1987 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1987 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his second season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

1987 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1987 record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 0 1  9 1 2
No. 5 LSU 5 1 0  10 1 1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 1 1  10 2 1
No. 13 Georgia 4 2 0  9 3 0
Alabama 4 2 0  7 5 0
Florida 3 3 0  6 6 0
Kentucky 1 5 0  5 6 0
Mississippi State 1 5 0  4 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  4 7 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12Memphis State*W 27–17
September 19at Duke*L 31–35
September 26No. 17 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 23–30
October 3at Tulane*L 17–27
October 10at No. 5 AuburnL 15–48
October 17No. 18 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 24–52
October 24at Ole MissL 14–42
October 31Rutgers*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–13
November 7Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 38–29
November 21Maryland*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–24
November 28at No. 16 TennesseeL 36–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1987 Vanderbilt football schedule[1]

References

  1. "1987 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.


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