2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football
2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Derek Mason (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gerry Gdowski (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jason Tarver (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Derek Mason.

2019 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 4 Georgia x	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 6 Florida	6	–	2	11	–	2
Tennessee *	5	–	3	8	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	8	–	5
Missouri *	3	–	5	6	–	6
South Carolina	3	–	5	4	–	8
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	3	–	9
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 14 Auburn	5	–	3	9	–	4
Texas A&M	4	–	4	8	–	5
Mississippi State	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ole Miss	2	–	6	4	–	8
Arkansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Missouri was ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anfernee Orji S	Rockwall, TX	Rockwall	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 3, 2018
Anfernee Orji S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dontye Carriere-Williams CB	Miami, FL	Independence C.C.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 18, 2018
Dontye Carriere-Williams CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Daevion Davis DT	Madison, AL	James Clemens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Jun 27, 2018
Daevion Davis DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Devin Boddie ATH	Memphis, TN	Whitehaven	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 27, 2018
Devin Boddie ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jayden Harrison WR	Nashville, TN	Pearl Cohn	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jun 30, 2018
Jayden Harrison WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keyon Brooks RB	Acworth, GA	Kennesaw Mountain	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Keyon Brooks RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brayden Bapst OT	Washington, DC	St. John's College HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Nov 6, 2018
Brayden Bapst OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Christian James DE	Memphis, TN	Christian Brothers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jun 18, 2018
Christian James DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Harris S	Attalla, AL	Etowah	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 24, 2018
Justin Harris S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joel DeCoursey TE	Zionsville, IN	Zionsville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 28, 2018
Joel DeCoursey TE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jamil Muhammad ATH	Madison, AL	James Clemens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jun 21, 2018
Jamil Muhammad ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Donald Fitzgerald OT	Nashville, TN	Hillsboro	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Dec 10, 2018
Donald Fitzgerald OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaylen Mahoney CB	Rock Hill, SC	South Pointe	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 3, 2018
Jaylen Mahoney CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Julian Hernandez OG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	294 lb (133 kg)	Sep 5, 2018
Julian Hernandez OG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
JR Tran-Reno ATH	Birmingham, AL	Briarwood Christian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 26, 2018
JR Tran-Reno ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Ball TE	Washington, DC	Gonzaga	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 23, 2018
Justin Ball TE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gabriel Jeudy CB	Charlotte, NC	Ardrey Kell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Sep 9, 2018
Gabriel Jeudy CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Maddox DT	North Augusta, SC	Pima C.C.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 15, 2018
Brandon Maddox DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nate Clifton OT	Brentwood, TN	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Dec 17, 2018
Nate Clifton OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jared Wheatley P	Indian Trail, NC	Porter Ridge	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 4, 2018
Jared Wheatley P	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Vanderbilt was projected to finish in last in the East Division.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
1	Georgia	1789 (233)
2	Florida	1499 (21)
3	Missouri	1149 (3)
4	South Carolina	883 (1)
5	Tennessee	804 (1)
6	Kentucky	798 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	358

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Commodores had three players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Offense

2nd team

Ke'Shawn Vaughn – RB

Kalija Lipscomb – WR

Jared Pinkney – TE

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	No. 3 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry / SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 6–30	40,350
September 7	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 24–42	50,506
September 21	11:00 a.m.	No. 4 LSU	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 38–66	32,048
September 28	11:00 a.m.	Northern Illinois*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 24–18	24,519
October 5	6:30 p.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	SECN	L 6–31	47,601
October 12	3:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 10–34	20,048
October 19	3:00 p.m.	No. 22 Missouri	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 21–14	23,900
November 2	6:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 7–24	71,945
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at No. 10 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 0–56	86,201
November 16	2:30 p.m.	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	L 14–38	23,288
November 23	2:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN Alt.	W 38–0	19,863
November 30	3:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	L 10–28	87,367
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. #3 Georgia

Week 1: #3 Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Georgia	14	7	3	6	30
Vanderbilt	0	6	0	0	6

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: August 31, 2019
Game time: 7:30 pm
Game attendance: 40,350
TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic
Recap, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

UGA – Demetris Robinson 3-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 11:01. #3 Georgia 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:59.
UGA – James Cook 18-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 0:56. #3 Georgia 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:34.

Second quarter

UGA – Brian Herrien 1-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 8:01. #3 Georgia 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:03.
VAN – Ryley Guay 26-yard field goal, 2:25. #3 Georgia 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:36.
VAN – Ryley Guay 46-yard field goal, 0:04. #3 Georgia 21–6. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 50-yard field goal, 7:48. #3 Georgia 24–6. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 5:23.

Fourth quarter

UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 37-yard field goal, 7:20. #3 Georgia 27–6. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:21.
UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 31-yard field goal, 2:13. #3 Georgia 30–6. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:23.

Top passers

UGA – Jake Fromm – 15/23, 156 yards, TD
VAN – Riley Neal – 14/25, 85 yards

Top rushers

UGA – D'Andre Swift – 16 rushes, 147 yards
VAN – Ke'Shawn Vaughn – 15 rushes, 74 yards

Top receivers

UGA – Lawrence Cager – 2 receptions, 41 yards
VAN – Ke'Shawn Vaughn – 3 receptions, 24 yards

At Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	3	0	14	24
Boilermakers	7	7	14	14	42

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Tigers	28	10	21	7	66
Commodores	7	10	14	7	38

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	10	8	18
Commodores	14	0	7	3	24

At Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	6	0	0	6
Rebels	10	0	14	7	31

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	17	0	10	34
Commodores	7	3	0	0	10

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Tigers	0	7	7	0	14
Commodores	0	14	0	7	21

At South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	0	0	0	7
Gamecocks	0	14	0	10	24

At Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Gators	0	14	28	14	56

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	21	14	0	38
Commodores	14	0	0	0	14

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	7	7	17	7	38

At Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	3	0	0	7	10
Volunteers	7	14	0	7	28

^[3]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	76	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

^ "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.
^ "Vanderbilt, SEC announce 2019 football schedule". Vanderbilt Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ Megargee, Steve (November 30, 2019). "Gray's big day helps Tennessee trounce Vandy 28-10". AP News. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[1] "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.

[2] "Vanderbilt, SEC announce 2019 football schedule". Vanderbilt Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[y013-3] Megargee, Steve (November 30, 2019). "Gray's big day helps Tennessee trounce Vandy 28-10". AP News. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

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2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Derek Mason (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerry Gdowski (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jason Tarver (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2018 2020 →