1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRichard Trail (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Emanuel (2nd season)
Home stadiumDudley Field
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Georgia $5–1–010–2–0
No. 11 Alabama5–2–09–3–0
No. 20 Mississippi State4–2–09–2–0
Florida4–2–08–4–0
No. 18 Kentucky $4–2–08–4–0
LSU3–3–06–4–1
Auburn3–3–04–7–0
Ole Miss3–4–05–6–0
Tennessee2–4–06–5–0
Vanderbilt0–6–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Kentucky retroactively announced in 1978 as SEC co-champion.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his second season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11No. 5 Oklahoma*
L 3–2434,694[1]
September 18Wake Forest*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–2421,900[2]
September 25at No. 13 Alabama
L 14–4258,414[3]
October 2Tulane*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 13–2421,000[4]
October 9at No. 20 LSU
L 20–3366,835[5]
October 16at No. 11 Georgia
L 0–4559,100[6]
October 23Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 3–2023,000[7]
November 6at Kentucky
L 0–1457,269[8]
November 13Air Force*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–1021,900[9]
November 20at Cincinnati*
L 7–3311,265[10]
November 27Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–1334,694[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Steve CurnutteDefensive end16471New York Giants

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References

  1. ↑ "Sooners crush Vanderbilt, 24–3". The Sunday Express-News. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Gritty Mike Wright spurs Vandy, 27–24". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "'Bama swamps Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tulane returns set up VU loss". The Tennessean. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Third quarter scoring propels Tiger comeback". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "'Dogs junk Vandy". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Rebs roll past Vandy by 20–3". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "'Cats celebrate homecoming by knocking off Vanderbilt". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vanderbilt trips Air Force, 34–10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UC impresses Vandy (33–7), but not bowls". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Battle bows out with a win as Vols plan to stalk Majors". The Commercial Appeal. November 28, 1976. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1976 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "1976 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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