1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	2–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Rod Dowhower (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Woody Widenhofer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons← 1995 1997 →

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 9 Tennessee	7	–	1	10	–	2
South Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	4	–	7
Georgia	3	–	5	5	–	6
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 12 LSU x	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 24 Auburn	4	–	4	8	–	4
Mississippi State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Ole Miss	2	–	6	5	–	6
Arkansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1996 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 Rod Dowhower in his second season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–8 in the SEC). The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Notre Dame*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN	L 7–14	41,523
September 14	5:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 26–36	70,123
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 9–20	40,820
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 14 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 0–35	80,142
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at North Texas*	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 19–7	16,227
October 19	11:30 a.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	L 2–13	80,757
October 26	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	L 0–27	36,583
November 2	1:00 p.m.	UAB*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 31–15	30,153
November 9	11:30 a.m.	No. 1 Florida	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	JPS	L 21–28	40,249
November 16	11:30 a.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	JPS	L 0–25	33,000
November 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 9 Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–14	40,289
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1996 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`17`	Damian Allen	Jr
C	`51`	Jim Anguiano	So
OT	`75`	Allen DeGraffenreid	Sr
RB	`35`	Marcus A. Williams	Jr
RB	`23`	Tyrone Yarbrough	So
WR	`81`	Todd Yoder	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`30`	Damien Charley	So
CB	`4`	Corey Chavous	Jr
LB	`49`	Jamie Duncan	Jr
LB	`34`	Carlton Hall	Jr
SS	`19`	Eric Vance	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Rod Dowhower

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-01-10

References

"ND's opening victory is ugly". The Indianapolis News. September 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vanderbilt chances go out with the Tide". The Tennessean. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ole Miss adjusts to hold off Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"LSU proves good as gold against Vanderbilt, 35–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Commodores win, finally". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"'Dogs top Vandy after slow start". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gamecocks zero in on Vandy". The Greenville News. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"VU offense clicks just like in the days of Brown". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gators fend off Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kentucky ends drought against Vanderbilt 25–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"'Confused' UT slips past Vandy". The Daily News-Journal. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"1996 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

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