COMMODORE HISTORY
YEARLY RESULTS
The 2008 Commodores won the program's first postseason game in 53 years at the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl 2002 (2-10/0-8 6th) Coach: Bobby Johnson Capts.: Jamie Byrum, Rushen Jones, Dan Stricker 8/31 Georgia Tech L 3-45 9/7 Furman* W 49-18 9/14 Auburn L 6-31 9/21 Mississippi L 38-45 9/28 So. Carolina* L 14-20 9/12 MTSU* L 20-21 10/19 Georgia (#5) L 17-28 10/26 Connecticut* W 28-24 11/2 Alabama* (#12) L 8-30 11/9 Florida* (#23) L 17-21 11/16 Kentucky L 21-41 11/23 Tennessee* L 0-24 2003 (2-10/1-7 T-5th) Coach: Bobby Johnson Captains: Jay Cutler, Justin Geisinger Jovan Haye 8/30 Mississippi* L 21-24 9/6 Chattanooga* W 51-6 9/13 Auburn* L 7-45 9/20 TCU (#20) L 14-30 9/27 Georgia Tech* (OT) L 17-24 10/4 Mississippi State L 21-30 10/11 Navy* L 27-37 10/18 Georgia* (#4) L 8-27 10/25 So. Carolina L 24-35 11/8 Florida L 17-35 11/15 Kentucky* W 28-17 11/22 Tennessee L 0-48
Oct. 15, 1994
2004 (2-9/1-7 T-5th) Coach: Bobby Johnson Captains: Jay Cutler, Jovan Haye, Chris Young, Justin Geisinger So. Carolina* L 6-31 Mississippi (OT) L 23-26 Navy L 26-29 Mississippi State* W 31-13 Rutgers* L 34-37 Georgia (#12) L 3-33 Eastern Kentucky* W 19-7 LSU (#19) L 7-24 Florida* L 17-34 Kentucky L 13-14 Tennessee* (#15) L 33-38
2006 (4-8/1-7 6th) Coach: Bobby Johnson Captains: Jonathan Goff, Brian Stamper 9/2 Michigan (#14) L 7-27 9/9 Alabama L 10-13 9/16 Arkansas* L 19-21 9/23 Tennessee State* W 38-9 9/30 Temple* W 43-14 10/7 Mississippi L 10-17 10/14 Georgia (#16) W 24-22 10/21 So. Carolina* L 13-31 10/28 Duke W 45-28 11/4 Florida* (#7) L 19-25 11/11 Kentucky L 26-38 11/18 Tennessee* (#9) L 10-39
2005 (5-6/3-5 4th) (Season dedicated to the late Kwane Doster) Coach: Bobby Johnson Captains: Jay Cutler, Moses Osemwegie 9/1 Wake Forest W 24-20 9/10 Arkansas W 28-24 9/17 Mississippi* W 31-23 9/24 Richmond* W 37-13 10/1 MTSU* L 15-17 10/8 LSU* (#11) L 6-34 10/15 Georgia* (#5) L 17-34 10/22 So. Carolina L 28-35 11/5 Florida (#13) (2OT) L 42-49 11/12 Kentucky* L 43-48 11/19 Tennessee W 28-24
2007 (5-7/2-6 6th) Coach: Bobby Johnson Captains: Jonathan Goff, Theo Horrocks, Chris Williams 9/1 Richmond* W 41-17 9/8 Alabama* L 10-24 9/15 Mississippi* W 31-17 9/29 Eastern Michigan* W 30-7 10/6 Auburn L 7-35 10/13 Georgia* L 17-20 10/20 South Carolina (#6) W 17-6 10/27 Miami (Ohio)* W 24-13 11/3 Florida (#18) L 22-49 11/10 Kentucky* (#25) L 20-27 11/17 Tennessee (#19) L 24-25 11/24 Wake Forest* L 17-31
9/4 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20
Jermaine Johnson and Ronnie Gordon rush for 177 and 126 yards, respectively, in 43-30 win at Georgia.
Sept. 14, 1996 Bill Marinangel takes off on fake punt to go 81 yards for a touchdown vs. Alabama. The play is the longest run in team history.
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Nov. 11, 1995
Steve Yenner kicks field goals of 55 and 52 yards in victory over Louisiana Tech.
Duncan to the Defense Linebacker Jamie Duncan wins SEC Defensive Player of the Year award in 1997.
Cutler in 2005
Kwane Doster amasses 344 total yards, including 243 yards in kickoff returns, at Ole Miss.
Oct. 28, 2006
Sophomore quarterback Chris Nickson rushes for 150 yards and throws for 250 more in 42-28 win over Duke.
2009 (2-10/0-8 6th) Coach: Bobby Johnson Captains: Patrick Benoist, Ryan Hamilton, Bradley Vierling 9/5 Western Carolina* W 45-0 9/12 LSU (#11) L 9-23 9/19 Miss. State* L 3-15 9/26 Rice W 36-17 10/3 Mississippi* (#21) L 7-23 10/10 Army L (OT) 13-16 10/17 Georgia* L 10-34 10/24 So. Carolina (#24) L 10-14 10/31 Georgia Tech* (#12) L 31-56 11/7 Florida (#1) L 3-27 11/14 Kentucky* L 13-24 11/21 Tennessee L 16-31
Nov. 12, 2005
In his last four games, senior Jay Cutler averaged 352 passing yards, threw for 13 scores and guided the Commodores to a 28-24 win over Tennessee. At season's end, Cutler was voted the SEC's unanimous Offensive Player of the Year.
Sept. 21, 2002
2008 (7-6/4-4 T-3rd) Coach: Bobby Johnson Captains: Reshard Langford, George Smith, Bradley Vierling 8/28 Miami (Ohio) W 34-13 9/4 So. Carolina* (#24) W 24-17 9/13 Rice* W 38-21 9/20 Mississippi W 23-17 10/4 (#19) Auburn* (#13) W 14-13 10/11 (#13) Miss. State L 14-17 10/18 (#22) Georgia (#10) L 14-24 10/25 Duke* L 7-10 11/8 Florida* (#5) L 14-42 11/15 Kentucky W 31-24 11/22 Tennessee* L 10-20 11/29 Wake Forest L 10-23 12/31 ^ Boston College (#24) W 16-14 ^ Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, Nashville
Freshman Earl Bennett ties 28-year-old SEC record with five TD catches vs. Kentucky.
Dec. 31, 2008
Three field goals by Bryant Hahnfeldt seal Vanderbilt 16-14 win in Music City Bowl.
Nov. 15, 2008
D.J. Moore becomes first player of modern era to catch two TD passes and notch two interceptions in same game, aiding to team's 31-24 win at Kentucky.
2010 Vanderbilt football fact book