2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team will represent Vanderbilt University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores will play their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason will coach the Commodores for his second year.
Coaching staff
- Derek Mason - Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
- Andy Ludwig - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
- Charles Bankins - Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
- Gerry Gdowski - Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
- Cortez Hankton - Wide Receivers Coach
- Keven Lightner - Offensive Line Coach
- Marc Mattioli - Safeties Coach
- Frank Maile - Defensive Line Coach
- Brett Maxie - Cornerbacks Coach
- Kenwick Thompson - Associate Head Coach/Linebackers Coach
- Tosin Abari - Director of Player Development
- Tyler Barnes - Director of Player Personnel
- Tom Bossung - Head Athletic Trainer
- Matt Britain - Assistant Director of Operations
- Cedric Calhoun - Assistant Strength Coach
- Tyler Clarke - Assistant Strength Coach
- Kevin Colon - Associate Director of Student Athletics
- James Dobson - Head Strength Coach
- Jason Grooms - Director of Football Operations
- Matt Ruland - Assistant-Recruiting/Operations
- Ben Schumacher - Assistant Strength Coach
- Chris Singleton - Equipment Manager
- Vavae Tata - Assistant-Player Development
- Ryan Anderson - Graduate Assistant - Defense
- Rod Chance - Quality Control Defense
- A.J. Haase - Graduate Assistant -Offense
- Eric Lammers - Assistant Director, Player Personnel
- Chris Marve - Graduate Assistant - Defense
- Johnell Thomas - Graduate Assistant - Strength
Schedule
Vanderbilt announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Commodores will host SEC foes Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas A&M, and will travel to Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee.[1]
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 5 |
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Western Kentucky* |
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Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |
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September 12 |
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Georgia |
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Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) |
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September 19 |
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Austin Peay* |
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Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |
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September 26 |
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at Ole Miss |
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Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) |
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October 3 |
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at Middle Tennessee* |
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Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
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October 17 |
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at South Carolina |
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Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC |
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October 24 |
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Missouri |
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Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |
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October 31 |
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at Houston* |
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TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX |
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November 7 |
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at Florida |
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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL |
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November 14 |
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Kentucky |
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Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) |
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November 21 |
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Texas A&M |
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Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |
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November 28 |
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at Tennessee |
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Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Game notes
Western Kentucky
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Western Kentucky |
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0 |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–0 |
First Meeting |
0–0 |
Georgia
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Georgia |
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0 |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–54–2 |
2014 |
Georgia 44–17 |
Austin Peay
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Austin Peay |
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0 |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2013 |
Vanderbilt 38–3 |
Ole Miss
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Ole Miss |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
38–49–2 |
2014 |
Ole Miss 41–3 |
Middle Tennessee
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
MTSU |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–3 |
2005 |
MTSU 17–15 |
South Carolina
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
South Carolina |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–19 |
2014 |
USC 48–34 |
Missouri
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Missouri |
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0 |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–4 |
2014 |
Missouri 24-14 |
Houston
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Houston |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2013 |
Vanderbilt 41–24 |
Florida
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Florida |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–36–2 |
2014 |
Florida 34–10 |
Kentucky
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Kentucky |
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0 |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
41–42–4 |
2014 |
UK 17–7 |
Texas A&M
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Texas A&M |
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0 |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2013 |
Texas A&M 56–24 |
Tennessee
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vanderbilt |
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0 |
Tennessee |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
29–74–5 |
2014 |
UT 24-17 |
[3]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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