1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his third year. Vanderbilt had its second year with only two win both being non-conference games (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 0 010 1 0
Auburn 5 1 06 5 0
LSU 4 2 08 4 0
Florida 3 3 06 4 1
Georgia 2 4 05 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss 2 5 05 6 0
Tennessee 1 5 04 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at No. 1 Oklahoma*L 23–2571,184
September 17at Wake Forest*W 3–024,250
September 24No. 10 AlabamaL 12–2434,694
October 1at Tulane*L 7–3621,483[1]
October 8No. 18 LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 15–28
October 15Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 13–2425,700
October 22at Ole MissL 14–2632,300
November 5No. 7 Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–28
November 12at Air Force*L 28–34
November 19Cincinnati*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–9
November 26at TennesseeL 7–4283,146[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Tulane beats Vandy, ends streak". The Tennessean. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vols elude SEC cellar, maul Vanderbilt, 42–7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1977 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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