2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 July 2014 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC Eastern Division 3–9 0–8 Derek Mason 1st Karl Dorrell 1st Dave Kotulski 1st Pro-style 3–4 Vanderbilt Stadium The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their eight home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason took over the helm as Vanderbilt's new head coach. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division. Coaching staff Name Position YearDerek MasonHead Coach 1st Karl Dorrell Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach 1stDave Kotulski Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach 1st Charles Bankins Running Backs Coach/special teams coordinator 4th Gerry Gdowski Wide receivers coach1stKeven Lightner Offensive line coach 1st Frank Maile Defensive line coach 1stKenwick Thompson Outside Linebackers 1st Ryan Anderson Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Tom Bossung Head Athletic Trainer 16th Cedric Calhoun Assistant Sports Performance1st Kevin Colon Associate Director of student athletics 4thJason Grooms Director of football operations 1stBill Hughan Football Strength and Conditioning Director 1st Kevin Threlkel Offensive Administrative Assistant 4th Matt Ruland Assistant recruiting coordinator 1stLuke Wyatt Head Equipment Manager 32ndTyler Barnes Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Rod Chance Quality Control Offense 1st A.J. Haase Offensive Graduate Assistant 1stChandler Henley Offensive Graduate Assistant1stCharles Walker Defensive Quality Control 1sthttp://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vand-m-footbl-mtt.html Official Football Roster CBS Interactive 2014 VUCommodores.com June 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626120606/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vand-m-footbl-mtt.html June 26, 2014 dead Recruiting yes yes 2014 Dallas Rivers RB DeKalb County, Georgia Tucker 6 0 210 – March 23, 2013 3 3 3 4 Wade Freebeck QB Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas HS 6 5 210 – February 5, 2014 2 3 3 4 Shawn Stankavage QB Raleigh, North Carolina Cardinal Gibbons 6 2 182 – February 2, 2014 2 3 3 NR Bryce Lewis DB Lilburn, Georgia Parkview High School 6 0 170 – March 23, 2013 3 3 3 3 Bruno Reagan OL Clarksville, Tennessee Clarksville High School 6 4 302 – February 2, 2014 3 3 3 3 Khari Blasingame DB New Market, Alabama Buckhorn High School 6 1 200 – January 25, 2014 2 3 3 3 Bailey Granier OL Galliano, Louisiana South LaFourche High school 6 6 340 – January 28, 2014 3 3 3 3 Caleb Scott WR Suwanee, Georgia North Gwinnett High School 6 2 185 – February 3, 2014 3 3 3 NR Tre Tarpley DB Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Central Catholic High School 6 0 195 – February 2, 2014 2 3 3 3 Sekou Clark DL Denton, Texas Ryan High School 6 3 245 – February 5, 2014 3 2 3 3 Rashad Canty WR Atlanta, Georgia Riverdale High School 6 3 202 5.35 January 21, 2014 3 3 3 3 Emmanuel Smith DB Murfreesboro, Tennessee Okland High School 6 2 205 – March 23, 2013 4 4 4 3 Cole Hardin OL Florence, Alabama Florence High School 6 4 295 – June 15, 2013 3 3 3 3 Ronald Monroe ATH Houston, Texas Fort Bend Bush High School 6 2 185 – February 4, 2014 3 3 3 3 Tre Herndon DB Chattanooga, Tennessee East Hamilton High School 6 1 180 – July 12, 2014 3 3 3 3 Trent Sherfield WR Danville, Illinois Danville High School 6 1 192 – July 12, 2013 3 4 3 3 Hawkins Mann LB Burbank, California Burroughs High School 6 3 230 – February 2, 2014 3 3 2 3 Charles Wright LB Irvine, California Beckman High School 6 3 225 – February 2, 2014 2 2 2 NR Riley Tindol DL Autauga County, Alabama Autauga Academy 6 5 270 – February 4, 2014 NR 2 2 NR Davis Winkie LS Cumming, Georgia South Forsyth High School 6 6 265 – February 2, 2014 2 2 2 NR Ladarius Wiley DB Los Angeles, California Cathedral High School 6 1 195 – February 5, 2014 3 3 3 3 Nifae Lealao DT Sacramento, California Capital Christian High School 6 5 310 – February 5, 2014 4 4 4 4 yes 2014 Vanderbilt Signee List 2014 Scout.com Football Recruiting: Vanderbilt 2014 Player Signees – Vanderbilt 50 50 50 48 February 5, 2014 February 5, 2014 no Schedule In 2014 Vanderbilt played eight home games; the Ole Miss game was played at LP Field, but it was considered a Vandy home game. Their first four games were at home. Vanderbilt played at Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky), Georgia (Athens, Georgia), Missouri (Columbia, Missouri), and at Mississippi State (Starkville, Mississippi). Also Vandy played four non-conference teams at home against Temple, UMass, Charleston Southern, and Old Dominion. 2014 AP Central August 28 9:50 p.m. l y Temple Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 7–37 31,731 September 6 3:30 p.m. l Ole Miss 15 rivalry / SEC Nation LP Field Nashville, TN ESPN 3–41 43,260 September 13 11:00 a.m. w y UMass Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN 34–31 33,386 September 20 6:30 p.m. l South Carolina 14 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 34–48 34,441 September 27 11:00 a.m. l y Kentucky rivalry Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY SECN 7–17 56,940 October 4 3:00 p.m. l y Georgia 13 rivalry Sanford Stadium Athens, GA SECN 17–44 92,746 October 11 6:30 p.m. w y y Charleston Southern 24 (FCS) Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN 21–20 26,738 October 25 3:00 p.m. l y Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO SECN 14–24 65,264 November 1 6:00 p.m. w y Old Dominion Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPNU 42–28 28,966 November 8 6:30 p.m. l Florida Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 10–34 35,191 November 22 6:30 p.m. l y Mississippi State 4 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN 0–51 60,493 November 29 3:00 p.m. l Tennessee rivalry Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 17–24 40,350 http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/vand-m-footbl-sched.html Vanderbilt Athletics dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130820131911/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/vand-m-footbl-sched.html August 20, 2013 August 27, 2013 Game summaries Temple The Derek Mason era got off to a bad start as his mistake-prone Commodores were outscored 37-7 in a loss to visiting Temple at home. It was the worst defeat in a home opener in Vanderbilt program history, and the worst opening game loss since 1998 a 42-0 loss to Mississippi. The Commodores had seven turnovers, leading to 27 points for Temple. January 2015 2014 Temple Owls football team Temple 7 14 13 3 Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 Nashville, Tennessee 9:52 p.m. (The game was delayed from 8:15 p.m. by thunderstorms) Central 3:22 31,731 78 degrees, mostly cloudy Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Laura Rutledge SEC Network http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140828vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141007233836/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140828vu.html October 7, 2014 dead https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547640 Temple Owls vs. Vanderbilt Commodores - Box Score - August 28, 2014 - ESPN ESPN January 3, 2015https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547640 Temple vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - August 28, 2014 - ESPN ESPN 2014-08-28 2018-03-08 Ole Miss With a bad loss to Ole Miss Vandy had the worst start since 1998. In 1998 they lost to Ole Miss 42-0 and Alabama 32-7 to start the season. Also in 1998 Vanderbilt started with a six straight losses and ended the 1997 season with five straight losses to complete an eleven-game losing streak. 2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team Ole Miss 10 10 21 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 3 Nashville, Tennessee (LP Field) 3:30 p.m. Central 3:12 43,260 82 degrees, mostly cloudy Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake ESPN http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140906vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140911222820/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140906vu.html September 11, 2014 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400548395 Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - September 6, 2014 - ESPN ESPN 2014-09-06 2018-03-08 UMass 2014 UMass Minutemen football team UMass 14 10 7 0 Vanderbilt 0 20 0 14 Nashville, Tennessee 11:05 a.m. Central 3:48 33,386 62 degrees, cloudy Bob Rathbun, Tim Couch ESPN3/FSN http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140913vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141007233838/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140913vu.html October 7, 2014 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400548109 UMass vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - September 13, 2014 - ESPN ESPN 2014-09-13 2018-03-08 South Carolina 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team South Carolina 0 17 10 21 Vanderbilt 14 0 10 10 Nashville, Tennessee 6:39 p.m. Central 3:36 34,441 84 degrees, partly cloudy Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor SEC Networkhttp://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140920vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505093304/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140920vu.html May 5, 2015 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400548387 South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - September 20, 2014 - ESPN ESPN 2014-09-20 2018-03-08 Kentucky 2014 Kentucky Wildcats football team Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 Kentucky 7 10 0 0 Lexington, Kentucky 12:01 pm Eastern 2:56 56,940 76 degrees, mostly sunny Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Laura Rutledge SEC Network http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140927vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141007072638/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/140927vu.html October 7, 2014 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/400548383 Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky - Box Score - September 27, 2014 - ESPN ESPN 2014-09-27 2018-03-08 Georgia 2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team Vanderbilt 0 7 3 7 Georgia 21 6 7 10 Athens, Georgia 4:01 pm Eastern 3:14 92,746 65 degrees, sunny and breezy (10 mph winds) Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Laura Rutledge SEC Network http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141004vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154120/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141004vu.html October 6, 2014 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/400548378 Vanderbilt vs. Georgia - Box Score - October 4, 2014 - ESPN Espn.go.com 2014-10-04 2018-03-08 Charleston Southern 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team Charleston Southern 0 10 7 3 Vanderbilt 3 18 0 0 Nashville, Tennessee 6:35 pm Central 3:23 26,738 60 degrees, cloudy Bob Rathbun, Tim Couch, Olivia Harlan ESPN3/FSN http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141011vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018030629/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141011vu.html October 18, 2014 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/400548372 Charleston Southern vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - October 11, 2014 - ESPN Espn.go.com 2014-10-11 2018-03-08 Missouri 2014 Missouri Tigers football team Vanderbilt 0 7 0 7 Missouri 3 7 7 7 Columbia, Missouri 3:07 p.m. Central 3:13 65,264 76 degrees, sunny, 3 mph Marc Curles Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, Kayce Smith (sidelines) SEC Network http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141025vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505092450/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141025vu.html May 5, 2015 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400548358 Vanderbilt vs. Missouri - Box Score - October 25, 2014 - ESPN Espn.go.com 2014-10-25 2018-03-08 Old Dominion 2014 Old Dominion Monarchs football team Old Dominion 7 7 7 7 Vanderbilt 7 21 0 14 Nashville, Tennessee 6:02 p.m. Central 3:16 28,966 47 degrees, clear Clay Matvick, Anthony Becht ESPNUhttp://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141101vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505093449/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141101vu.html May 5, 2015 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/400548065 Old Dominion vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - November 1, 2014 - ESPN Espn.go.com 2014-11-01 2018-03-08 Florida 2014 Florida Gators football team Florida 7 10 0 17 Vanderbilt 7 0 0 3 Nashville, Tennessee 6:39 p.m. Central 3:25 35,191 51 degrees, cloudy Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Laura Rutledge SEC Network http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141108vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141202211616/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141108vu.html December 2, 2014 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400548347 Florida vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - November 8, 2014 - ESPN Espn.go.com 2014-11-08 2018-03-08 Mississippi State 2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 Mississippi State 13 24 7 7 Starkville, Mississippi 6:39 p.m. Central 3:19 60,493 60 degrees, partly cloudy Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, Heather Mitts SEC Network http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141122vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141220220145/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141122vu.html December 20, 2014 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/400548335 Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi State - Box Score - November 22, 2014 - ESPN Espn.go.com 2014-11-22 2018-03-08 Tennessee 2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team Tennessee 10 7 7 0 Vanderbilt 0 10 7 0 Nashville, Tennessee 3:01 p.m. Central 3:30 40,350 57 degrees, cloudy with 16 MPH winds Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, Heather Mitts SEC Network http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141129vu.html Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football Vucommodores.com January 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505083153/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/141129vu.html May 5, 2015 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/400548326 Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - November 29, 2014 - ESPN Espn.go.com 2014-11-29 2018-03-08 References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football Category:2014 in Nashville, Tennessee