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1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRichard Trail (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Frank Emanuel (2nd season)
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1975
1977 →
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Georgia $ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his second season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11No. 5 Oklahoma*
L 3–2434,694 [1]
September 18 Wake Forest*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–2421,900 [2]
September 25at No. 13 Alabama
L 14–4258,414 [3]
October 2 Tulane*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 13–2421,000 [4]
October 9at No. 20 LSU
L 20–3366,835 [5]
October 16at No. 11 Georgia
L 0–4559,100 [6]
October 23 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN ( rivalry)
L 3–2023,000 [7]
November 6at Kentucky
L 0–1457,269 [8]
November 13 Air Force*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–1021,900 [9]
November 20at Cincinnati*
L 7–3311,265 [10]
November 27 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN ( rivalry)
L 10–1334,694 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Steve Curnutte Defensive end 16 471 New York Giants

[13]

References

  1. ^ "Sooners crush Vanderbilt, 24–3". The Sunday Express-News. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gritty Mike Wright spurs Vandy, 27–24". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Bama swamps Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane returns set up VU loss". The Tennessean. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Third quarter scoring propels Tiger comeback". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Dogs junk Vandy". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebs roll past Vandy by 20–3". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Cats celebrate homecoming by knocking off Vanderbilt". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt trips Air Force, 34–10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UC impresses Vandy (33–7), but not bowls". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Battle bows out with a win as Vols plan to stalk Majors". The Commercial Appeal. November 28, 1976. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1976 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  13. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.


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