American college football season
The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Commodores played their eight home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee , which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922 . Derek Mason took over the helm as Vanderbilt's new head coach. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.
Name
Position
Year
Derek Mason
Head Coach
1st
Karl Dorrell
Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach
1st
Dave Kotulski
Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach
1st
Charles Bankins
Running Backs Coach/special teams coordinator
4th
Gerry Gdowski
Wide receivers coach
1st
Keven Lightner
Offensive line coach
1st
Frank Maile
Defensive line coach
1st
Kenwick Thompson
Outside Linebackers
1st
Ryan Anderson
Defensive Graduate Assistant
2nd
Tom Bossung
Head Athletic Trainer
16th
Cedric Calhoun
Assistant Sports Performance
1st
Kevin Colon
Associate Director of student athletics
4th
Jason Grooms
Director of football operations
1st
Bill Hughan
Football Strength and Conditioning Director
1st
Kevin Threlkel
Offensive Administrative Assistant
4th
Matt Ruland
Assistant recruiting coordinator
1st
Luke Wyatt
Head Equipment Manager
32nd
Tyler Barnes
Defensive Graduate Assistant
2nd
Rod Chance
Quality Control Offense
1st
A.J. Haase
Offensive Graduate Assistant
1st
Chandler Henley
Offensive Graduate Assistant
1st
Charles Walker
Defensive Quality Control
1st
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US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Dallas Rivers RB
DeKalb County, Georgia
Tucker
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
–
Mar 23, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Wade Freebeck QB
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
St. Thomas Aquinas HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
–
Feb 5, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Shawn Stankavage QB
Raleigh, North Carolina
Cardinal Gibbons
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
–
Feb 2, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Bryce Lewis DB
Lilburn, Georgia
Parkview High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
–
Mar 23, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Bruno Reagan OL
Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
302 lb (137 kg)
–
Feb 2, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Khari Blasingame DB
New Market, Alabama
Buckhorn High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
–
Jan 25, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Bailey Granier OL
Galliano, Louisiana
South LaFourche High school
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
340 lb (150 kg)
–
Jan 28, 2014
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Caleb Scott WR
Suwanee, Georgia
North Gwinnett High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
–
Feb 3, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Tre Tarpley DB
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Central Catholic High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
–
Feb 2, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Sekou Clark DL
Denton, Texas
Ryan High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
–
Feb 5, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Rashad Canty WR
Atlanta, Georgia
Riverdale High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
5.35
Jan 21, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Emmanuel Smith DB
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Okland High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
–
Mar 23, 2013
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Cole Hardin OL
Florence, Alabama
Florence High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
–
Jun 15, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Ronald Monroe ATH
Houston, Texas
Fort Bend Bush High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
–
Feb 4, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Tre Herndon DB
Chattanooga, Tennessee
East Hamilton High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
–
Jul 12, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Trent Sherfield WR
Danville, Illinois
Danville High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
–
Jul 12, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Hawkins Mann LB
Burbank, California
Burroughs High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
–
Feb 2, 2014
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Charles Wright LB
Irvine, California
Beckman High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
–
Feb 2, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Riley Tindol DL
Autauga County, Alabama
Autauga Academy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
270 lb (120 kg)
–
Feb 4, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Davis Winkie LS
Cumming, Georgia
South Forsyth High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
–
Feb 2, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Ladarius Wiley DB
Los Angeles, California
Cathedral High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
–
Feb 5, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Nifae Lealao DT
Sacramento, California
Capital Christian High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
310 lb (140 kg)
–
Feb 5, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 50 Rivals : 50 247Sports : 50 ESPN : 48
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
In 2014 Vanderbilt played eight home games; the Ole Miss game was played at LP Field , but it was considered a Vandy home game. Their first four games were at home. Vanderbilt played at Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky ), Georgia (Athens, Georgia ), Missouri (Columbia, Missouri ), and at Mississippi State (Starkville, Mississippi ). Also Vandy played four non-conference teams at home against Temple, UMass, Charleston Southern, and Old Dominion.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 28 9:50 p.m. Temple * SECN L 7–3731,731
September 6 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Ole Miss ESPN L 3–4143,260
September 13 11:00 a.m. UMass * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN W 34–3133,386
September 20 6:30 p.m. No. 14 South Carolina Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN L 34–4834,441
September 27 11:00 a.m. at Kentucky SECN L 7–1756,940
October 4 3:00 p.m. at No. 13 Georgia SECN L 17–4492,746
October 11 6:30 p.m. No. 24 (FCS ) Charleston Southern * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN W 21–2026,738
October 25 3:00 p.m. at Missouri SECN L 14–2465,264
November 1 6:00 p.m. Old Dominion * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPNU W 42–2828,966
November 8 6:30 p.m. Florida Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN L 10–3435,191
November 22 6:30 p.m. at No. 4 Mississippi State SECN L 0–5160,493
November 29 3:00 p.m. Tennessee Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry ) SECN L 17–2440,350
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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The Derek Mason era got off to a bad start as his mistake-prone Commodores were outscored 37-7 in a loss to visiting Temple at home. It was the worst defeat in a home opener in Vanderbilt program history, and the worst opening game loss since 1998 a 42-0 loss to Mississippi. The Commodores had seven turnovers, leading to 27 points for Temple.[ 3]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Temple
7
14 13 3
37
Vanderbilt
0
7 0 0
7
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 9:52 p.m. (The game was delayed from 8:15 PM by thunderstorms) Elapsed time: 3:22Game attendance: 31,731Game weather: 78 degrees, mostly cloudyTelevision network: SEC Network
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[ 5] [ 6]
With a bad loss to Ole Miss Vandy had the worst start since 1998. In 1998 they lost to Ole Miss 42-0 and Alabama 32-7 to start the season. Also in 1998 Vanderbilt started with a six straight losses and ended the 1997 season with five straight losses to complete an eleven-game losing streak.
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ole Miss
10
10 21 0
41
Vanderbilt
0
0 0 3
3
Location: Nashville, Tennessee (LP Field)Game start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:12Game attendance: 43,260Game weather: 82 degrees, mostly cloudyTelevision network: ESPN
[ 7] [ 8]
1
2 3 4 Total
UMass
14
10 7 0
31
• Vanderbilt
0
20 0 14
34
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 11:05 a.m. Elapsed time: 3:48Game attendance: 33,386Game weather: 62 degrees, cloudyTelevision network: ESPN3/FSN
[ 9] [ 10]
1
2 3 4 Total
• South Carolina
0
17 10 21
48
Vanderbilt
14
0 10 10
34
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:36Game attendance: 34,441Game weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudyTelevision network: SEC Network
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1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
7 0 0
7
• Kentucky
7
10 0 0
17
Location: Lexington, KentuckyGame start: 12:01 pm Elapsed time: 2:56Game attendance: 56,940Game weather: 76 degrees, mostly sunnyTelevision network: SEC Network
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1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
7 3 7
17
• Georgia
21
6 7 10
44
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 4:01 pm Elapsed time: 3:14Game attendance: 92,746Game weather: 65 degrees, sunny and breezy (10 mph winds)Television network: SEC Network
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Charleston Southern [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Charleston Southern
0
10 7 3
20
• Vanderbilt
3
18 0 0
21
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:35 pm Elapsed time: 3:23Game attendance: 26,738Game weather: 60 degrees, cloudyTelevision network: ESPN3/FSN
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1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
7 0 7
14
• Missouri
3
7 7 7
24
Location: Columbia, MissouriGame start: 3:07 PM Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 65,264Game weather: 76 degrees, sunny, 3 mphReferee: Marc CurlesTelevision network: SEC Network
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1
2 3 4 Total
Old Dominion
7
7 7 7
28
• Vanderbilt
7
21 0 14
42
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:02 PM Elapsed time: 3:16Game attendance: 28,966Game weather: 47 degrees, clearTelevision network: ESPNU
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Florida
7
10 0 17
34
Vanderbilt
7
0 0 3
10
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:39 PM Elapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 35,191Game weather: 51 degrees, cloudyTelevision network: SEC Network
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1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
0 0 0
0
• Mississippi State
13
24 7 7
51
Location: Starkville, MississippiGame start: 6:39 PM Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 60,493Game weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudyTelevision network: SEC Network
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Tennessee
10
7 7 0
24
Vanderbilt
0
10 7 0
17
Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 3:01 PM Elapsed time: 3:30Game attendance: 40,350Game weather: 57 degrees, cloudy with 16 MPH windsTelevision network: SEC Network
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