1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football
1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	1–10 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	George MacIntyre (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Phillip Fulmer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron McCrone (1st season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his first season and finished the season with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Florida	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 13–44	30,685	^[1]
September 22	The Citadel*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 14–27	26,500	^[2]
September 29	No. 2 Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 3–66	34,694	^[3]
October 6	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 14–42	27,873	^[4]
October 13	at No. 18 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 35–52	45,615	^[5]
October 20	Georgia	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 10–31	24,700	^[6]
October 27	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 28–63	35,667	^[7]
November 3	Memphis State*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 13–3	28,900	^[8]
November 10	Kentucky	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 10–29	33,250	^[9]
November 17	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 29–30	15,619	^[10]
December 1	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 10–31	84,142	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`32`	Preston Brown	Sr
QB	`7`	Van Heflin	Jr
RB		Frank Mordica
RB		Terry Potter
TE		Flavious Smith
QB	`10`	Whit Taylor	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mike Woodard

Head coach

George MacIntyre

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Hoosiers near perfect in victory over Vandy, go to 2–0". The Kokomo Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trio lead Citadel past Vandy 27–14". The State. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bama greatness still puzzling". The Tennessean. September 30, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane Green Wave crush Vandy, 42–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cribbs, Brooks lead Auburn past Vandy, 52–35". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia kicks Vandy, 31–10". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels crunch Vandy in offensive explosion". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Heflin passes Vanderbilt to first win". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reserve 'wildcat' make it Long day for Vanderbilt". The Paducah Sun. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy loses on EP kick with :00 left". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Streater rallies Vols past Vandy". Kingsport Times-News. December 2, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1979 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

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[1] "Hoosiers near perfect in victory over Vandy, go to 2–0". The Kokomo Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Trio lead Citadel past Vandy 27–14". The State. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Bama greatness still puzzling". The Tennessean. September 30, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Tulane Green Wave crush Vandy, 42–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Cribbs, Brooks lead Auburn past Vandy, 52–35". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Georgia kicks Vandy, 31–10". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Rebels crunch Vandy in offensive explosion". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Heflin passes Vanderbilt to first win". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Reserve 'wildcat' make it Long day for Vanderbilt". The Paducah Sun. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Vandy loses on EP kick with :00 left". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Streater rallies Vols past Vandy". Kingsport Times-News. December 2, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "1979 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

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