1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his first season and finished with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 611:30 a.m.at No. 5 Alabama
TBSL 10–4258,168[1]
September 13at Maryland*
L 21–3545,275[2]
September 20Tulane*
L 17–3540,155[3]
October 4Duke*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–1838,874[4]
October 11No. 7 Auburn
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
TBSL 9–3140,378[5]
October 18at Georgia
TBSL 16–3878,642[6]
October 251:00 p.m.Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 12–2834,427[7]
November 1Memphis State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–2235,672[8]
November 8at Kentucky
L 22–3448,230[9]
November 15at Virginia Tech*
L 21–2927,300[10]
November 29Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 20–3541,572[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Bama crashes Vandy's party, 42–10". The Tennessean. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Henning, Scriber lead Maryland past Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Green deluge sinks Commodores". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vandy outlasts Blue Devils". The News and Observer. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn stymies Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dawgs realize problems despite win". The Greenville News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss keeps Vandy reeling". The Jackson Sun. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Memphis State gamble sinks Vandy". The Tennessean. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UK's Ivy Joe breaks out, rips Vandy for 238 yards". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Virginia Tech tastes peaches in 29–21 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tennessee bowls over Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. November 30, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1986 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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