1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
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Peach Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Texas Tech
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1974 record | 7–3–2 (2–3–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Steve Sloan (2nd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Rex Dockery (2nd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Parcells (2nd year) |
| Captain | David Lee |
| Home stadium | Vanderbilt Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Mississippi State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15 Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Tennessee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1974 college football season. The Commodores scored 313 points while allowing 199 points.[1] Led by head coach Steve Sloan, the Commodores had their best record since 1955 and appeared in the school's second bowl game. Vanderbilt did not return to a bowl game until 1982.
Season
Vanderbilt defeated Florida, Ole Miss, Tulane, Louisville, Army, Chattanooga, and the Virginia Military Institute.[2] Vanderbilt lost to Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama. Vanderbilt's final two games ended in ties: the regular season finale against rival Tennessee and the 1974 Peach Bowl against Texas Tech.[3] Vanderbilt's final record was 7–3–2 (2–3–1 in the SEC).[4] After the season, head coach Steve Sloan left Vanderbilt to become head coach at Texas Tech, the team Vanderbilt had faced in the Peach Bowl to close the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | ||||
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| September 14, 1974 | Chattanooga* | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 28–6 | ||||||
| September 21, 1974 | VMI* | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 45–7 | ||||||
| September 28, 1974 | at #4 Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 10–23 | ||||||
| October 12, 1974 | #8 Florida | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 24–10 | ||||||
| October 19, 1974 | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 13–20 | ||||||
| October 26, 1974 | Ole Miss | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) | W 24–14 | ||||||
| November 2, 1974 | Army* | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 38–14 | ||||||
| November 9, 1974 | at Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | L 12–38 | ||||||
| November 16, 1974 | Tulane* | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 30–22 | ||||||
| November 23, 1974 | at Louisville* | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 44–0 | ||||||
| November 30, 1974 | at Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) | T 21–21 | ||||||
| December 28, 1974 | vs. Texas Tech* | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | ABC | T 6–6 | |||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central. |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Mark Ilgenfritz | Defensive end | 5 | 118 | Cleveland Browns |
| Doug Nettles | Defensive end | 5 | 129 | Baltimore Colts |
References
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