1975_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team

1975 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1975 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

The 1975 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Fred Pancoast, who replaced Steve Sloan. In 1974, Sloan had led Vanderbilt to a bowl game for the first time since 1955, before leaving to become head coach at Texas Tech, the team Vanderbilt had faced in the Peach Bowl to close the season. The Vanderbilt squad finished the season with a record of 7–4, but was not invited to a bowl game. Three of the Commodores's four defeats came by margins of more than 30 points while all seven of their victors were by ten or fewer points.

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Vanderbilt defeated Rice, Tulane, Army, Chattanooga, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. The Commodores lost to Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Ole Miss. Vanderbilt started off with three wins and four losses before winning their last four games of the season including the regular season finale against rival Tennessee. Vanderbilt's final record was 7–4 with a mark of 2–4 in the SEC.[1]

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gene MoshierDefensive end14346Kansas City Chiefs

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References

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    "1975 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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    "Vanderbilt holds, no soap for UTC". The Tennessean. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Vanderbilt field goals tip Owls, 9–6". Austin American-Statesman. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tide picks Vandy's strings". The Selma Times-Journal. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Vandy wins again on Adams' FGs". The Tennessean. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Florida's Gators rack up 35–0 win". Panama City News-Herald. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia rolls past Vanderbilt 47–3". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Ole Miss defeats Vandy behind Ellis". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Late Cav bid foiled, 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Inspired Vandy tops Kentucky". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Big interception keys Vanderbilt over Army". Hattiesburg American. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Vandy ends UT streak, 17–14". Kingsport Times-News. November 30, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "1975 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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    1975 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results
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    "1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.


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