1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team explained

Year:1974
Team:Vanderbilt Commodores
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:7–3–2
Conf Record:2–3–1
Head Coach:Steve Sloan
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Rex Dockery
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Bill Parcells
Dc Year:2nd
Captain:David Lee
Stadium:Dudley Field
Bowl:Peach Bowl
Bowl Result:T 6–6 vs. Texas Tech

The 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores scored 313 points while allowing 199 points.[1] Led by head coach Steve Sloan, the Commodores had their best record since 1955 and appeared in the school's second bowl game. Vanderbilt did not return to a bowl game until 1982.

Vanderbilt defeated Florida, Ole Miss, Tulane, Louisville, Army,, and the Virginia Military Institute.[2] Vanderbilt lost to Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama. Vanderbilt's final two games ended in ties: the regular season finale against rival Tennessee and the 1974 Peach Bowl against Texas Tech.[3] Vanderbilt's final record was 7 - 3 - 2 (2 - 3 - 1 in the SEC).[4] After the season, head coach Steve Sloan left Vanderbilt to become head coach at Texas Tech, the team Vanderbilt had faced in the Peach Bowl to close the season.

Schedule

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mark Ilgenfritz Defensive end5 118 Cleveland Browns
Defensive end5 129 Baltimore Colts

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1974 Vanderbilt game by game results . https://web.archive.org/web/20090917044617/http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Vanderbilt.htm . 2009-09-17 . live . 2009-09-24 .
  2. Web site: 1974 Vanderbilt game by game results . https://web.archive.org/web/20090917044617/http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Vanderbilt.htm . 2009-09-17 . live . 2009-09-24 .
  3. Web site: 1974 Vanderbilt game by game results . https://web.archive.org/web/20090917044617/http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Vanderbilt.htm . 2009-09-17 . live . 2009-09-24 .
  4. Web site: 1974 Vanderbilt game by game results . https://web.archive.org/web/20090917044617/http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Vanderbilt.htm . 2009-09-17 . live . 2009-09-24 .
  5. Web site: 1974 Vanderbilt game by game results . https://web.archive.org/web/20090917044617/http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Vanderbilt.htm . 2009-09-17 . live . 2009-09-24 .
  6. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/vanderbilt/1974-schedule.html 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results
  7. Web site: 1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531154014/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1975.htm . 2009-05-31 . live . 2009-09-24 .