Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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Established in 1873 | |
Names | |
Vanderbilt Commodores | |
Other Nicknames | |
Vandy | |
Conference | |
SEC | |
Location | |
Nashville, Tennessee | |
Colors | |
Black and Gold | |
Head Coach | |
Coach Phil Coulson (2018 - Present) | |
Stadium | |
Vanderbilt Stadium | |
CFP National Championships | |
0 | None |
College Football Playoffs Appearances | |
0 | None |
Conference Championships | |
13 | 1897, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1921, 1922, 1923 |
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of New York shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the South. Vanderbilt hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the Civil War.
Vanderbilt enrolls approximately 12,800 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 100 foreign countries in four undergraduate and six graduate and professional schools. The university is in the process of converting its residence halls into an academic residential college system. Several research centers and institutes are affiliated with the university, including the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, and Dyer Observatory. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, formerly part of the university, became a separate institution in 2016. With the exception of the off-campus observatory, all of the university's facilities are situated on its 330-acre (1.3 km2) campus in the heart of Nashville, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. Despite its urban surroundings, the campus itself is a national arboretum and features over 300 different species of trees and shrubs.
The Fugitives and Southern Agrarians were based at the university in the first half of the 20th century and helped revive Southern literature among others. The Jean and Alexander Heard Library, the campus library system, contains over 8 million items across ten libraries and stands as one of the nation's top research libraries. Vanderbilt Television News Archive holds the most extensive collection of television news coverage in the world, with over 40,000 hours of content. BioVU, Vanderbilt's DNA databank, is one of the largest of its kind in the world, running over 200 ongoing projects and holding over 225,000 samples. Additionally, Vanderbilt's Institute for Space and Defense Electronics, the largest of its type in the world, provides integral support to several companies, agencies, and governmental units, including Boeing, NASA, and the United States Department of Defense.
Vanderbilt has many distinguished alumni and affiliates, including 43 current and former members of the United States Congress, 14 U.S. Ambassadors, 13 governors, nine billionaires, seven Nobel Prize laureates, two Vice Presidents of the United States, and two U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Other notable alumni include Rhodes Scholars, Pulitzer Prize winners, Emmy Award winners, Grammy Award winners, MacArthur Fellows, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, heads of state and other leaders in foreign government, academics, musicians, professional athletes, and Olympians. Vanderbilt has more than 139,000 alumni, with 40 alumni clubs established worldwide.
Vanderbilt is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and has been the conference's only private school for a half-century.
The Vanderbilt Commodores football program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football. The Commodores compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Fake Collegiate Athletic Association (NFCAA) and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are currently coached by Phil Coulson. Vanderbilt plays their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium, located on the university's Nashville, Tennessee campus.
Rivalry Games[edit | edit source]
- Tennessee-Vanderbilt - Vanderbilt and Tennessee have played 112 times since 1892 , Tennessee leads the series 75–32-5. When the rivalry first started Vanderbilt dominated by taking 19 of the first 24 with 3 ties. From 1928 to 2011, Tennessee went 71–9–2 against Vanderbilt. But since 2012, Vanderbilt has won five of the last seven. The largest margin of victory for Vanderbilt was by 76 points in 1918 at Old Dudley Field in Nashville. (Vanderbilt 76, Tennessee 0) The largest defeat was 65 points in 1994 at Vanderbilt Stadium (Tennessee 65, Vanderbilt 0). The longest win streaks for Vanderbilt is (9) from 1901 to 1913. The longest win streak for Tennessee is 22, from 1983 to 2004.
- Georgia-Vanderbilt - Having started in 1893, the Georgia-Vanderbilt football series has been played annually since 1968. The two are divisional opponents in the SEC East. The series, which rotates between Nashville, Tennessee, and Athens, Georgia, stands with Georgia leading 57-20–2.
- Ole Miss-Vanderbilt - Vanderbilt and Ole Miss have played 92 times since 1894. Ole Miss leads the series 51-39-2. The largest margin of victory was by 91 points won by Vanderbilt in 1915. Vanderbilt also holds the longest win streaks in the series (18) from 1894 to 1938.
- Kentucky-Vanderbilt - Having started in 1896, the Kentucky-Vanderbilt football series has been played annually since 1953. The two are divisional opponents in the SEC East. The series, which rotates between Nashville, Tennessee and Lexington, Kentucky, is led by Kentucky at 44-42–4 with the average score being Vanderbilt 16.9-Kentucky 15.6
Rivalry Game | Opponent | Streak | Record |
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Tennessee-Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Lost 1 | 0-1 |
Georgia-Vanderbilt | Georgia | Lost 1 | 0-1 |
Ole Miss-Vanderbilt | Ole Miss | 0-0 | |
Kentucky-Vanderbilt | Kentucky | Lost 2 | 0-2 |
2019 Schedule[edit | edit source]
Week | Opponent | Location | Result |
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1 | South Carolina | Away | |
2 | Ohio | Away | |
3 | UAB | Away | |
4 | Kentucky | Home | |
5 | Missouri | Home | |
6 | Ole Miss | Away | |
7 | Florida | Away | |
8 | UCLA | Home | |
9 | Texas A&M | Home | |
10 | Georgia | Away | |
11 | Wake Forest | Home | |
12 | Tennessee | Home |
2019 Roster[edit | edit source]
Starters
Offense
Number | Name | Position | Year | Season Stats | Career Stats |
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18 | Mo Hasan | QB | JR |
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5 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | SR |
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16 | Kalija Lipscomb | WR | SR |
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18 | Chris Pierce | WR | JR |
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83 | C.J. Bolar | WR | SO |
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80 | Jared Pinckney | TE | SR |
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71 | Jared Southers | LT | SR | ||
56 | Saige Young | LG | SR | ||
40 | Gvidas Brose | OC | FR | ||
50 | Sean McMoore | RG | JR | ||
77 | Devin Cochran | RT | JR |
Defense
Number | Name | Position | Year | Season Stats | Career Stats |
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10 | Dayo Odeyingbo | DE | JR | 12 Tackles | |
91 | Drew Birchmeier | NT | JR |
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94 | Rutger Reitmaier | DE | SO | 6 Tackles | |
9 | Caleb Peart | OLB | SR | 15 Tackles | |
7 | Dimitri Moore | ILB | SO |
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18 | Colin Anderson | ILB | SO |
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42 | Kenny Herbert | OLB | JR |
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4 | Randall Haynie | CB | JR |
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38 | Gil Barksdale | SS | SR |
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2 | Frank Coppet | FS | JR |
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8 | Joejuan Williams | CB | SR | 7 Tackles |
Special Teams
Number | Name | Position | Year | Season Stats | Career Stats |
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95 | Harrison Smith | P | SR | 46.1 Yard Average Punt | |
98 | Ryley Guay | K | SR |
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16 | Kalija Lipscomb | PR | SR | 1 Punt Return Touchdown | |
32 | Jamauri Wakefield | KR | JR | 1 Kick Return Touchdown |
School Records[edit | edit source]
Due to a lack of reliable records for the 2018 season not every record is accurate or available at this time. New statistics and records will be kept starting with the 2019 season.
Team Records
Record Title | Record | Team |
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Team PPG | 21.9 | 2018 |
Team Opponent PPG | 32.2 | 2018 |
Team YPG | 251.7 | 2018 |
Team Opponent YPG | 340.6 | 2018 |
Team TO Difference | 1 | 2018 |
Offensive Game Records
Record Title | Record | Player | Year |
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Pass Yards | 101 | Mo Hasan | Week 4, 2019 |
Pass Touchdowns | 2 | Mo Hasan | Week 1, 2019 |
Completion Percentage | 78.9% | Mo Hasan | Week 4, 2019 |
QB Rating | 90.0 | Mo Hasan | Week 4, 2019 |
Rush Yards | 143 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Week 4, 2019 |
Rush Touchdowns | 1 | C.J. Bolar | Week 2, 2019 |
Receptions | 4 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Week 1, 2019 |
Receiving Yards | 33 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Week 1, 2019 |
Receiving Touchdowns | 1 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Week 1, 2019 |
Defensive Game Records
Record Title | Record | Player | Year |
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Tackles | 6 | Gil Barksdale | Week 1, 2019 |
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Fumbles Recovered | 1 | Frank Coppet | Week 1, 2019 |
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Fumbles Forced | 2 | Colin Anderson | Week 2, 2019 |
Special Teams Game Records
Record Title | Record | Player | Year |
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Field Goals | 1 | Ryley Guay | Week 2, 2019 |
Kick Return Touchdowns | 1 | Jamauri Wakefield | Week 4, 2019 |
Punt Return Touchdowns | 1 | Kalija Lipscomb | Week 4, 2019 |
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Defensive Season Records
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Special Teams Season Records
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Career Offensive Records
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Career Defensive Records
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Coaching Records
Record Title | Record | Coach | Years |
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Wins | 1 | Coach Coulson | 2018 - Present |
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