1980 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1980 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre 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).

1980 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	George MacIntyre (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Red Parker (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron McCrone (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 19 Mississippi State	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Alabama	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Auburn	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–31	27,150	[1]
September 20	Mississippi State	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 14–24	29,300	[2]
September 27	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–41	60,210	[3]
October 11	Tulane*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 21–43	35,960	[4]
October 18	at No. 6 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 0–41	59,300	[5]
October 25	Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–27	27,800	[6]
November 1	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 14–10	18,422	[7]
November 8	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 10–31	54,522	[8]
November 15	Miami (FL)*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 17–24	12,830	[9]
November 22	Chattanooga*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 31–29	22,700	[10]
November 29	Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 13–51	31,100	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1980 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Van Heflin Jr QB 10 Whit Taylor So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 6 Jim Arnold So	Head coach George MacIntyre Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt