1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football Southeastern Conference SEC 2–9 0–6 Fred Pancoast 4th Dudley Field The 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Pancoast in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the SEC. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Schedule 1978 AP September 16 l y y Arkansas 2 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 17–48 55,718 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-razorbacks-cove/134287096/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Razorbacks cover Vandy 48–17 September 17, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 w y Furman Dudley Field Nashville, TN 17–10 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89977525/vandy-prays-way-past-furman/ The Tennessean Vandy prays way past Furman September 24, 1978 December 3, 2021 Newspapers.com September 30 l y Alabama 7 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 28–51 56,910 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-tide-buries-vand/134287159/ The Selma Times-Journal Tide buries Vandy October 1, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 l y Tulane Dudley Field Nashville, TN 3–38 27,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87371206/green-wave-sinks-vandy/ The Tennessean Green Wave sinks Vandy October 8, 1978 October 19, 2021 Newspapers.com October 14 l Auburn Dudley Field Nashville, TN 7–49 30,394 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-cribbs-5-tds-hig/134287253/ The Pensacola News-Journal Cribbs' 5 TDs highlight Auburn's 49–7 rout of Vandy October 15, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Georgia 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry 10–31 53,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-bulldogs-bite-vandy/134287346/ The Tennessean Bulldogs bite Vandy October 22, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 l Ole Miss Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 10–35 25,043 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-perry-and-price-trigger/134287435/ The Paducah Sun-Democrat Perry and Price trigger Ole Miss bomb October 29, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 l y y Memphis State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 14–35 22,443 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-tigers-homecoming/134287583/ The Commercial Appeal Tigers' homecoming party is historical event November 5, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 l y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY rivalry 2–53 57,800 UK 53, Vandy 2, and It Wasn't That Close Sunday Herald-Leader D.G. FitzMaurice November 12, 1978 C1, C7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86544593/uk-53-vandy-2-and-it-wasnt-that/ Newspapers.com November 18 w y Air Force Dudley Field Nashville, TN 41–27 18,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-vus-mordica-has-a-super/134287761/ The Tennessean VU's Mordica has a super day! November 19, 1978 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com December 2 l Tennessee Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 15–41 35,263 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101450868/volunteers-rip-vandy-by-4115/ The Shreveport Times Volunteers rip Vandy by 41–15 December 3, 1978 May 8, 2022 Newspapers.com 1978 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 6, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/vanderbilt/1978-schedule.html References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football Category:1970s in Nashville, Tennessee