2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^ 7–1  13–2 
South Carolina 5–3  9–4 
Kentucky 4–4  7–6 
Missouri 4–4  7–6 
Florida 3–5  4–7 
Vanderbilt 1–7  5–7 
Tennessee 0–8  4–8 
Western Division
No. 10 Auburn xy 7–1  10–4 
No. 1 Alabama x#^ 7–1  13–1 
No. 18 LSU 6–2  9–4 
No. 19 Mississippi State 4–4  9–4 
Texas A&M 4–4  7–6 
Ole Miss* 3–5  6–6 
Arkansas 1–7  4–8 
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and compete in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Derek Mason. The team earned a final record of 5–7 (1–7 SEC) in a season notable for wins against Kansas State, then in the top 20, and Tennessee, but also for sizeable losses against SEC opponents Alabama (by 59 points), Georgia (by 31), and Missouri (by 28). The Tennessee win at Neyland Stadium was the Commodores' fourth in six games, a feat unequaled by VU in that rivalry since 1926.

Schedule

Vanderbilt announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Commodores hosted SEC foes Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Missouri, and traveled to Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee.[1]

The Commodores hosted three of their four non–conference games, against Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Kansas State from the Big 12 Conference and Western Kentucky from Conference USA. Vanderbilt traveled to Middle Tennessee (also from Conference USA) and ended a five-game losing streak in opening games dating from 2012.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
CBSSNW 28–626,717
September 93:00 p.m.Alabama A&M*
SECNW 42–025,802
September 166:30 p.m.No. 18 Kansas State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNUW 14–740,350
September 232:30 p.m.No. 1 Alabama
CBSL 0–5940,350
September 3011:00 a.m.at No. 21 Florida
ESPNL 24–3884,478
October 711:00 a.m.No. 5 Georgia †
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 14–4536,282
October 142:30 p.m.at Ole Miss
SECNL 35–5760,157
October 283:00 p.m.at South Carolina
SECNL 27–3478,992
November 411:00 a.m.Western Kentucky*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNUW 31–1726,350
November 113:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 21–4427,346
November 186:30 p.m.Missouri
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 17–4522,910
November 253:00 p.m.at Tennessee
SECNW 42–2483,117
Schedule source:[3]

Game summaries

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 14 7 7 0 28
MTSU 0 0 0 6 6
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1915 Vanderbilt 30–0 13–3 10–3 3–0 2016 Vanderbilt, 47–24

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama A&M 0 0 0 0 0
Vanderbilt 14 21 7 0 42
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
First game in series

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas State 0 7 0 0 7
Vanderbilt 7 0 0 7 14
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1984 Vanderbilt 26–14 1–0 1–0 0–0 1984 Vanderbilt 26–14

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama 21 10 21 7 59
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1903 Vanderbilt 30–0 19–61–4 13–28–2 6–31–2 2011 Alabama 34–0

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 7 10 0 7 24
Florida 7 10 7 14 38
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1945 Vanderbilt 7–0 10–37–2 7–15–1 3–22–1 2016 Florida 13–6

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 7 14 17 7 45
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 7 14
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1893 Vanderbilt 35–0 19–56–2 11–25–2 8–31 2016 Vanderbilt 17–16

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 21 0 14 35
Ole Miss 7 28 12 10 57
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1894 Vanderbilt 40–0 38–50–2 27–24–2 11–26 2016 Vanderbilt 38–17

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 7 6 7 7 27
South Carolina 14 10 7 3 34
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1961 South Carolina 23–7 4–22 2–11 2–11 2016 South Carolina 13–10

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Western Kentucky 7 7 3 0 17
Vanderbilt 14 7 7 3 31
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1931 Vanderbilt 52–6 4–1 3–1 1–0 2016 Vanderbilt 31–30 OT

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Kentucky 7 13 21 3 44
Vanderbilt 7 0 14 0 21
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1896 Vanderbilt 6–0 42–43–4 27–19–2 15–24–2 2016 Kentucky 13–6

Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 7 28 3 7 45
Vanderbilt 0 0 17 0 17
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1895 Missouri 14–0 3–5–1 1–1–1 2–4 2016 Missouri 26–17

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 7 14 0 21 42
Tennessee 14 0 3 7 24
First meeting Result Overall record Home Away Last meeting Result
1892 Vanderbilt 12–0 31–75–5 20–36–4 11–39–1 2016 Vanderbilt 45–34

References

  1. ↑ "Seven home games on 'Dores' 2017 football schedule" (Press release). Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Sparks, Adam (September 3, 2017). "Vanderbilt football gets big game from Kyle Shurmur, routs MTSU". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2017 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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