| 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
Peach Bowl, T 6-6 vs. Texas Tech | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1974 record | 7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Steve Sloan |
| Home stadium | Vanderbilt Stadium |
Seasons | |
The 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1974 college football season. The Commodores scored 313 points while allowing 199 points.[1] Led by head coach Steve Sloan, the Commodores had their best record since 1955 and appeared in the school's second bowl game. Vanderbilt did not return to a bowl game until 1982.
| 1974 SEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5/2 Alabama † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8/6 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17/17 Mississippi State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15/12 Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20/15 Tennessee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season[]
Vanderbilt defeated Florida, Ole Miss, Tulane, Louisville, Army, Chattanooga, and the Virginia Military Institute.[2] Vanderbilt lost to Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama. Vanderbilt's final two games ended in ties: the regular season finale against rival Tennessee and the 1974 Peach Bowl against Texas Tech.[3] Vanderbilt's final record was 7–3–2 (2–3–1 in the SEC).[4] After the season, head coach Steve Sloan left Vanderbilt to become head coach at Texas Tech, the team Vanderbilt had faced in the Peach Bowl to close the season.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | |||
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| September 14, 1974* | Chattanooga | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 28–6 | |||||
| September 21, 1974* | VMI | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 45–7 | |||||
| September 28, 1974 | at #4 Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 10–23 | |||||
| October 12, 1974 | #8 Florida | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 24–10 | |||||
| October 19, 1974 | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 13–20 | |||||
| October 26, 1974 | Ole Miss | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 24–14 | |||||
| November 2, 1974* | Army | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 38–14 | |||||
| November 9, 1974 | at Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • | L 12–38 | |||||
| November 16, 1974* | Tulane | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 30–22 | |||||
| November 23, 1974* | at Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 44–0 | |||||
| November 30, 1974 | at Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | T 21–21 | |||||
| December 28, 1974* | vs. Texas Tech | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | ABC | T 6–6 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central. | ||||||||
Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Mark Ilgenfritz | Defensive end | 5 | 118 | Cleveland Browns |
| Doug Nettles | Defensive end | 5 | 129 | Baltimore Colts |
References[]
- ↑ "1974 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1253993461190539. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "1974 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1253993461190539. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "1974 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1253993461190539. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "1974 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1253993461190539. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "1974 Vanderbilt game by game results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1253993461190539. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results
- ↑ "1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1253993455388067. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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