1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Rod Dowhower in his second season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–8 in the SEC). The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorWoody Widenhofer (2nd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 9 Tennessee  7 –1   10 –2  
South Carolina  4 –4   6 –5  
Kentucky  3 –5   4 –7  
Georgia  3 –5   5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   2 –9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 12 LSU x  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 24 Auburn  4 –4   8 –4  
Mississippi State  3 –5   5 –6  
Ole Miss  2 –6   5 –6  
Arkansas  2 –6   4 –7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.No. 6 Notre Dame*
ESPNL 7–1441,523[1]
September 145:00 p.m.at No. 13 Alabama
ESPN2L 26–3670,123[2]
September 216:00 p.m.Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 9–2040,820[3]
October 57:00 p.m.at No. 14 LSU
L 0–3580,142[4]
October 122:30 p.m.at North Texas*
W 19–716,227[5]
October 1911:30 a.m.at Georgia
JPSL 2–1380,757[6]
October 261:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 0–2736,583[7]
November 21:00 p.m.UAB*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–1530,153[8]
November 911:30 a.m.No. 1 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
JPSL 21–2840,249[9]
November 1611:30 a.m.at Kentucky
JPSL 0–2533,000[10]
November 306:00 p.m.No. 9 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 7–1440,289[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster
1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Damian Allen Jr
C 51 Jim Anguiano So
OT 75 Allen DeGraffenreid Sr
RB 35 Marcus A. Williams Jr
RB 23 Tyrone Yarbrough So
WR 81 Todd Yoder Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 30 Damien Charley So
CB 4 Corey Chavous Jr
LB 49 Jamie Duncan Jr
LB 34 Carlton Hall Jr
SS 19 Eric Vance Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-01-10

References
  1. "ND's opening victory is ugly". The Indianapolis News. September 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vanderbilt chances go out with the Tide". The Tennessean. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ole Miss adjusts to hold off Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "LSU proves good as gold against Vanderbilt, 35–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Commodores win, finally". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "'Dogs top Vandy after slow start". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gamecocks zero in on Vandy". The Greenville News. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "VU offense clicks just like in the days of Brown". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Gators fend off Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Kentucky ends drought against Vanderbilt 25–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "'Confused' UT slips past Vandy". The Daily News-Journal. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1996 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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