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2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
American college football season
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.
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| 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Division | Eastern Division |
| Record | 4–8 (2–6 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Andy Ludwig (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Vanderbilt Stadium |
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| No. 25 Florida x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri* | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 1 Alabama x$#^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Ole Miss | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 LSU * | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- 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
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.[1]
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky* | SECN | L 12–14 | 30,307 | |
| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Georgia |
| CBS | L 14–31 | 37,185 |
| September 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Austin Peay* |
| SEC Alt. | W 47–7 | 31,399 |
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Ole Miss | ESPNU | L 16–27 | 60,654 | |
| October 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee* | CBSSN | W 17–13 | 25,411 | |
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | SECN | L 10–19 | 75,159 | |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri |
| SECN | W 10–3 | 31,128 |
| October 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Houston* | ESPN2 | L 0–34 | 29,565 | |
| November 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 11 Florida | ESPN | L 7–9 | 90,061 | |
| November 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Kentucky |
| SECN | W 21–17 | 30,301 |
| November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas A&M |
| SECN | L 0–25 | 32,482 |
| November 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | SECN | L 28–53 | 100,098 | |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
WKU
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
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Georgia
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #10 Georgia | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
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Austin Peay
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Austin Peay | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 47 |
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Ole Miss
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| #3 Ole Miss | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
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Middle Tennessee
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| Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| MTSU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
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South Carolina
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vanderbilt | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
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Missouri
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Missouri | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
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Houston
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #18 Houston | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
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Florida
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vanderbilt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Florida | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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Kentucky
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Kentucky | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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Texas A&M
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| Texas A&M | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Tennessee
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| Vanderbilt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 53 |
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- "SEC announces 2015 Vanderbilt football schedule" (Press release). Vanderbilt Athletics. October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- "2015 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 22, 2014.