2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team explained

Year:2014
Team:Vanderbilt Commodores
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Division:Eastern Division
Record:3–9
Conf Record:0–8
Hc Year:1st
Oc Year:1st
Dc Year:1st

The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their eight home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason took over the helm as Vanderbilt's new head coach. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.

Coaching staff

Name Position Year
Derek MasonHead Coach 1st
Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach1st
Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach1st
Charles Bankins Running Backs Coach/special teams coordinator 4th
Gerry Gdowski Wide receivers coach1st
Keven Lightner Offensive line coach 1st
Frank Maile Defensive line coach 1st
Kenwick Thompson Outside Linebackers 1st
Ryan Anderson Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd
Tom Bossung Head Athletic Trainer 16th
Cedric CalhounAssistant Sports Performance1st
Kevin Colon Associate Director of student athletics 4th
Jason Grooms Director of football operations 1st
Bill Hughan Football Strength and Conditioning Director 1st
Kevin Threlkel Offensive Administrative Assistant 4th
Matt RulandAssistant recruiting coordinator 1st
Luke Wyatt Head Equipment Manager 32nd
Tyler BarnesDefensive Graduate Assistant2nd
Rod ChanceQuality Control Offense1st
A.J. Haase Offensive Graduate Assistant 1st
Chandler Henley Offensive Graduate Assistant1st
Charles Walker Defensive Quality Control 1st
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Schedule

In 2014 Vanderbilt played eight home games; the Ole Miss game was played at LP Field, but it was considered a Vandy home game. Their first four games were at home. Vanderbilt played at Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky), Georgia (Athens, Georgia), Missouri (Columbia, Missouri), and at Mississippi State (Starkville, Mississippi). Also Vandy played four non-conference teams at home against Temple, UMass, Charleston Southern, and Old Dominion.

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Game summaries

Temple

The Derek Mason era got off to a bad start as his mistake-prone Commodores were outscored 37-7 in a loss to visiting Temple at home. It was the worst defeat in a home opener in Vanderbilt program history, and the worst opening game loss since 1998 a 42-0 loss to Mississippi. The Commodores had seven turnovers, leading to 27 points for Temple.[3]

See also: 2014 Temple Owls football team.

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Ole Miss

With a bad loss to Ole Miss Vandy had the worst start since 1998. In 1998 they lost to Ole Miss 42-0 and Alabama 32-7 to start the season. Also in 1998 Vanderbilt started with a six straight losses and ended the 1997 season with five straight losses to complete an eleven-game losing streak.

See also: 2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team. [7] [8]

UMass

See also: 2014 UMass Minutemen football team. [9] [10]

South Carolina

See also: 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.

Kentucky

See also: 2014 Kentucky Wildcats football team. [11] [12]

Georgia

See also: 2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team. [13] [14]

Charleston Southern

See also: 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team. [15] [16]

Missouri

See also: 2014 Missouri Tigers football team. [17] [18]

Old Dominion

See also: 2014 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.

Florida

See also: 2014 Florida Gators football team. [19] [20]

Mississippi State

See also: 2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. [21] [22]

Tennessee

See also: 2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team. [23] [24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Football Roster. CBS Interactive. 2014. VUCommodores.com. June 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626120606/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vand-m-footbl-mtt.html. June 26, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Vanderbilt Athletics. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130820131911/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/vand-m-footbl-sched.html. August 20, 2013. August 27, 2013.
  3. http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/vand-m-footbl-sched.htm
  4. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007233836/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140828vu.html. October 7, 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Temple Owls vs. Vanderbilt Commodores - Box Score - August 28, 2014 - ESPN. ESPN. January 3, 2015.
  6. Web site: Final . Temple vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - August 28, 2014 - ESPN . . 2014-08-28 . 2018-03-08.
  7. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911222820/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140906vu.html. September 11, 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Final . Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - September 6, 2014 - ESPN . . 2014-09-06 . 2018-03-08.
  9. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007233838/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140913vu.html. October 7, 2014. dead.
  10. Web site: Final . UMass vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - September 13, 2014 - ESPN . . 2014-09-13 . 2018-03-08.
  11. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007072638/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140927vu.html. October 7, 2014. dead.
  12. Web site: Final . Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky - Box Score - September 27, 2014 - ESPN . . 2014-09-27 . 2018-03-08.
  13. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154120/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141004vu.html. October 6, 2014. dead.
  14. Web site: Final . Vanderbilt vs. Georgia - Box Score - October 4, 2014 - ESPN . Espn.go.com . 2014-10-04 . 2018-03-08.
  15. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018030629/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141011vu.html. October 18, 2014. dead.
  16. Web site: Final . Charleston Southern vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - October 11, 2014 - ESPN . Espn.go.com . 2014-10-11 . 2018-03-08.
  17. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505092450/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141025vu.html. May 5, 2015. dead.
  18. Web site: Final . Vanderbilt vs. Missouri - Box Score - October 25, 2014 - ESPN . Espn.go.com . 2014-10-25 . 2018-03-08.
  19. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202211616/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141108vu.html. December 2, 2014. dead.
  20. Web site: Final . Florida vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - November 8, 2014 - ESPN . Espn.go.com . 2014-11-08 . 2018-03-08.
  21. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141220220145/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141122vu.html. December 20, 2014. dead.
  22. Web site: Final . Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi State - Box Score - November 22, 2014 - ESPN . Espn.go.com . 2014-11-22 . 2018-03-08.
  23. Web site: Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football. Vucommodores.com. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505083153/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141129vu.html. May 5, 2015. dead.
  24. Web site: Final . Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - November 29, 2014 - ESPN . Espn.go.com . 2014-11-29 . 2018-03-08.

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