2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC Eastern Division 2–10 1–7 Robbie Caldwell 1st Jimmy Kiser 1st Desmond Kitchings 1st Jamie Bryant 2nd Multiple 4–3 4 Joey Bailey T. J. Greenstone Adam Smotherman Chris Marve Vanderbilt Stadium The 2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2010 college football season. The team's head coach was Robbie Caldwell, who had been serving as interim head coach following the unexpected retirement of previous head coach Bobby Johnson in July 2010.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5379454 Vanderbilt coach Johnson retires Chris Low ESPN.com July 14, 2010 July 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100716203940/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5379454 July 16, 2010 live Vanderbilt has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Eastern Division since its formation in 1992. The Commodores played their seven home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. The Commodores finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in SEC play. Caldwell resigned at the end of the season. Schedule 2010 AP Central September 4 6:30 p.m. l y Northwestern [[FirstBank Stadium}Vanderbilt Stadium]] Nashville, TN CSS 21–23 37,210 September 11 6:00 p.m. l LSU 19 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPNU 3–27 36,940 September 18 11:21 a.m. w y Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry SECN 28–14 51,667 October 2 11:00 a.m. l y y Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Big East Network 21–40 40,000 October 9 6:00 p.m. w y Eastern Michigan Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPNU 52–6 33,107 October 16 11:21 a.m. l y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry SECN 0–43 92,746 October 23 6:00 p.m. l y South Carolina 19 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN 7–21 33,425 October 30 6:00 p.m. l y Arkansas 19 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR SECRN 14–49 70,430 November 6 11:21 a.m. l Florida Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 14–55 33,848 November 13 11:21 a.m. l y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY rivalry SECN 20–38 60,391 November 20 6:30 p.m. l Tennessee Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN rivalry CSS 10–24 37,017 November 27 6:30 p.m. l y Wake Forest Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 13–34 21,338 Game summaries Northwestern 2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team Northwestern 10 0 7 6 Vanderbilt 0 9 6 6 Nashville, TN 6:35 p.m. Central 3:17 37,210 78, Sunny Dennis Lipski CSS Northwestern jumped out to a 10–0 lead in the first half led by first year starting quarterback Dan Persa. Vanderbilt scored its first TD late in the first half on a TD run by Warren Norman, but the extra point was missed. Vanderbilt scored a field goal as time expired in the first half to make the score 10–9. Persa threw for another TD in the 3rd quarter to extend the lead to 17–9. Vanderbilt rallied late in the 3rd quarter on a 36-yard pass from Larry Smith to TE Brandon Barden, but Vanderbilt could not convert the two-point conversion that would have tied the game, making the score 17–15 at the end of the third quarter. Persa added a third TD pass in the 4th quarter, but the extra point was not converted due to a mishandled snap, keeping the margin to one possession. Vanderbilt later blocked a Northwestern field goal attempt and scored late in the 4th quarter, but was unable to convert again on the two point play to tie the game at 23–23. Vanderbilt nearly got a final possession in the game, after appearing to stop Persa short of a first down on 3rd and 6 with under two minutes remaining, but Vanderbilt was flagged for an illegal hit, allowing Northwestern to run out the clock. LSU 2010 LSU Tigers football team #19 LSU 0 10 0 17 Vanderbilt 0 0 3 0 Nashville, Tennessee 6:00 p.m. Central 3:05 36,940 78, Cloudy Ken Williamson Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Herm Edwards (color) ESPNU After an uneventful first quarter in which neither offense could put a drive together, LSU scored early in the second quarter off of a 30-yard run by Russell Shepard. LSU added a field goal as time expired in the first half to increase the lead to 10–0. Vanderbilt scored a field goal on their first possession of the second half and then got the ball back off of an interception thrown by Jordan Jefferson. Vanderbilt, however, failed to produce on offense for the remainder of the game, with all further drives resulting in punts. LSU added a field goal and two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to end the game with the score 27–3. Vanderbilt struggled on offense throughout the game, producing just 4.4 yards per pass and 2 yards per rush against a solid LSU defense. Mississippi 2010 Ole Miss Rebels football team Vanderbilt 0 14 7 7 Ole Miss 0 7 7 0 Oxford, MS 11:21 a.m. Central 3:28 51,667https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302610145 Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Mississippi Rebels Box Score ESPN.com September 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100921103840/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302610145 September 21, 2010 live 81, Clear Penn Wagers Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline) SECN After a defense-dominated first quarter in which both teams ended all drives with punts, Vanderbilt put together a 13-play 96-yard drive capped off by at 35-yard run by Zac Stacey for at touchdown. Vanderbilt increased their lead to 14–0 after returning a Jeremiah Masoli interception for a touchdown later in the second quarter. Ole Miss bounced back, scoring a touchdown on their next drive to put the score at 14–7 at the half. The Rebels tied the game in the third quarter on a 28-yard run by Masoli, but the Commodores immediately answered on their next possession with an 80-yard touchdown run by Warren Norman. Larry Smith added a 15-yard touchdown rush in the 4th quarter while the Vanderbilt defense shut out the Rebels for the remainder of the game to give the Commodores the win 28–14. Connecticut 2010 Connecticut Huskies football team Vanderbilt 0 21 0 0 Connecticut 7 14 10 9 East Hartford, CT 12:08 p.m. Eastern 3:16 40,000 60, Sunny Steve Shaw Big East Network Eastern Michigan 2010 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Eastern Michigan 3 0 3 0 Vanderbilt 7 24 14 7 Nashville, Tennessee 6:05 p.m. Central 3:12 33,107 85, Fair Penn Wagers Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Herm Edwards (color) ESPNU Georgia 2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 Georgia 12 10 21 0 Athens, GA 12:21 p.m. Eastern 92,746 Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline) SECN South Carolina 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team #19 South Carolina 0 7 7 7 Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 Nashville, Tennessee 6:00 p.m. Central 33,425 SECRN Arkansas 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Vanderbilt 14 0 0 0 #19 Arkansas 6 26 3 14 Fayetteville, AR Central 70,430 SECRN Florida 2010 Florida Gators football team Florida 7 34 14 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 7 7 Nashville, Tennessee 11:21 a.m. Central 33,848 SECN Kentucky 2010 Kentucky Wildcats football team Vanderbilt 3 10 0 7 Kentucky 3 7 14 14 Lexington, KY Eastern SECN Tennessee 2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team Tennessee 7 7 0 10 Vanderbilt 0 3 0 7 Nashville, Tennessee Central CSS Wake Forest 2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team Wake Forest 10 14 3 7 Vanderbilt 3 3 0 7 Nashville, Tennessee Central SECN References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football Category:2010 in Nashville, Tennessee