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1997 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record3–8 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Lambert (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain
5
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 10 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 4 Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 13 LSU x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Alabama   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m. North Texas*
W 29–1238,281
September 117:00 p.m.No. 15 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
 ESPNL 0–2041,448
September 207:00 p.m. TCU*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 40–1634,824
September 276:00 p.m.at Ole Miss
L 3–1536,417
October 42:30 p.m.No. 13 LSU
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
 PPVL 6–737,045
October 113:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois*
W 17–717,567
October 188:00 p.m.No. 21 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN ( rivalry)
 ESPN2L 13–3435,124
October 256:00 p.m.at South Carolina
L 3–3579,014
November 811:30 a.m.at No. 13 Florida
 JPSL 7–2085,301
November 151:00 p.m. Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN ( rivalry)
L 10–2140,256
November 2911:00 a.m.at No. 3 Tennessee
 CBSL 10–17106,683
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1997 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Greg Zolman Fr
QB 17 Damian Allen Sr
RB 23 Tyrone Yarbrough Jr
RB 35 Marcus A. Williams Sr
G 51 Jim Anguiano Jr
WR 81 Todd Yoder So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Fred Vinson Jr
CB 4 Corey Chavous Sr
CB 30 Damien Charley Jr
LB 34 Carlton Hall Sr
LB 49 Jamie Duncan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1998-12-02

References

  1. ^ "1997 Final Vanderbilt Stats". Vanderbilt University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2014.


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