1982 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
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Hall of Fame Classic, L 28–36 vs. Air Force
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1982 record | 8–4 (4–2 SEC) |
| Head coach | George MacIntyre (4th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Watson Brown (2nd year) |
| Home stadium | Vanderbilt Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Georgia $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1982 college football season. The team was led by head coach George MacIntyre, led Vanderbilt to a bowl game for the first time since 1974. The Vanderbilt squad finished the season with a record of 8–4. 1982 was Vanderbilt’s first winning season since 1975 and would prove to be the last for 25 more years.
Vanderbilt was coming off of another losing season for the sixth straight year, compiling an overall record of 13–53 and only one SEC win and thirty-five losses. From 1976 to 1981 Vanderbilt lost 33 consecutive SEC games before defeating Ole Miss in 1981.
1982 Vanderbilt was a veteran team with 19 seniors and 26 juniors, led by Whit Taylor at QB and All-American’s TE Allama Matthews (1982), punter Jim Arnold (1982), Corner Back Leonard Coleman (1983), flanker/TE Chuck Scott (1983), and kicker Ricky Anderson (1984).
This good season Vanderbilt had would prove to be an odd year. The next 25 years Vanderbilt would not have a winning record. A few years they came within a game of being five hundred but never equaling the feat. From 1983 to 2007 Vanderbilt had a horrible record of 78 wins 200 losses and 1 tie.
Vanderbilt started the game slow but scored 17 points in the second quarter and ending the game with 24 unanswered points before Memphis scored their final points. Whit Taylor key receiver was TE Allama Matthews for three touchdowns. Fullback Ernie Goolsby ran 21 times for 134 yards (This would be the only time in the 1982 season a Commodore player ran for over 100 yards.) Vandy only totaled 178 yards for the game. However, it was enough to win the game. Cornerback Leonard Coleman picked two interceptions, including a pick in the end zone in the third quarter to save a touchdown.
Vanderbilt came into Chapel Hill facing the #11 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Vanderbilt took a 10–3 lead into the second quarter before the Tar Heels tied it back up before half time. The Tar Heels defense was too much for Vandy and did not allow any more points from Vanderbilt. The Tar Heels scored 24 second-half points to Vandy’s 0.
For the second game in as many weeks, Vandy played a ranked team in #4 Alabama. Vanderbilt scored first with a two-yard run from Whit Taylor. But Alabama would go on to score 24 unanswered points. But the Kurt Page to Allama Matthews combination would make it a close game, scoring 14 points in the third quarter. Vandy had one last gasp in the game, driving close to field goal range, but an intentional grounding penalty put Vandy out of range to score.
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