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1992 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Frease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (2nd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons← 19911993 →
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Auburn 2 – 5 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
LSU 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his second season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 2–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 9 AlabamaJPSL 8–2570,123
September 12Duke*W 42–3740,031
September 19No. 25 Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 31–941,000
October 3at AuburnL 7–3158,229
October 10Wake Forest*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–4033,860
October 17at No. 10 GeorgiaL 20–3083,067
October 24South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 17–2140,900
November 7at KentuckyW 20–745,350
November 14at Navy*W 27–721,954
November 21No. 9 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–4132,279
November 28No. 18 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 25–2941,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Vandy's hopes fumbled". The Tennessean. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vanderbilt defeats Duke in seesaw battle". Greensboro News & Record. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vandy sacks Ole Miss 31–9". Enterprise-Journal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Auburn scores win with show of force". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wake Forest rolls easily over stumbling Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgia survives Vanderbilt scare; takes 1st in East". The Greenville News. October 18, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "USC's fortunes reverse". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Commodores clamp down". The Tennessean. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Navy loses first game of its 'second' season". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Gators lock up SEC East". Tallahassee Democrat. November 22, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vols outlast Vanderbilt in Majors finale 29–25". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1992 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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