List of Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons

Year-by-year results

Conference Champions

Bowl Eligible

Year	Conference	Coach	Conference				Overall				Notes
			Win	Loss	Tie	Pct.	Win	Loss	Tie	Pct.
1890	None	Elliott H. Jones					1	0	0	1.00
1891	None	Elliott H. Jones					3	1	0	.750
1892	None	Elliott H. Jones					4	4	0	.500
1893	None	W. J. Keller					6	1	0	.857
1894	None	Henry Thornton					7	1	0	.875
1895	SIAA	C. L. Upton					5	3	1	.611
1896	SIAA	R. G. Acton					3	2	2	.571
1897	SIAA	R.G. Acton					6	0	1	.857	SIAA Champion
1898	SIAA	R. G. Acton					1	5	0	.167
1899	SIAA	James L. Crane					7	2	0	.778
1900	SIAA	James L. Crane					4	4	1	.500
1901	SIAA	W. H. Watkins					6	1	1	.750	SIAA Champion
1902	SIAA	W. H. Watkins					8	1	0	.889
1903	SIAA	James H. Henry					6	1	1	.750	SIAA Champion (shared)
1904	SIAA	Dan McGugin					9	0	0	1.000	SIAA Champion
1905	SIAA	Dan McGugin					7	1	0	.875	SIAA Champion
1906	SIAA	Dan McGugin					8	1	0	.889	SIAA Champion
1907	SIAA	Dan McGugin					5	1	1	.786	SIAA Champion
1908	SIAA	Dan McGugin					7	2	1	.750
1909	SIAA	Dan McGugin					7	3	0	.700
1910	SIAA	Dan McGugin					8	0	1	.889	SIAA Champion
1911	SIAA	Dan McGugin					8	1	0	.889	SIAA Champion
1912	SIAA	Dan McGugin					8	1	1	.850	SIAA Champion
1913	SIAA	Dan McGugin					5	3	0	.625
1914	SIAA	Dan McGugin					2	6	0	.250
1915	SIAA	Dan McGugin					9	1	0	.900	SIAA Champion
1916	SIAA	Dan McGugin					7	1	1	.833
1917	SIAA	Dan McGugin					5	3	0	.625
1918	SIAA	Ray Morrison					4	2	0	.667	Dan McGugin did not coach due to service in World War I.
1919	SIAA	Dan McGugin					5	1	2	.750
1920	SIAA	Dan McGugin					5	3	1	.611
1921	SIAA	Dan McGugin					7	0	1	.938
1922	Southern	Dan McGugin					8	0	1	.944	Southern Conference Champion
1923	Southern	Dan McGugin					5	2	1	.688	Southern Conference Champion
1924	Southern	Dan McGugin					6	3	1	.650
1925	Southern	Dan McGugin					6	3	0	.667
1926	Southern	Dan McGugin					8	1	0	.889
1927	Southern	Dan McGugin					8	1	2	.818
1928	Southern	Dan McGugin					8	2	0	.800
1929	Southern	Dan McGugin					7	2	0	.778
1930	Southern	Dan McGugin					8	2	0	.800
1931	Southern	Dan McGugin					5	4	0	.556
1932	Southern	Dan McGugin					6	1	2	.778
1933	Southern	Dan McGugin	2	2	2	.500	4	3	3	.550
1934	SEC	Dan McGugin	4	3	0	.571	6	3	0	.667
1935	SEC	Ray Morrison	5	1	0	.833	7	3	0	.700
1936	SEC	Ray Morrison	1	3	1	.300	3	5	1	.389
1937	SEC	Ray Morrison	4	2	0	.667	7	2	0	.778
1938	SEC	Ray Morrison	4	3	0	.571	6	3	0	.667
1939	SEC	Ray Morrison	1	6	0	.143	2	7	1	.250
1940	SEC	Red Sanders	1	5	1	.214	3	6	1	.350
1941	SEC	Red Sanders	3	2	0	.600	8	2	0	.800
1942	SEC	Red Sanders	2	4	0	.333	6	4	0	.600
1943	SEC	E. H. Alley					5	0	0	1.000	Red Sanders did not coach due to service in World War II.
1944	SEC	Doby Bartling					3	0	1	.875	Red Sanders did not coach due to service in World War II.
1945	SEC	Doby Bartling	2	4	0	.333	3	6	0	.333	Red Sanders did not coach due to service in World War II.
1946	SEC	Red Sanders	3	4	0	.429	5	4	0	.556
1947	SEC	Red Sanders	3	3	0	.500	6	4	0	.600
1948	SEC	Red Sanders	4	2	1	.643	8	2	1	.773	Finished #12 in final AP poll
1949	SEC	Bill Edwards	4	4	0	.500	5	5	0	.500
1950	SEC	Bill Edwards	3	4	0	.429	7	4	0	.636
1951	SEC	Bill Edwards	3	5	0	.375	6	5	0	.545
1952	SEC	Bill Edwards	1	4	1	.250	3	5	2	.400
1953	SEC	Art Guepe	1	5	0	.167	3	7	0	.300
1954	SEC	Art Guepe	1	5	0	.167	2	7	0	.222
1955	SEC	Art Guepe	4	3	0	.571	8	3	0	.727	Defeated Auburn 25–13 in Gator Bowl
1956	SEC	Art Guepe	2	5	0	.286	5	5	0	.500
1957	SEC	Art Guepe	3	3	1	.583	5	3	2	.600
1958	SEC	Art Guepe	2	1	3	.583	5	2	3	.650
1959	SEC	Art Guepe	3	2	2	.571	5	3	2	.600
1960	SEC	Art Guepe	1	6	0	.143	3	7	0	.300
1961	SEC	Art Guepe	1	6	0	.143	2	8	0	.200
1962	SEC	Art Guepe	1	6	0	.143	1	9	0	.100
1963	SEC	Jack Green	0	5	2	.143	1	7	2	.250
1964	SEC	Jack Green	1	4	0	.200	3	6	1	.350
1965	SEC	Jack Green	1	5	0	.167	2	7	1	.200
1966	SEC	Jack Green	0	6	0	.000	1	9	0	.100
1967	SEC	Bill Pace	0	6	0	.000	2	7	1	.250
1968	SEC	Bill Pace	2	3	1	.417	5	4	1	.550
1969	SEC	Bill Pace	2	3	0	.400	4	6	0	.400
1970	SEC	Bill Pace	1	5	0	.167	4	7	0	.364
1971	SEC	Bill Pace	1	5	0	.167	4	6	1	.409
1972	SEC	Bill Pace	1	5	0	.167	3	8	0	.273
1973	SEC	Steve Sloan	1	5	0	.167	5	6	0	.455
1974	SEC	Steve Sloan	2	3	1	.417	7	3	2	.667	Tied Texas Tech 6–6 in Peach Bowl
1975	SEC	Fred Pancoast	2	4	0	.333	7	4	0	.636
1976	SEC	Fred Pancoast	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1977	SEC	Fred Pancoast	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1978	SEC	Fred Pancoast	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1979	SEC	George MacIntyre	0	6	0	.000	1	10	0	.091
1980	SEC	George MacIntyre	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1981	SEC	George MacIntyre	1	5	0	.167	4	7	0	.364
1982	SEC	George MacIntyre	4	2	0	.667	8	4	0	.667	Lost to Air Force 28–36 in Hall of Fame Bowl
1983	SEC	George MacIntyre	0	6	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1984	SEC	George MacIntyre	2	4	0	.333	5	6	0	.455
1985	SEC	George MacIntyre	1	4	1	.250	3	7	1	.318
1986	SEC	Watson Brown	0	6	0	.000	1	10	0	.091
1987	SEC	Watson Brown	1	5	0	.167	4	7	0	.364
1988	SEC	Watson Brown	2	5	0	.286	3	8	0	.273
1989	SEC	Watson Brown	0	7	0	.000	1	10	0	.091
1990	SEC	Watson Brown	1	6	0	.143	1	10	0	.091
1991	SEC	Gerry DiNardo	3	4	0	.429	5	6	0	.455
1992	SEC	Gerry DiNardo	2	6	0	.250	4	7	0	.364
1993	SEC	Gerry DiNardo	2	6	0	.250	5	6	0	.455
1994	SEC	Gerry DiNardo	2	6	0	.250	5	6	0	.455
1995	SEC	Rod Dowhower	1	7	0	.125	2	9	0	.182
1996	SEC	Rod Dowhower	0	8	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
1997	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	0	8	0	.000	3	8	0	.273
1998	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	1	7	0	.125	2	9	0	.182
1999	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	2	6	0	.250	5	6	0	.455
2000	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	1	7	0	.125	3	8	0	.272
2001	SEC	Woody Widenhofer	0	8	0	.000	2	9	0	.182
2002	SEC	Bobby Johnson	0	8	0	.000	2	10	0	.167
2003	SEC	Bobby Johnson	1	7	0	.125	2	10	0	.167
2004	SEC	Bobby Johnson	1	7	0	.125	2	9	0	.182
2005	SEC	Bobby Johnson	3	5	0	.375	5	6	0	.455
2006	SEC	Bobby Johnson	1	7	0	.125	4	8	0	.333
2007	SEC	Bobby Johnson	2	6	0	.250	5	7	0	.417
2008	SEC	Bobby Johnson	4	4	0	.500	7	6	0	.539	Defeated Boston College 16–14 in Music City Bowl
2009	SEC	Bobby Johnson	0	8	0	.000	2	10	0	.167
2010	SEC	Robbie Caldwell	1	7	0	.125	2	10	0	.166
2011	SEC	James Franklin	2	6	0	.286	6	7	0	.462	Lost to Cincinnati 24–31 in Liberty Bowl
2012	SEC	James Franklin	0	1	0	.000	0	1	0	.000
		Totals	124	381	17	.254	564	575	50	.496

Source: 2010 Media Guide

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