1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his second season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Fred Pancoast (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Richard Trail (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Emanuel (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	No. 5 Oklahoma*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 3–24	34,694	[1]
September 18	Wake Forest*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 27–24	21,900	[2]
September 25	at No. 13 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 14–42	58,414	[3]
October 2	Tulane*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 13–24	21,000	[4]
October 9	at No. 20 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 20–33	66,835	[5]
October 16	at No. 11 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 0–45	59,100	[6]
October 23	Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 3–20	23,000	[7]
November 6	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–14	57,269	[8]
November 13	Air Force*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 34–10	21,900	[9]
November 20	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–33	11,265	[10]
November 27	Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 10–13	34,694	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Steve Curnutte	Defensive end	16	471	New York Giants

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