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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.
Derek Mason – Head coach/defensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig - Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coachCharles Bankins – Special teams coordinator/running backs coach
Gerry Gdowski - Recruiting coordinator/tight ends coach
Cortez Hankton – Wide receivers coachKeven Lightner – Offensive line coach
Marc Mattioli - Safeties coach
Frank Maile – Defensive line coach
Brett Maxie - Cornerbacks coachKenwick 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 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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 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 * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN 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 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN 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 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry ) SECN W 21–17 30,301 November 21 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN L 0–25 32,482 November 28 4:00 p.m. at Tennessee SECN L 28–53 100,098 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [ 2]
1
2
3
4
Total
Western Kentucky
0
0
7
7
14
Vanderbilt
3
0
0
9
12
1
2
3
4
Total
#10 Georgia
7
7
10
7
31
Vanderbilt
0
6
0
8
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Austin Peay
0
7
0
0
7
Vanderbilt
3
16
21
7
47
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
3
0
10
3
16
#3 Ole Miss
7
7
6
7
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
3
0
0
14
17
MTSU
3
3
0
7
13
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
0
7
3
0
10
South Carolina
6
0
10
3
19
1
2
3
4
Total
Missouri
0
3
0
0
3
Vanderbilt
0
7
0
3
10
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
0
0
0
0
0
#18 Houston
7
13
14
0
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
0
7
0
0
7
Florida
6
0
0
3
9
1
2
3
4
Total
Kentucky
3
7
7
0
17
Vanderbilt
7
14
0
0
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Texas A&M
6
10
6
3
25
Vanderbilt
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
7
7
0
14
28
Tennessee
17
10
16
10
53
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