2009 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season January 2025 February 2026 August 2023 football 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC Eastern Division 2–10 0–8 Bobby Johnson 8th Ted Cain 8th Jamie Bryant 1st Multiple 4–3 Vanderbilt Stadium 3 Patrick Benoist Ryan Hamilton Bradley Vierling The 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2009–10 college football season. The team's head coach was Bobby Johnson, who served his eighth season as the Commodores' head coach. 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 six 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 and 0–8 in SEC play.2010 Vanderbilt Football Media Guide https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/10vandy_guide-1.pdf Coaching staff Bobby Johnson – Head coach Ted Cain – Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Bruce Fowler – Defensive coordinator Robbie Caldwell – Assistant head coach/offensive line coach Rick Logo – Defensive line coach Warren Belin – Linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator Jamie Bryant – Defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator Charlie Fisher – Co-passing game coordinator & wide receivers Jimmy Kiser – Co-passing game coordinator & quarterbacks Desmond Kitchings – Running backs coach Michael Hazel – Assistant director of football operations Joey Orck – Offensive quality control Andy Frank – Defensive quality control Norval McKenzie – Offensive graduate assistant Mark Moehring – Defensive graduate assistant Tom Bossung – Head athletic trainer Brian Reese – Associate director of student athletics John Sisk – Director of speed, strength and conditioning Luke Wyatt – Head equipment manager Gary Veach – Assistant equipment manager Source:2009 Vanderbilt Football Media Guide https://issuu.com/vucommodores/docs/09fbguide Schedule 2008 AP Poll released week prior to game Central September 5 6:30 p.m. w y Western Carolina Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN CSS http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292480238 45–0 36,350 September 12 6:00 p.m. l y LSU 11 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292550099 9–23 91,566 September 19 6:00 p.m. l Mississippi State Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN FSN http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292620238 3–15 31,840 September 26 7:00 p.m. w y y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX CSS http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292690242 36–17 19,753 October 3 6:00 p.m. l Ole Miss 21 rivalry Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPNU http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292760238 7–23 39,625 October 10 11:00 a.m. l y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBS College Sports http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292830349 13–16 OT 34,357 October 17 11:21 a.m. l y Georgia rivalry Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SEC Network http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292900238 10–34 38,340 October 24 6:00 p.m. l y South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPNU http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292972579 10–14 75,624 October 31 6:30 p.m. l y Georgia Tech rivalry 11 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN CSS http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293040238 31–56 30,262 November 7 6:15 p.m. l y Florida 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN2 http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293110057 3–27 90,694 November 14 11:21 a.m. l Kentucky rivalry Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SEC Network http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293180238 13–24 33,675 November 21 6:00 p.m. l y Tennessee rivalry Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPNU http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293252633 16–31 100,124 Game summaries Western Carolina left true Western Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 14 7 7 17 45 LSU left true Vanderbilt 0 7 2 0 9 LSU 7 6 3 7 23 Mississippi State left true Miss. State 0 6 3 6 15 Vanderbilt 0 3 0 0 3 Rice left true Vanderbilt 10 0 10 16 0 Rice 7 3 0 7 0 Ole Miss left true #21 Ole Miss 3 14 6 0 23 Vanderbilt 0 0 7 0 7 Army left true Vanderbilt 0 3 0 10 0 Army 0 0 10 3 3 Georgia left true Georgia 7 10 3 14 34 Vanderbilt 0 3 7 0 10 South Carolina left true Vanderbilt 0 7 3 0 10 South Carolina 0 7 0 7 14 Georgia Tech left true Yellow Jackets 7 21 14 14 56 Vanderbilt 14 14 3 0 31 Florida left true Vanderbilt 0 0 3 0 3 #1 Florida 3 10 7 7 27 Kentucky left true Kentucky 7 3 7 7 24 Vanderbilt 3 10 0 0 13 Tennessee left true Vanderbilt 3 7 3 3 16 Tennessee 10 14 0 7 31 References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football Category:2009 in Nashville, Tennessee