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2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
2010 record 2–10 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach Robbie Caldwell (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Jimmy Kiser (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Jamie Bryant (2nd year)
Captain
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 39,773)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#22 South Carolina x   5 3         9 5  
Florida   4 4         8 5  
Georgia   3 5         6 7  
Tennessee   3 5         6 7  
Kentucky   2 6         6 7  
Vanderbilt   1 7         2 10  
Western Division
#1 Auburn x$#   8 0         14 0  
#12 Arkansas  %   6 2         10 3  
#8 LSU   6 2         11 2  
#10 Alabama   5 3         10 3  
#15 Mississippi State   4 4         9 4  
Ole Miss   1 7         4 8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Northwestern 10 0 7 6 23
Vanderbilt 0 9 6 6 21
  • Location: Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 6:35 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 37,210
  • Game weather: 78, Sunny
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • Television network: CSS
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 LSU 0 10 0 17 27
Vanderbilt 0 0 3 0 3
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 36,940
  • Game weather: 78, Cloudy
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Herm Edwards (color)
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 14 7 7 28
Ole Miss 0 7 7 0 14
  • Location: Oxford, MS
  • Game start: 11:21 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 51,667
  • Game weather: 81, Clear
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 21 0 0 21
Connecticut 7 14 10 9 40
  • Location: East Hartford, CT
  • Game start: 12:08 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 40,000
  • Game weather: 60, Sunny
  • Referee: Steve Shaw
  • Television network: Big East Network
1 2 3 4 Total
Eastern Michigan 3 0 3 0 6
Vanderbilt 7 24 14 7 52
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 33,107
  • Game weather: 85, Fair
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Herm Edwards (color)
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 12 10 21 0 43
  • Location: Athens, GA
  • Game start: 12:21 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 South Carolina 0 7 7 7 21
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 7
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 33,425
  • Television network: SECRN
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 14 0 0 0 14
#19 Arkansas 6 26 3 14 49

The 2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2010 college football season. The team's head coach was Robbie Caldwell, who had been serving as interim head coach following the unexpected retirement of previous head coach Bobby Johnson in July 2010. Vanderbilt has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Eastern Division since its formation in 1992. 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. The Commodores finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in SEC play. Caldwell resigned at the end of the season.

Northwestern jumped out to a 10–0 lead in the first half led by first year starting QB Dan Persa. Vanderbilt scored its first TD late in the first half on a TD run by Warren Norman, but the extra point was missed. Vanderbilt scored a field goal as time expired in the first half to make the score 10–9. Persa threw for another TD in the 3rd quarter to extend the lead to 17–9. Vanderbilt rallied late in the 3rd quarter on a 36-yard pass from Larry Smith to TE Brandon Barden, but Vanderbilt could not convert the two-point conversion that would have tied the game, making the score 17–15 at the end of the third quarter. Persa added a third TD pass in the 4th quarter, but the extra point was not converted due to a mishandled snap, keeping the margin to one possession. Vanderbilt later blocked a Northwestern field goal attempt and scored late in the 4th quarter, but was unable to convert again on the two point play to tie the game at 23–23. Vanderbilt nearly got a final possession in the game, after appearing to stop Persa short of a first down on 3rd and 6 with under two minutes remaining, but Vanderbilt was flagged for an illegal hit, allowing Northwestern to run out the clock.

After an uneventful first quarter in which neither offense could put a drive together, LSU scored early in the second quarter off of a 30-yard run by Russell Shepard. LSU added a field goal as time expired in the first half to increase the lead to 10–0. Vanderbilt scored a field goal on their first possession of the second half and then got the ball back off of an interception thrown by Jordan Jefferson. Vanderbilt, however, failed to produce on offense for the remainder of the game, with all further drives resulting in punts. LSU added a field goal and two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to end the game with the score 27–3. Vanderbilt struggled on offense throughout the game, producing just 4.4 yards per pass and 2 yards per rush against a solid LSU defense.


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