American college football season
The 1989 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1989 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 fourth season and finished with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–7 in the SEC).
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at Mississippi State | | L 7–42 | 31,678 | [1] |
September 23 | Ohio* | | W 54–10 | 38,672 | [2] |
September 30 | No. 13 Alabama | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| L 14–20 | 29,106 | [3] |
October 7 | at Memphis State* | | L 10–13 | 26,345 | [4] |
October 14 | at No. 25 Florida | | L 11–34 | 69,121 | [5] |
October 21 | Georgia | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| L 16–35 | 40,691 | [6] |
October 28 | at Ole Miss | | L 16–24 | 34,500 | [7] |
November 4 | at Virginia Tech* | | L 0–18 | 23,752 | [8] |
November 11 | Kentucky | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| L 11–15 | 39,876 | [9] |
November 18 | Tulane* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| L 13–37 | 30,174 | [10] |
December 2 | at No. 8 Tennessee | | L 10–17 | 92,975 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "State blasts Vandy, 42–7". Hattiesburg American. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt feasts on Ohio U. 54–10". Florida Today. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VU upset bid slips away". The Tennessean. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State makes Vandy first victim". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators defy distractions". Fort Myers News-Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt errs often, falls 35–16 to Georgia". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss rallies past Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech a leg up on Vanderbilt". The Roanoke Times & World Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Cats scratch new look VU". The Tennessean. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VU dispirited by loss". The Tennessean. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cotton-bound Vols top Vandy, 17–10". Kingsport Times-News. December 3, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1989 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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