1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| team = Vanderbilt Commodores
| sport = football
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| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 0–6
| head_coach = Fred Pancoast
| hc_year = 4th
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| stadium = Dudley Field
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{{1978 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Pancoast in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the SEC. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1978
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
| score = 17–48
| attend = 55,718
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-razorbacks-cove/134287096/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Razorbacks cover Vandy 48–17|date=September 17, 1978|accessdate=October 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 17–10
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89977525/vandy-prays-way-past-furman/|work=The Tennessean|title=Vandy prays way past Furman|date=September 24, 1978|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Bryant–Denny Stadium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| score = 28–51
| attend = 56,910
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-tide-buries-vand/134287159/|work=The Selma Times-Journal|title=Tide buries Vandy|date=October 1, 1978|accessdate=October 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 3–38
| attend = 27,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87371206/green-wave-sinks-vandy/|work=The Tennessean|title=Green Wave sinks Vandy|date=October 8, 1978|accessdate=October 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 7–49
| attend = 30,394
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-cribbs-5-tds-hig/134287253/|work=The Pensacola News-Journal|title=Cribbs' 5 TDs highlight Auburn's 49–7 rout of Vandy|date=October 15, 1978|accessdate=October 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–31
| attend = 53,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-bulldogs-bite-vandy/134287346/|work=The Tennessean|title=Bulldogs bite Vandy|date=October 22, 1978|accessdate=October 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–35
| attend = 25,043
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-perry-and-price-trigger/134287435/|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|title=Perry and Price trigger Ole Miss bomb|date=October 29, 1978|accessdate=October 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Memphis State
| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| score = 14–35
| attend = 22,443
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-tigers-homecoming/134287583/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Tigers' homecoming party is historical event|date=November 5, 1978|accessdate=October 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 2–53
| attend = 57,800
| source = {{cite news|title=UK 53, Vandy 2, and It Wasn't That Close|newspaper=Sunday Herald-Leader|author=D.G. FitzMaurice|date=November 12, 1978|pages=C1, C7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86544593/uk-53-vandy-2-and-it-wasnt-that/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 41–27
| attend = 18,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-vus-mordica-has-a-super/134287761/|work=The Tennessean|title=VU's Mordica has a super day!|date=November 19, 1978|accessdate=October 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| w/l = l
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 15–41
| attend = 35,263
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101450868/volunteers-rip-vandy-by-4115/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Volunteers rip Vandy by 41–15|date=December 3, 1978|accessdate=May 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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