2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football

2008 Music City Bowl Champions
Music City Bowl, W 16–14 vs. Boston College
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
2008 record	7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Johnson (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Cain (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bruce Fowler (7th year)
Captain	3 Reshard Langford Bradley Vierling George Smith
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium (Capacity: 39,773)

2008 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$#		7	–	1		13	–	1
#13 Georgia		6	–	2		10	–	3
Vanderbilt		4	–	4		7	–	6
South Carolina		4	–	4		7	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	5		5	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6		7	–	6
Western Division
#6 Alabama x%		8	–	0		12	–	2
#14 Ole Miss		5	–	3		9	–	4
LSU		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		2	–	6		5	–	7
Auburn		2	–	6		5	–	7
Mississippi State		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2008–09 college football season. The team's head coach was Bobby Johnson, who served his seventh season in the position. The Commodores played their six home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. This was Vanderbilt's first 5-0 start since 1943.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPNU	W 34–13	18,398
September 4	7:30 p.m.	#24 South Carolina		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	W 24–17	36,850
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Rice*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 38–21	37,370
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi		Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)		W 23–17	51,281
October 4	5:00 p.m.	#13 Auburn	#19	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	W 14–13	39,773
October 11	1:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	#13	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	PPV	L 14–17	43,619
October 18	11:30 a.m.	at #9 Georgia	#22	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	Raycom	L 14–24	92,746
October 25	2:00 p.m.	Duke*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 7–10	38,270
November 8	7:00 p.m.	#5 Florida		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN2	L 14–42	39,773
November 15	7:00 p.m.	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 31–24	65,595
November 22	11:30 a.m.	Tennessee		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	Raycom	L 10–20	38,725
November 29	6:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest*		BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	L 10–23	25,902
December 31	2:30 p.m.	vs. #24 Boston College*		LP Field • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 16–14	54,250
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Season Summary

Following a 4–0 start to the season, the Vanderbilt Commodores were ranked for the first time on the AP Poll since 1984.^[1] Following the victory over Auburn, the Commodores were 5–0 for the first time since 1943.^[2] After the good start, the Commodores would lose their next four games before a 31-24 victory over Kentucky that declared them bowl eligible for the first time since 1982. Vandy would then lose their final two games of the regular season.They ended the season by going to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Boston College by a score of 16-14, ending a 53-year bowl victory drought.

Game notes

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	17	10	0	7	34
RedHawks	3	7	3	0	13

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	3	0	7	17
Commodores	0	3	14	7	24

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	7	0	0	21
Commodores	7	14	10	7	38

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	14	3	0	6	23
Rebels	17	0	0	0	17

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	13	0	0	0	13
Commodores	0	7	7	0	14

This game was notably broadcast on ESPN's national television program College GameDay.

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	7	0	7	14
Bulldogs	3	0	7	7	17

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	7	7	0	14
Bulldogs	7	7	7	3	24

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	3	0	10
Commodores	0	0	0	7	7

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators	21	14	7	0	42
Commodores	0	0	7	7	14

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	14	10	0	7	31
Wildcats	0	7	10	7	24

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Volunteers	0	20	0	0	20
Commodores	0	0	10	0	10

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	3	0	0	7	10
Demon Deacons	3	7	7	6	23

Boston College

Main article: 2008 Music City Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	7	14
Commodores	6	0	7	3	16

Coaching staff

Bobby Johnson - Head Coach
Ted Cain - Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach
Bruce Fowler - Defensive Coordinator
Robbie Caldwell - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach
Rick Logo - Defensive Line Coach
Warren Belin - Linebackers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
Jamie Bryant - Defensive Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator
Charlie Fisher - Co-Passing Game Coordinator & Wide Receivers
Jacob DeLucia - Co-Passing Game Coordinator & Quarterbacks
Des Kitchings - Running Backs Coach
Michael Hazel - Assistant Director of Football Operations
Joey Orck - Offensive Quality Control
Andy Frank - Defensive Quality Control
Norval McKenzie - Offensive Graduate Assistant
Mark Moehring - Defensive Graduate Assistant
Tom Bossung - Head Athletic Trainer
Brian Reese - Associate Director of Student Athletics
John Sisk - Director of Speed, Strength and Conditioning
Luke Wyatt - Head Equipment Manager

References

↑ "Auburn's offense looks to get on track against upstart Vandy". ESPN. 2008-10-04. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
↑ "Vandy is officially dandy: Commodores upset Auburn; Alabama holds off Kentucky". Associated Press. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-25.

Vanderbilt Commodores football

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

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Kentucky Ole Miss Sewanee Tennessee

Culture & lore	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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