1997 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1997 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern conference
Division Eastern Division
1997 record 3–8 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach Woody Widenhofer (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Ed Lambert (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker (1st year)
Captain
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 41,448)
1997 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#7 Tennessee x$   7 1         11 2  
#10 Georgia   6 2         10 2  
#4 Florida   6 2         10 2  
South Carolina   3 5         5 6  
Kentucky   2 6         5 6  
Vanderbilt   0 8         3 8  
Western Division
#11 Auburn xy   6 2         10 3  
#13 LSU x   6 2         9 3  
#22 Ole Miss   4 4         8 4  
Mississippi State   4 4         7 4  
Alabama   2 6         4 7  
Arkansas   2 6         4 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 p.m. North Texas* Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN W 29–12   38,281
September 11 7:00 p.m. No. 15 Alabama Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN L 0–20   41,448
September 20 7:00 p.m. TCU* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 40–16   34,824
September 27 6:00 p.m. at Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Rivalry) L 3–15   36,417
October 4 2:30 p.m. No. 13 LSU Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN PPV L 6–7   37,045
October 11 3:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL W 17–7   17,567
October 18 8:00 p.m. No. 21 Georgia Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) ESPN2 L 13–34   35,124
October 25 6:00 p.m. at South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC L 3–35   79,014
November 8 11:30 a.m. at No. 13 Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL JPS L 7–20   85,301
November 15 1:00 p.m. Kentucky Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) L 10–21   40,256
November 29 11:00 a.m. at No. 3 Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (Rivalry) CBS L 10–17   106,683
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. "1997 Final Vanderbilt Stats". Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
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