2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC Eastern Division 4–8 2–6 Derek Mason 2nd Andy Ludwig 1st Pro-style 3–4 Vanderbilt Stadium The 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason coached the Commodores for his second year. They are members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores finished with a losing record for the second year in a row with an overall record of 4–8 and 2–6 in SEC play. Coaching staff Derek Mason – Head coach/defensive coordinator Andy Ludwig - Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Charles Bankins – Special teams coordinator/running backs coach Gerry Gdowski - Recruiting coordinator/tight ends coach Cortez Hankton – Wide receivers coach Keven Lightner – Offensive line coach Marc Mattioli - Safeties coach Frank Maile – Defensive line coach Brett Maxie - Cornerbacks coach Kenwick Thompson – Associate head coach/linebackers coach Tosin Abari – Director of player development Tyler Barnes – Director of player personnel Tom Bossung - Head Athletic Trainer Matt Britain – Assistant Director of Operations Cedric Calhoun – Assistant Strength Coach Tyler Clarke – Assistant Strength Coach Kevin Colon – Associate Director of Student Athletics James Dobson - Head Strength Coach Jason Grooms – Director of football operations Matt Ruland – Assistant-Recruiting/Operations Ben Schumacher – Assistant Strength Coach Chris Singleton – Equipment manager Vavae Tata – Assistant-Player Development Ryan Anderson – Graduate assistant - Defense Rod Chance - Quality Control Defense A.J. Haase – Graduate assistant -Offense Eric Lammers – Assistant Director, Player Personnel Chris Marve – Graduate assistant - Defense Johnell Thomas – Graduate assistant - Strength Gary Veach – Assistant Head Equipment Manager Post season awards Zach Cunningham—All-SEC First Team Schedule Vanderbilt announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Commodores will host SEC foes Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas A&M, and will travel to Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee.http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101414aad.html SEC announces 2015 Vanderbilt football schedule Vanderbilt Athletics October 14, 2014 November 22, 2014 2015 AP Central September 3 Thursday 7:00 p.m. l y Western Kentucky Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN https://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603839 12–14 30,307 September 12 2:30 p.m. l Georgia 10 rivalry / SEC Nation Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN CBS https://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603870 14–31 37,185 September 19 3:00 p.m. w y Austin Peay Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SEC Alt. https://espn.go.com/college-football/game?gameId=400603859 47–7 31,399 September 26 6:00 p.m. l y Ole Miss 3 rivalry Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS ESPNU https://espn.go.com/college-football/game?gameId=400603847 16–27 60,654 October 3 6:00 p.m. w y y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN https://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603882 17–13 25,411 October 17 3:00 p.m. l y South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN https://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603896 10–19 75,159 October 24 3:00 p.m. w y Missouri Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN https://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603891 10–3 31,128 October 31 6:00 p.m. l y y Houston 18 TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 https://espn.go.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400603874 0–34 29,565 November 7 11:00 a.m. l y Florida 11 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN https://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603906 7–9 90,061 November 14 4:00 p.m. w Kentucky rivalry Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN https://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603937 21–17 30,301 November 21 6:30 p.m. l Texas A&M Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN https://espn.go.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400603930 0–25 32,482 November 28 4:00 p.m. l y Tennessee rivalry Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN SECN https://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=400603920 28–53 100,098 Schedule source:2015 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule https://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/sec/2015-vanderbilt-commodores-football-schedule.php FB Schedules November 22, 2014 Game summaries WKU Western Kentucky 0 0 7 7 Vanderbilt 3 0 0 9 Georgia #10 Georgia 7 7 10 7 Vanderbilt 0 6 0 8 Austin Peay Austin Peay 0 7 0 0 Vanderbilt 3 16 21 7 Ole Miss Vanderbilt 3 0 10 3 #3 Ole Miss 7 7 6 7 Middle Tennessee Vanderbilt 3 0 0 14 MTSU 3 3 0 7 South Carolina Vanderbilt 0 7 3 0 South Carolina 6 0 10 3 Missouri Missouri 0 3 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 7 0 3 Houston Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 #18 Houston 7 13 14 0 Florida Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 Florida 6 0 0 3 Kentucky Kentucky 3 7 7 0 Vanderbilt 7 14 0 0 Texas A&M Texas A&M 6 10 6 3 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 Tennessee Vanderbilt 7 7 0 14 Tennessee 17 10 16 10 Megargee Steve Defense lets down Vandy in 53-28 loss to Tennessee AP News 2015-11-29 https://apnews.com/defense-lets-down-vandy-in-53-28-loss-to-tennessee-a3b4996baba347b384b3b20b9ce7dc04 2024-11-27 References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football Category:2015 in Nashville, Tennessee