American college football season
The 1987 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1987 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 second season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | Memphis State* | | | W 27–17 | 40,694 | [1] |
September 19 | at Duke* | | | L 31–35 | 23,100 | [2] |
September 26 | No. 17 Alabama | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | L 23–30 | 41,824 | [3] |
October 3 | at Tulane* | | | L 17–27 | 34,878 | [4] |
October 10 | at No. 5 Auburn | | | L 15–48 | 79,500 | [5] |
October 17 | No. 18 Georgia | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 24–52 | 40,878 | [6] |
October 24 | at Ole Miss | | | L 14–42 | 31,000 | [7] |
October 31 | Rutgers*![dagger](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | W 27–13 | 35,347 | [8] |
November 7 | Kentucky | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | W 38–29 | 40,892 | [9] |
November 21 | Maryland* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | W 34–24 | 34,816 | [10] |
November 28 | at No. 16 Tennessee | | WZTV | L 36–38 | 93,306 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Vandy upends Tigers". The Jackson Sun. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Slayden, unbeaten Duke hold off Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humphrey, Tide outlast gritty VU". The Tennessean. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jones runs, passes Tulane past Vandy". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Burger fries Vandy with deep passes". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia smashes Vanderbilt 52–24". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs overwhelm Vanderbilt 42–14". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy shocks Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 1, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jones leads Commodores past Wildcats". Messenger-Inquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frustrating season ends with 34–24 loss by Terps". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy blows big lead, Tennessee wins 38–36". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1987 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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