1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his third year. Vanderbilt had its second year with only two win both being non-conference games (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Fred Pancoast (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at No. 1 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 23–25	71,184
September 17	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 3–0	24,250
September 24	No. 10 Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 12–24	34,694
October 1	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 7–36	21,483	^[1]
October 8	No. 18 LSU	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 15–28
October 15	Georgia	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 13–24	25,700
October 22	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 14–26	32,300
November 5	No. 7 Kentucky	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–28
November 12	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 28–34
November 19	Cincinnati*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 13–9
November 26	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–42	83,146	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Tulane beats Vandy, ends streak". The Tennessean. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Vols elude SEC cellar, maul Vanderbilt, 42–7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1977 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.