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1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
American college football season
The 1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his first season and finished with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).
Quick Facts Vanderbilt Commodores football, Conference ...
| 1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–6 SEC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dick Hopkins (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Vanderbilt Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 LSU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 5 Alabama | TBS | L 10–42 | 58,168 | [1] | |
| September 13 | at Maryland* | L 21–35 | 45,275 | [2] | |||
| September 20 | Tulane* | L 17–35 | 40,155 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | Duke* |
| W 24–18 | 38,874 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | No. 7 Auburn |
| TBS | L 9–31 | 40,378 | [5] | |
| October 18 | at Georgia | TBS | L 16–38 | 78,642 | [6] | ||
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Ole Miss |
| L 12–28 | 34,427 | [7] | |
| November 1 | Memphis State* |
| L 21–22 | 35,672 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | at Kentucky | L 22–34 | 48,230 | [9] | |||
| November 15 | at Virginia Tech* | L 21–29 | 27,300 | [10] | |||
| November 29 | Tennessee |
| L 20–35 | 41,572 | [11] | ||
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- "Bama crashes Vandy's party, 42–10". The Tennessean. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Henning, Scriber lead Maryland past Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Green deluge sinks Commodores". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vandy outlasts Blue Devils". The News and Observer. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn stymies Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dawgs realize problems despite win". The Greenville News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ole Miss keeps Vandy reeling". The Jackson Sun. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Memphis State gamble sinks Vandy". The Tennessean. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UK's Ivy Joe breaks out, rips Vandy for 238 yards". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Virginia Tech tastes peaches in 29–21 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee bowls over Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. November 30, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1986 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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