1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorWoody Widenhofer (2nd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 9 Tennessee  7 –1   10 –2  
South Carolina  4 –4   6 –5  
Kentucky  3 –5   4 –7  
Georgia  3 –5   5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   2 –9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 12 LSU x  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 24 Auburn  4 –4   8 –4  
Mississippi State  3 –5   5 –6  
Ole Miss  2 –6   5 –6  
Arkansas  2 –6   4 –7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.No. 6 Notre Dame*
ESPNL 7–1441,523
September 145:00 p.m.at No. 13 Alabama
ESPN2L 26–3670,123[1]
September 216:00 p.m.Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 9–2040,820
October 57:00 p.m.at No. 14 LSU
L 0–3580,142
October 122:30 p.m.at North Texas*
W 19–716,227
October 1911:30 a.m.at Georgia
JPSL 2–1380,757
October 261:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 0–2736,583
November 21:00 p.m.UAB*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–1530,153[2]
November 911:30 a.m.No. 1 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
JPSL 21–2840,249
November 1611:30 a.m.at Kentucky
JPSL 0–2533,000
November 306:00 p.m.No. 9 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 7–1440,289
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Damian Allen Jr
C 51 Jim Anguiano So
RB 35 Marcus A. Williams Jr
RB 23 Tyrone Yarbrough So
WR 81 Todd Yoder Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 30 Damien Charley So
LB 49 Jamie Duncan Jr
CB 4 Corey Chavous Jr
SS 19 Eric Vance Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-01-10

References

  1. ↑ "Vanderbilt chances go out with the Tide". The Tennessean. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "VU offense clicks just like in the days of Brown". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1996 Final Vanderbilt Stats". Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2014.


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