL 10–1975,159
October 243:00 p.m.Missouridagger
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 10–331,128
October 316:00 p.m.at No. 18 Houston*
ESPN2L 0–3429,565
November 711:00 a.m.at No. 11 Florida
ESPNL 7–990,061
November 144:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNW 21–1730,301
November 216:30 p.m.Texas A&M
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 0–2532,482
November 284:00 p.m.at Tennessee
SECNL 28–53100,098
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Western Kentucky 0 0 7 7 14
Vanderbilt 3 0 0 9 12

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Georgia 7 7 10 7 31
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 8 14

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Austin Peay 0 7 0 0 7
Vanderbilt 3 16 21 7 47

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 3 0 10 3 16
#3 Ole Miss 7 7 6 7 27

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 3 0 0 14 17
MTSU 3 3 0 7 13

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 7 3 0 10
South Carolina 6 0 10 3 19

Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 0 3 0 0 3
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 3 10

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0
#18 Houston 7 13 14 0 34

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 7
Florida 6 0 0 3 9

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Kentucky 3 7 7 0 17
Vanderbilt 7 14 0 0 21

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 6 10 6 3 25
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 7 7 0 14 28
Tennessee 17 10 16 10 53

References

  1. ^ "SEC announces 2015 Vanderbilt football schedule" (Press release). Vanderbilt Athletics. October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "2015 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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