2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Derek Mason.

2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2019 record3–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerry Gdowski (1st as OC, 6th overall season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJason Tarver (2nd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 40,550)
Uniform
2019 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 4 Georgia x  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 6 Florida  6 –2     11 –2  
Tennessee  5 –3     8 –5  
Kentucky  3 –5     8 –5  
Missouri *  3 –5     6 –6  
South Carolina  3 –5     4 –8  
Vanderbilt  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
No. 1 LSU x$^  8 –0     15 –0  
No. 8 Alabama  6 –2     11 –2  
No. 14 Auburn  5 –3     9 –4  
Texas A&M  4 –4     8 –5  
Mississippi State  3 –5     6 –7  
Ole Miss  2 –6     4 –8  
Arkansas  0 –8     2 –10  
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2018 season 6–7, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in sixth place in the Eastern Division. They went to the Texas Bowl and lost 38-45 to Baylor. On January 11, 2019, Vanderbilt offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig was hired to take the same position at Utah, leaving the position vacant.[1] On January 31, 2019, Vanderbilt special teams coach Shawn Mennenga left to take the same position for the Green Bay Packers, leaving the position vacant.[2] On February 8, 2019, Gerry Gdowski, Vanderbilt's quarterbacks coach, was promoted to fill the offensive coordinator vacancy.[3]

Recruiting

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

Preseason

SEC media poll

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Vanderbilt was projected to finish in last in the East Division.[4]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Georgia1789 (233)
2Florida1499 (21)
3Missouri1149 (3)
4South Carolina883 (1)
5Tennessee804 (1)
6Kentucky798 (1)
7Vanderbilt358

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Commodores had three players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.No. 3 Georgia
ESPNL 6–3040,350
September 711:00 a.m.at Purdue*
BTNL 24–4250,506
September 2111:00 a.m.No. 4 LSU
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 38–6632,048
September 2811:00 a.m.Northern Illinois*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 24–1824,519
October 56:30 p.m.at Ole Miss
SECNL 6–3147,601
October 123:00 p.m.UNLV*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 10–3420,048
October 193:00 p.m.No. 22 Missouri
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 21–1423,900
November 26:30 p.m.at South Carolina
SECNL 7–2471,945
November 911:00 a.m.at No. 10 Florida
ESPNL 0–5686,201
November 162:30 p.m.Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 14–3823,288
November 232:30 p.m.East Tennessee State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECN Alt.W 38–019,863
November 303:00 p.m.at Tennessee
SECNL 10–2887,367
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. #3 Georgia
Week 1: #3 Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores
1 2 34Total
#3 Georgia 14 7 3630
Vanderbilt 0 6 006

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information
See also: 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team

at Purdue
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 7 3 0 14 24
Boilermakers 7 7 14 14 42
See also: 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team

LSU
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Tigers 28 10 21 7 66
Commodores 7 10 14 7 38
See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team

Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 10 8 18
Commodores 14 0 7 3 24
See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

at Ole Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 6 0 0 6
Rebels 10 0 14 7 31
See also: 2019 Ole Miss Rebels football team

UNLV
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 17 0 10 34
Commodores 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team

Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Tigers 0 7 7 0 14
Commodores 0 14 0 7 21
See also: 2019 Missouri Tigers football team

at South Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 7 0 0 0 7
Gamecocks 0 14 0 10 24
See also: 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

at Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 0 0 0 0
No. 10 Gators 0 14 28 14 56
See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team

Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 21 14 0 38
Commodores 14 0 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team

East Tennessee State
1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0
Commodores 7 7 17 7 38
See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

at Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 3 0 0 7 10
Volunteers 7 14 0 7 28
See also: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
376Ke'Shawn VaughnRBTampa Bay Buccaneers

References
  1. "Vanderbilt football offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig leaves for Utah". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  2. "Reports: Matt LaFleur hires Vanderbilt's Shawn Mennenga for Green Bay Packers staff". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. "Report: Gdowski to be promoted to OC". Vandy247. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.
  5. "Vanderbilt, SEC announce 2019 football schedule". Vanderbilt Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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