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2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 38–24 vs. NC State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 23
2012 record 9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach James Franklin (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator John Donovan (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop (2nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Captain
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 40,550)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#5т Georgia xy   7 1         12 2  
#9 Florida x%   7 1         11 2  
#8 South Carolina   6 2         11 2  
#23 Vanderbilt   5 3         9 4  
Missouri   2 6         5 7  
Tennessee   1 7         5 7  
Kentucky   0 8         2 10  
Western Division
#1 Alabama x$#   7 1         13 1  
#14 LSU   6 2         10 3  
#5т Texas A&M   6 2         11 2  
Mississippi State   4 4         8 5  
Ole Miss   3 5         7 6  
Arkansas   2 6         4 8  
Auburn   0 8         3 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 South Carolina 7 3 0 7 17
Vanderbilt 0 10 3 0 13
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:01 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 38,393
  • Game weather: 86°, Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), David Pollack and Jesse Palmer (color), Samantha Steele (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 7 3 0 3 13
Northwestern 3 0 3 17 23
  • Location: Evanston, Illinois
  • Game start: 7:03 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 31,644
  • Game weather: 71°, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Matt Laeffler
  • Television network: Big Ten Network
1 2 3 4 Total
Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0
Vanderbilt 10 17 28 3 58
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 11:30 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 35,491
  • Game weather: 72°, Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • Television network: CSS
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 3 0 0 3
#5 Georgia 13 14 21 0 48
  • Location: Athens, Georgia
  • Game start: 7:50 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Game weather: 82°, Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Shelley Smith (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 2 7 0 10 19
Missouri 6 0 3 6 15
  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Game start: 6:08 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 66,250
  • Game weather: 48°, Cloudy
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • Television network: FSN
1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Florida 0 11 7 13 31
Vanderbilt 7 0 0 10 17
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 5:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 40,350
  • Game weather: 76°, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Jessica Mendoza (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 0 10 0 3 13
Vanderbilt 7 3 7 0 17
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 11:21 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 40,350
  • Game weather: 59°, Cloudy
  • Referee: Matt Moore
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
Massachusetts 0 0 0 7 7
Vanderbilt 7 14 28 0 49
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:08 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 32,227
  • Game weather: 52°, Cloudy
  • Referee: Mike Conlin
  • Television network: FSN

The 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. (variously "VU" "Vandy" Vanderbilt "Dores") The Commodores played their six home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. The team's head coach was James Franklin, who is in his second year at Vanderbilt. 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. On November 11, 2012 Vandy became bowl eligible in back to back years for the first time in its 123-year football history. This was the first time since 1935 that Vandy won five SEC games in a year and the first time in 30 years that they won at home against Tennessee. Vanderbilt finished the year with the longest current SEC winning streak. For the first time since 1948, Vanderbilt finished the season with a top 25 ranking.

Vanderbilt vice chancellor of athletics David Williams announced on February 6, 2012 Vanderbilt will be adding new artificial turf and a new JumboTron.

Vice Chancellor Williams confirmed that a large “berm” is to be constructed in the open end of Vanderbilt Stadium as a place for fans to watch games starting fall 2012. The project, in addition to other renovations, began after the Black & Gold scrimmage on April 14, 2012. While several ACC stadiums such as Clemson’s Memorial Stadium and Virginia’s Scott Stadium have hillside seating, Vanderbilt’s idea stemmed from the team’s 2011 visit to Wake Forest’s BB&T Field, which features “Deacon Hill” in one end zone.


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