2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2015 record	4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Derek Mason (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Derek Mason
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium

2015 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#25 Florida x		7	–	1		10	–	4
#22 Tennessee		5	–	3		9	–	4
Georgia		5	–	3		10	–	3
Vanderbilt		2	–	6		4	–	8
Kentucky		2	–	6		5	–	7
Missouri		1	–	7		5	–	7
South Carolina		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
#1 Alabama x$#^		7	–	1		14	–	1
#10 Ole Miss		6	–	2		10	–	3
Arkansas		5	–	3		8	–	5
#16 LSU		5	–	3		9	–	3
Texas A&M		4	–	4		8	–	5
Mississippi State		4	–	4		9	–	4
Auburn		2	–	6		7	–	6
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason coached the Commodores for his second year. They are members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores finished with a losing record for the second year in a row with an overall record of 4–8 and 2–6 in SEC play.

Coaching staff

Derek Mason - Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Andy Ludwig - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Charles Bankins - Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
Gerry Gdowski - Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
Cortez Hankton - Wide Receivers Coach
Keven Lightner - Offensive Line Coach
Marc Mattioli - Safeties Coach
Frank Maile - Defensive Line Coach
Brett Maxie - Cornerbacks Coach
Kenwick Thompson - Associate Head Coach/Linebackers Coach
Tosin Abari - Director of Player Development
Tyler Barnes - Director of Player Personnel
Tom Bossung - Head Athletic Trainer
Matt Britain - Assistant Director of Operations
Cedric Calhoun - Assistant Strength Coach
Tyler Clarke - Assistant Strength Coach
Kevin Colon - Associate Director of Student Athletics
James Dobson - Head Strength Coach
Jason Grooms - Director of Football Operations
Matt Ruland - Assistant-Recruiting/Operations
Ben Schumacher - Assistant Strength Coach
Chris Singleton - Equipment Manager
Vavae Tata - Assistant-Player Development
Ryan Anderson - Graduate Assistant - Defense
Rod Chance - Quality Control Defense
A.J. Haase - Graduate Assistant -Offense
Eric Lammers - Assistant Director, Player Personnel
Chris Marve - Graduate Assistant - Defense
Johnell Thomas - Graduate Assistant - Strength

Post season awards

Zach Cunningham—All-SEC First Team

Schedule

Vanderbilt announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Commodores will host SEC foes Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas A&M, and will travel to Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	WKU*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	L 12–14	30,307
September 12	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	L 14–31	37,185
September 19	3:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SEC Alt.	W 47–7	31,399
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	ESPNU	L 16–27	60,654
October 3	6:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN	W 17–13	25,411
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	L 10–19	75,159
October 24	3:00 p.m.	Missouri	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	W 10–3	31,128
October 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Houston*	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 0–34	29,565
November 7	11:00 a.m.	at No. 11 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 7–9	90,061
November 14	4:00 p.m.	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	SECN	W 21–17	30,301
November 21	6:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	L 0–25	32,482
November 28	4:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	SECN	L 28–53	100,098
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game notes

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Kentucky	0	0	7	7	14
Vanderbilt	3	0	0	9	12

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	1938	Vanderbilt, 12–0

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Georgia	7	7	10	7	31
Vanderbilt	0	6	0	8	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–54–2	2014	Georgia, 44–17

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Austin Peay	0	7	0	0	7
Vanderbilt	3	16	21	7	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	Vanderbilt, 38–3

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	3	0	10	3	16
#3 Ole Miss	7	7	6	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–49–2	2014	Ole Miss, 41–3

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	3	0	0	14	17
MTSU	3	3	0	7	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–3	2005	Middle Tennessee, 17–15

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	7	3	0	10
South Carolina	6	0	10	3	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–19	2014	South Carolina, 48–34

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	0	3	0	0	3
Vanderbilt	0	7	0	3	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2014	Missouri, 24–14

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	0	0
#18 Houston	7	13	14	0	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	01/04/2014	Vanderbilt, 41–24

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	7	0	0	7
Florida	6	0	0	3	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–36–2	2014	Florida, 34–10

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	3	7	7	0	17
Vanderbilt	7	14	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–42–4	2014	Kentucky, 17–7

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	6	10	6	3	25
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	Texas A&M, 56–24

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	7	7	0	14	28
Tennessee	17	10	16	10	53

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–74–5	2014	Tennessee, 24–17

References

↑ "SEC announces 2015 Vanderbilt football schedule" (Press release). Vanderbilt Athletics. October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
↑ "2015 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

Vanderbilt Commodores football

Venues	Old Dudley Field (1892–1921) Curry Field (1922) Dudley Field (1922–1980) Vanderbilt Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Kentucky Ole Miss Sewanee Tennessee

Culture & lore	History Mr. C Origin of "Commodores" "Dynamite" Marching band Porter Cup 1906 Carlisle game 1910 Yale game 1922 Michigan game IMG Sports Newtork

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans All-Southerns NFL draftees Statistical leaders William Lofland Dudley

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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