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1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRennie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWoody Widenhofer (1st season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 11 Alabama
L 25–3340,880[1]
September 16at No. 24 Notre Dame*
L 0–4159,075[2]
September 23TCU*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–1630,652[3]
September 30No. 23 Arkansas
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–3525,981[4]
October 14Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–1724,986[5]
October 21at South Carolina
L 14–5268,915[6]
October 28at Ole Miss
L 10–2130,317[7]
November 4Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–1026,053[8]
November 11Louisiana Tech*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 29–616,101[9]
November 18at No. 3 Florida
L 7–3885,248[10]
November 25at No. 5 Tennessee
L 7–1292,274[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[edit]

1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Allen DeGraffenreid
QB Ronnie Gordon
RB Jermaine Johnson
WR Duane Todd
WR Sanford Ware
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Carlton Hall
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team

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