American college football season
The 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2009–10 college football season . The team's head coach was Bobby Johnson , who served his eighth season as the Commodores' head coach. Vanderbilt has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Eastern Division since its formation in 1992 . The Commodores played their six home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville , Tennessee , which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. The Commodores finished the season 2–10 and 0–8 in SEC play.
Coaching staff
Bobby Johnson – Head coachTed Cain – Offensive coordinator and tight ends coachBruce Fowler – Defensive coordinatorRobbie Caldwell – Assistant head coach/offensive line coachRick Logo – Defensive line coach
Warren Belin – Linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator
Jamie Bryant – Defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator
Charlie Fisher – Co-passing game coordinator & wide receiversJimmy Kiser – Co-passing game coordinator & quarterbacks
Desmond Kitchings – Running backs coachMichael Hazel – Assistant director of football operations
Joey Orck – Offensive quality control
Andy Frank – Defensive quality control
Norval McKenzie – Offensive graduate assistant
Mark Moehring – Defensive graduate assistant
Tom Bossung – Head athletic trainer
Brian Reese – Associate director of student athletics
John Sisk – Director of speed, strength and conditioning
Luke Wyatt – Head equipment manager
Gary Veach – Assistant equipment manager
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 5 6:30 p.m. Western Carolina * CSS W 45–0 36,350 September 12 6:00 p.m. at No. 11 LSU ESPNU L 9–23 91,566 September 19 6:00 p.m. Mississippi State Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN FSN L 3–15 31,840 September 26 7:00 p.m. at Rice * CSS W 36–17 19,753 October 3 6:00 p.m. No. 21 Ole Miss Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry ) ESPNU L 7–23 39,625 October 10 11:00 a.m. at Army * CBS College Sports L 13–16 OT 34,357 October 17 11:21 a.m. Georgia Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry ) SEC Network L 10–34 38,340 October 24 6:00 p.m. at South Carolina ESPNU L 10–14 75,624 October 31 6:30 p.m. No. 11 Georgia Tech * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry ) CSS L 31–56 30,262 November 7 6:15 p.m. at No. 1 Florida ESPN2 L 3–27 90,694 November 14 11:21 a.m. Kentucky Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry ) SEC Network L 13–24 33,675 November 21 6:00 p.m. at Tennessee ESPNU L 16–31 100,124 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game All times are in Central time
Game summaries
Western Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Western Carolina
0
0
0
0
0
Vanderbilt
14
7
7
17
45
LSU
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
0
7
2
0
9
LSU
7
6
3
7
23
Mississippi State
1
2
3
4
Total
Miss. State
0
6
3
6
15
Vanderbilt
0
3
0
0
3
Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
10
0
10
16
36
Rice
7
3
0
7
17
Ole Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Ole Miss
3
14
6
0
23
Vanderbilt
0
0
7
0
7
Army
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Vanderbilt
0
3
0
10 0
13
Army
0
0
10
3 3
16
Georgia
1
2
3
4
Total
Georgia
7
10
3
14
34
Vanderbilt
0
3
7
0
10
South Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
0
7
3
0
10
South Carolina
0
7
0
7
14
Georgia Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Yellow Jackets
7
21
14
14
56
Vanderbilt
14
14
3
0
31
Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
0
0
3
0
3
#1 Florida
3
10
7
7
27
Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Kentucky
7
3
7
7
24
Vanderbilt
3
10
0
0
13
Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
3
7
3
3
16
Tennessee
10
14
0
7
31
References
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