2011 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2011 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Liberty Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Cincinnati
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Donovan (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBob Shoop (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captain
5
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 19 Georgia x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 9 South Carolina   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Florida   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Western Division
No. 2 LSU x$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 1 Alabama  %#   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 5 Arkansas   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Auburn   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Ole Miss*   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their seven home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922.[1] The team's head coach was James Franklin, who was in his first year at Vanderbilt. Hired at Vanderbilt on December 17, 2010, he was previously the offensive coordinator and "head coach in waiting" at the University of Maryland.[2] Vanderbilt has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in the conference's Eastern Division since its formation for the 1992 season. Vanderbilt completed the 2011 regular season with an overall record of 6–6 and a mark of 2–6 in conference play, finishing in a tie with Kentucky for fourth place in the SEC East. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they were defeated by Cincinnati 24–31 to finish the season 6–7. 2011. The seniors of the 2011 Vanderbilt football team became the first class in program history to qualify for two bowl games while at the school. Vanderbilt had only been to bowls in 1955 VS Auburn, 1974 VS Texas Tech, 1982 VS Air Force, and 2008 VS Boston College.

  1. ^ http://vucommodores.cstv.com/facilities/vand-stadium.html Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Vanderbilt Stadium
  2. ^ http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/franklin_james01.html Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine James Franklin Maryland Bio