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2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	Vanderbilt Commodores
image	Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
division	Eastern Division
record	7–6
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Bobby Johnson
hc_year	7th
off_coach	Ted Cain
oc_year	7th
def_coach	Bruce Fowler
dc_year	7th
off_scheme	Multiple
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
champion	Music City Bowl champion
bowl	[Music City Bowl](2008-music-city-bowl)
bowl_result	W 16–14 vs. [Boston College](2008-boston-college-eagles-football-team)
captain	Reshard Langford
captain2	Bradley Vierling
captain3	George Smith

The 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2008–09 college football season. The team's head coach was Bobby Johnson, who served his seventh season in the position. The Commodores played their six home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

This was Vanderbilt's first 5–0 start since 1943 and first bowl appearance since 1982, ending a streak of 25 straight losing seasons.

Schedule

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Season summary

Following a 4–0 start to the season, the Vanderbilt Commodores were ranked for the first time on the AP Poll since 1984. Following the victory over Auburn, the Commodores were 5–0 for the first time since 1943. After the good start, the Commodores would lose their next four games before a 31-24 victory over Kentucky that declared them bowl eligible for the first time since 1982. Vandy would then lose their final two games of the regular season. They ended the season by going to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Boston College by a score of 16-14, ending a 53-year bowl victory drought.

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

South Carolina

Rice

Ole Miss

Auburn

ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from Vanderbilt's campus prior to the Auburn game.

Mississippi State

Georgia

Duke

Florida

Kentucky

Tennessee

Wake Forest

Boston College

Main article: 2008 Music City Bowl

Coaching staff

Bobby Johnson – Head coach
Ted Cain – Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach
Bruce Fowler – Defensive coordinator
Robbie Caldwell – Assistant head coach/offensive line coach
Rick Logo – Defensive line coach
Warren Belin – Linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator
Jamie Bryant – Defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator
Charlie Fisher – Co-passing game coordinator & wide receivers
Jacob DeLucia – Co-passing game coordinator & quarterbacks
Desmond Kitchings – Running backs coach
Michael Hazel – Assistant director of football operations
Joey Orck – Offensive quality control
Andy Frank – Defensive quality control
Norval McKenzie – Offensive graduate assistant
Mark Moehring – Defensive graduate assistant
Tom Bossung – Head athletic trainer
Brian Reese – Associate director of student athletics
John Sisk – Director of speed, strength and conditioning
Luke Wyatt – Head equipment manager
Gary Veach – Assistant equipment manager

References

(2008-10-04). "Auburn's offense looks to get on track against upstart Vandy". ESPN.
(2008-10-05). "Vandy is officially dandy: Commodores upset Auburn; Alabama holds off Kentucky". Associated Press.

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