2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football

BBVA Compass Bowl Champions
BBVA Compass Bowl vs. Houston, W 41–24
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#23
AP	#24
2013 record	9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	James Franklin (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	John Donovan (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bob Shoop (3rd year)
Base defense	4-3
Captain	9 Austyn Carter-Samuels Wesley Johnson Jordan Matthews Walker May Chase Garnham Andre Hal Javon Marshall Carey Spear Andrew East
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium (Capacity: 40,550)

2013 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#5 Missouri x		7	–	1		12	–	2
#4 South Carolina		6	–	2		11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	5
#24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4		9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6		5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	10
Western Division
#2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
#7 Alabama x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 LSU		5	–	3		10	–	3
#18 Texas A&M		4	–	4		9	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores play their seven home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. The 2013 team is coming off back-to-back bowls for the first time in school history. The 2012 season was the best win pct since 1955 (.692) the nine wins was the most since 1915, and the 5 SEC wins was the most since 1935. The 2012 season ended with the current longest win streak in the SEC, needless to say this was one of the best seasons in Vanderbilt football history. The 2013 team was headed by James Franklin who was in his 3rd and final year at Vanderbilt.^[2] It marked the Commodores 123rd overall season, 80th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 22nd within the SEC Eastern Division. For the third straight year Vanderbilt has made it to a bowl game the game will be the first played after December 31 of the same year of the season. Vandy defeated Houston Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl 41–24. Vanderbilt finished with 9 wins back to back for the first time in school history, also for the first time was ranked in the top 25 of AP and Coaches polls in back to back years.

Before the season

A small amount of controversy accorded when Vanderbilt canceled games at home with Northwestern and away with Ohio State. A letter was sent cancelling the games, the explicit reason being the need to accommodate Mizzou into Vanderbilt's SEC East Division. Northwestern, like Vanderbilt in the SEC the sole private institution in the Big 10, alleged that the real reason was fear on the part of Vanderbilt to continue playing its Big 10 counterpart—a series which had been referred to as the Battle of the Nerds.^[3]

In a development unrelated to the schedule changes, on August 9, 2013, four former players were indicted for rape and had been arrested. Brandon Vandenburg, Cory Batey, Brandon Banks and Jaborian McKenzie were taken into custody and given a state mandated HIV test. All four men were charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. They allegedly had sex with an unconscious 21-year-old victim in the school's Gillette House dorm on June 23, 2013. The defendants were dismissed from the football team on June 29, 2013 and banned from campus during the six-week investigation that followed.^[4] A fifth player, Chris Boyd, pleaded guilty to criminal attempt to commit accessory after the fact and was dismissed from the team but not the university^[5] for his role in helping to cover up the rape.^[6]

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year
James Franklin	Head Coach	3rd
John Donovan	Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs Coach	3rd
Bob Shoop	Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Coach	3rd
Charles Bankins	Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach	3rd
Josh Gattis	Wide Receivers Coach	2nd
Herb Hand	Offensive Line Coach	4th
George Barlow	Defensive Backs Coach	2nd
Brent Pry	Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach	3rd
Ricky Rahne	Quarterbacks Coach	3rd
Sean Spencer	Defensive Line Coach	3rd
Andy Frank	Assistant Director of Football Operations	5th
Jemal Griffin	Football Chief of Staff	3rd
Michael Hazel	Director of Football Operations	5th
Matt Ruland	Assistant Recruiting Coordinator	2nd
Joey Orck	Offensive Graduate Assistant	5th
Tom Bossung	Head Athletic Trainer	15th
Kevin Colon	Associate Director of Student Athletics	3rd
Dwight Galt	Football Strength and Conditioning Director	3rd
Chuck Losey	Football Assistant Strength Coach	3rd
Kevin Threlkel	Offensive Administrative Assistant	3rd
Luke Wyatt	Head Equipment Manager	31st

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Recruiting

2013 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Cunningham LB	Pinson, AL	Pinson Valley High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 6, 2013
Zach Cunningham LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 84
Jordan Cunningham WR	Fort Lauderdale, FL	University School of Nova Southeastern University	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 6, 2013
Jordan Cunningham WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Brandon Vandenburg TE	Indio, CA	College of the Desert	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jan 20, 2013
Brandon Vandenburg TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Chad Kanoff QB	Pacific Palisades, CA	Harvard-Westlake School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 28, 2012
Chad Kanoff QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Jay Woods DT	Jackson, GA	Jackson High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Aug 16, 2012
Jay Woods DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Gerald Perry WR	Memphis, TN	Whitehaven High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 14, 2012
Gerald Perry WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Darrius Sims DB	Memphis, TN	Whitehaven High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 17, 2012
Darrius Sims DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Mitchell Parsons TE	Parker, OH	College of the Desert	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jan 21, 2013
Mitchell Parsons TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Taurean Ferguson DB	Jonesboro, GA	Jonesboro High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 31, 2012
Taurean Ferguson DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74
DeAndre Woods WR	Clay, AL	Clay-Chalkville High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Oct 21, 2012
DeAndre Woods WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Delando Crooks OL	Atlanta, GA	The New Schools at Carver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 15, 2012
Delando Crooks OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Nathan Marcus TE	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glenbard West High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 11, 2012
Nathan Marcus TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Jonathan Wynn DE	Stone Mountain, GA	Stephenson High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 27, 2012
Jonathan Wynn DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Mack Weaver DE	Collierville, FL	Harding Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Aug 22, 2012
Mack Weaver DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Ralph Webb RB	Gainesville, FL	Gainesville High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 2, 2013
Ralph Webb RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Latevius Rayford WR	Memphis, TN	Central High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 4, 2012
Latevius Rayford WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
Jalen Banks DB	Markham, IL	Thornton Township High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Oct 14, 2012
Jalen Banks DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Tre Bell DB	Union, NJ	St. Peter's Preparatory School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 10, 2012
Tre Bell DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Nigel Bowden LB	Macon, GA	Central High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jun 17, 2012
Nigel Bowden LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Landon Stokes DE	Orlando, FL	Lake Highland Preparatory School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 26, 2012
Landon Stokes DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Oren Burks LB	Fairfax Station, VA	South County Secondary School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 11, 2012
Oren Burks LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Ryan White DB	Louisville, KY	Trinity High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jul 31, 2012
Ryan White DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Carlos Burse WR	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 14, 2012
Carlos Burse WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Tommy Openshaw K/P	Jacksonville, FL	Creekside High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 31, 2012
Tommy Openshaw K/P	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Sean Dowling OL	Fallbrook, CA	Fallbrook Union High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 22, 2012
Sean Dowling OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Johnny McCrary QB	Decatur, GA	Cedar Grove High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 16, 2012
Johnny McCrary QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19 Rivals: 19 247Sports: 19 ESPN: 22
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	8:15 p.m.	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 35–39	40,350
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	CSS	W 38–3	33,162
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at #13 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 25–35	81,371
September 21	11:00 a.m.	at Massachusetts*	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA	ESPNews	W 24–7	16,419
September 28	6:30 p.m.	UAB*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN3	W 52–24	32,467
October 5	6:30 p.m.	Missouri	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	CSS	L 28–51	36,892
October 19	11:00 a.m.	#15 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	W 31–27	40,350
October 26	11:21 a.m.	at #14 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECTV	L 24–56	86,584
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECRN	W 34–17	88,004
November 16	11:21 a.m.	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	SECTV	W 22–6	33,488
November 23	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 14–10	97,223
November 30	11:21 a.m.	Wake Forest*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECTV	W 23–21	33,019
January 4	12:00 p.m.	vs. Houston*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–24	42,717
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	24
Coaches'	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	23
Harris	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released								NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

↑ Link to the AP Poll
↑ http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140111/SPORTS0602/140111014/Vanderbilt-AD-says-We-re-ready-get-moving-after-James-Franklin
↑ "Vanderbilt Cancels Ohio State, Northwestern Series Due to SEC Schedule Conflicts". SB Nation. October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
↑ "Former Campus Athletes Indicted on Multiple Counts of Aggravated Rape, Aggravated Sexual Battery". ABC News. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
↑ Haas, Brian (September 17, 2013). "Chris Boyd dismissed from Vanderbilt football program". USA Today. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
↑ "Chris Boyd becomes fifth Vanderbilt football player indicted in rape case". CBS News. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
↑ "Official Football Roster". vucommodores.com. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

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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