1992 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1992 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his second season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 2–6 in the SEC).

1992 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Gerry DiNardo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Frease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Georgia x	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$	8	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
No. 16 Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 23 Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Auburn	2	–	5	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at No. 9 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	L 8–25	70,123	[1]
September 12	Duke*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 42–37	40,031	[2]
September 19	No. 25 Ole Miss	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 31–9	41,000	[3]
October 3	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 7–31	58,229	[4]
October 10	Wake Forest*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 6–40	33,860	[5]
October 17	at No. 10 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 20–30	83,067	[6]
October 24	South Carolina	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 17–21	40,900	[7]
November 7	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		W 20–7	45,350	[8]
November 14	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 27–7	21,954	[9]
November 21	No. 9 Florida	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 21–41	32,279	[10]
November 28	No. 18 Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 25–29	41,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Vandy's hopes fumbled". The Tennessean. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Vanderbilt defeats Duke in seesaw battle". Greensboro News & Record. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Vandy sacks Ole Miss 31–9". Enterprise-Journal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn scores win with show of force". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wake Forest rolls easily over stumbling Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia survives Vanderbilt scare; takes 1st in East". The Greenville News. October 18, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "USC's fortunes reverse". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Commodores clamp down". The Tennessean. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Navy loses first game of its 'second' season". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gators lock up SEC East". Tallahassee Democrat. November 22, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Vols outlast Vanderbilt in Majors finale 29–25". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1992 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.