1990 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 1–10 (1–6 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Sloan (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Doug Mathews (1st season) |
Home stadium | Vanderbilt Stadium |
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No. 13 Florida * | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1990 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 fifth season and final season at his Alma mater. With a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 1–6 in the SEC).
This was Vanderbilt's 101st year of playing football. It took Vanderbilt 50 years to make it to the 100 loss mark, and in the next 50 years Vanderbilt, would lose another 300 football games. In Vanderbilt's 3rd game of the 1990 season they lost to Alabama for the school's 400th all time loss.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at SMU* | L 7–44 | 18,700 | [1] | |||
September 22 | 11:30 a.m. | LSU | TBS | W 24–21 | 33,149 | [2] | |
September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at Alabama | PPV | L 28–59 | 70,123 | [3] | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Syracuse* |
| L 14–49 | 30,037 | [4] | |
October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Auburn | L 6–56 | 79,269 | [5] | ||
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia | L 28–39 | 81,640 | [6] | ||
October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 17 Ole Miss |
| L 13–14 | 38,704 | [7] | |
November 10 | at Kentucky | L 21–28 | 50,400 | [8] | |||
November 17 | Army* |
| L 38–42 | 30,941 | [9] | ||
November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest* |
| L 28–56 | 21,116 | [10] | |
December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 12 Tennessee |
| PPV | L 20–49 | 41,492 | [11] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "SMU unloads on Vanderbilt, 44–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt rebounds for comeback victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 23, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VU self-destructs in 59–28 loss". The Tennessean. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orangemen run roughshod over Vanderbilt, 49–14". Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hammer time...AU has too much firepower for 'Dores, 56–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshmen ignite Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy scares Ole Miss, but Rebs hang on, 14–13". Hattiesburg American. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Move-the-chain gang carries UK by Vandy". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army marches by VU". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons demolish Vanderbilt as Williams, West lead way". The Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols rally for victory, SEC crown". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1990 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.