2007 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2007 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Johnson (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Cain (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bruce Fowler (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	3 Jonathan Goff Chris Williams Theo Horrocks
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium

2007 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 2 Georgia x%		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 13 Florida		5	–	3					9	–	4
South Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	6
Kentucky		3	–	5					8	–	5
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					5	–	7
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#		6	–	2					12	–	2
No. 15 Auburn		5	–	3					9	–	4
Arkansas		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Alabama		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ole Miss		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Bobby Johnson, who served his sixth year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2006, Vanderbilt went 5–7 with a record of 2–6 in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Richmond*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 41–17	32,215
September 8	11:30 a.m.	Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	LFS	L 10–24	39,773
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	PPV	W 31–17	34,180
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 30–7	37,220
October 6	11:30 a.m.	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	LFS	L 7–35	82,657
October 13	5:00 p.m.	No. 24 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 17–20	39,773
October 20	11:30 a.m.	at No. 6 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	W 17–6	79,212
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 24–13	26,450
November 3	11:30 a.m.	at No. 18 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	LFS	L 22–49	90,222
November 10	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	PPV	L 20–27	39,773
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	PPV	L 24–25	105,077
November 24	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 17–31	27,650
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time