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American college football season
The 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 16 at No. 2 Arkansas * L 17–4855,718
September 23 Furman * W 17–1025,000 [ 1]
September 30 at No. 7 Alabama L 28–5156,910
October 7 Tulane * Dudley Field Nashville, TN L 3–3827,600 [ 2]
October 14 Auburn Dudley Field Nashville, TN L 7–4930,394
October 21 at No. 18 Georgia L 10–3153,800
October 28 Ole Miss Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) L 10–3525,043
November 4 at Memphis State * L 14–35
November 11 at Kentucky L 2–5357,800 [ 3]
November 18 Air Force * Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 41–27
December 2 Tennessee Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) L 15–4135,263 [ 4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
^ "Vandy prays way past Furman" . The Tennessean . September 24, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Green Wave sinks Vandy" . The Tennessean . October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ D.G. FitzMaurice (November 12, 1978). "UK 53, Vandy 2, and It Wasn't That Close" . Sunday Herald-Leader . pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Volunteers rip Vandy by 41–15" . The Shreveport Times . December 3, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1978 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016 .
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