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2001 Vanderbilt Commodores fútbol
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
ConferenciaConferencia sureste
DivisionDivisión Este
Récord de 20012–9 (0–8 SEG)
Entrenador
Coordinador ofensivoSteve Crosby (cuarta temporada)
Coordinador defensivoHerb Paterra (segunda temporada)
Capitán
4
  • Jamie Byrum
  • Antuian Bradford
  • Nate Morrow
  • Dan Stricker
Estadio localEstadio de Vanderbilt
Estaciones
←  2000
2002  →
Clasificación de fútbol de la Conferencia Sureste de 2001
Conf  General
Equipo W L    W L 
División Este
No. 4 Tennessee x 7-1    11-2 
No. 3 Florida  % 6-2    10-2 
No. 13 Carolina del Sur 5-3    9-3 
No. 22 Georgia 5-3    8-4 
Kentucky 1-7    2-9 
Vanderbilt 0-8    2-9 
División occidental
No. 7 LSU xy $ 5-3    10-3 
Castaño x 5-3    7-5 
Ole señorita 4-4    7-4 
Alabama 4-4    7-5 
Arkansas 4-4    7-5 
Estado de Mississippi 2-6    3-8 
Campeonato : LSU 31 , Tennessee 20
  • $ - Representante de BCS como campeón de la conferencia
  • % - Representante general de BCS
  • x - Campeón de división / co-campeones
  • y - Participante del juego de campeonato
Clasificaciones de AP Poll

El equipo de fútbol de Vanderbilt Commodores de 2001 representó a la Universidad de Vanderbilt en la temporada de fútbol de 2001 de la División IA de la NCAA . Liderados por el entrenador en jefe Woody Widenhofer en su quinto año como entrenador en jefe, los Commodores terminaron con un récord de 2-9 en la temporada.

Los mejores jugadores de Vanderbilt [ editar ]

Vanderbilt fue liderado por Greg Zolman, quien lanzó para 2,512 yardas con 14 TD y 9 ​​INT, tuvo un 52.1% de pases 186 completos para 357 intentos 32.5 intentos por juego. Dan Stricker fue el principal objetivo de pases con 65 recepciones y 1,079 yardas 8 TD. Lew Thomas fue el mejor corredor con 675 yardas en 105 intentos para un promedio de 6.43 y 96.4 YPG 5TDs. Rodney Williams fue segundo por tierra con 590 yardas en 131 intentos para un promedio de 4.50 4TDs. [1]

Woody Widenhofer [ editar ]

Widenhofer, entró en su quinta temporada en Vandy, en el asiento caliente de la necesidad de mejorar su récord en Vanderbilt. Se reunió con el canciller de Vanderbilt, Gordon Gee, y el director atlético Todd Turner, en noviembre de 2000. La esencia de esa reunión estaba claramente definida: tenía que haber una mejora notable en todos los aspectos del programa de Vanderbilt si Widenhofer iba a ver un sexto año. El sentimiento general en Nashville fue que Vanderbilt necesita hacer una oferta para una temporada ganadora. Y si los Commodores no llegan a seis victorias, al menos deben acercarse mucho. [2]

Con ese fin, Widenhofer implementó un plan de tres partes durante la temporada baja. Se habló de que podría hacer algunos cambios en su personal. Aunque barajó algunas cosas, no despidió a nadie. Pero Widenhofer había prometido adoptar un enfoque más "práctico en la temporada con su personal y jugadores. La segunda parte del plan de Widenhofer era distribuir las responsabilidades de los equipos especiales a cada miembro del cuerpo técnico. Bill Maskill se encargaba de esas tareas en el la temporada pasada solo.

La tercera parte del plan de Widenhofer era centrarse en desarrollar el liderazgo entre los jugadores. Pensó que su equipo carecía de liderazgo el año anterior. Los Commodores devolvieron siete titulares a cada lado de la pelota. Pero la pérdida de Jared McGrath y Elliott Carson en la ofensiva y de Jamie Winborn y Jimmy R. Williams en la defensiva no podía pasarse por alto. Debían surgir nuevos creadores de juegos. Y, sobre todo, Vanderbilt necesitaba hacer un mejor trabajo al correr el balón y detener la carrera si iba a mejorar el resultado 3-8 de la temporada 2000. Los Commodores fueron últimos en la liga en ofensiva terrestre (96.5 yardas) y empatados en el último lugar en defensa terrestre (178.3 yardas).

Delito [ editar ]

La ofensiva era claramente la fuerza de este equipo y tenía la oportunidad de ser uno de los mejores que Vanderbilt había tenido en algún tiempo. Pero los Commodores necesitaban algunos receptores además del junior Dan Stricker para hacer algunas jugadas. En la temporada 2000, Stricker terminó tercero en la SEC y 18º a nivel nacional con 90.4 yardas recibidas por juego. El mariscal de campo senior Greg Zolman ingresando a su quinto año en el programa y saliendo de su temporada más productiva. Zolman tenía el tipo de estabilidad en el mariscal de campo que Vanderbilt no había tenido a lo largo de los años.

En 2000, Zolman terminó segundo solo detrás de Jared Lorenzen de Kentucky en yardas aéreas por juego. Zolman promedió 221.9 yardas y tuvo 2,441 en la temporada 2000, la mayor cantidad para un mariscal de campo de Vanderbilt desde 1988.

El año anterior, los Commodores eran los últimos en la liga en ofensiva terrestre, con un promedio de solo 3.1 yardas por acarreo. McGrath fue el engranaje principal en el ataque por tierra, y se fue después de pasar al cuarto lugar en la lista de carreras de todos los tiempos de Vandy. [1]

Defensa [ editar ]

La defensa había sido una constante bajo Widenhofer. Es decir, hasta la temporada 2000. Los comodoros cayeron en casi todas las áreas. Fueron undécimos en la liga en defensa total, décimos en defensa anotadora y empatados en el duodécimo lugar en defensa terrestre.

La buena defensa siempre comienza en la línea defensiva, y los Commodores no estaban cargados de ninguna manera en su frente de tres hombres. El mejor liniero defensivo del equipo fue Brett Beard, el guardia de nariz de segundo año de camiseta roja. Tuvo 50 tacleadas, incluidas dos capturas. Con Winborn renunciando a su último año de elegibilidad y siendo elegido en la segunda ronda del draft de la NFL, el junior Mike Adam tendría la oportunidad de ocupar la posición de apoyador interno de Winborn.

Lance Garner de Kempner, Texas fue el heredero aparente del pateador John Markham, quien partió como el máximo anotador de todos los tiempos de los Commodores. Markham, quien anotó 14 de 18 goles de campo en 2000, fue el segundo pateador en el draft de la NFL de abril, yendo a los New York Giants en la quinta ronda de selección 162.

En pocas palabras [ editar ]

Widenhofer no hizo predicciones audaces para el año. Su único comentario a los medios antes del inicio de la práctica de primavera en marzo fue que estaba "cautelosamente optimista sobre la temporada 2001".

Widenhofer aprendió la lección sobre cómo hacer predicciones después de terminar 3-8 la temporada 2000. Debido al hecho de que Vanderbilt ganó solo 2 juegos, Vanderbilt dejó ir a Widenhofer después de la temporada y contrató a Bobby Johnson .

Cuerpo técnico [ editar ]

NombrePosición
Woody WidenhoferEntrenador
Steve CrosbyCoordinador ofensivo / Entrenador de receptores abiertos
Hierba PaterraCoordinador defensivo / entrenador de apoyadores
Dino FolinoEntrenador de espaldas defensivas
Ed LambertAsistente de entrenador en jefe / entrenador de corredores
Bill LaveroniEntrenador de línea ofensiva
Bill MaskillEntrenador de Tight Ends / Coordinador de equipos especiales
Jeff RutledgeQuarterbacks Coach
Ray ZinglerOutside Linbackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Dennis HarrisonDefensive Line Coach

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 28–3739,885
September 811:30 a.m.Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
JPSL 9–1237,318
September 226:00 p.m.Richmond*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–2223,107
September 296:00 p.m.Auburn
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 21–2439,366
October 131:00 p.m.No. 19 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 14–3031,847
October 206:00 p.m.at No. 16 South Carolina
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 14–4683,104
October 2712:00 p.m.at Duke*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–2818,332
November 311:30 a.m.at No. 4 Florida
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
JPSL 13–7185,052
November 101:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 30–5632,422
November 242:30 p.m.at No. 7 Tennessee
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
CBSL 0–38102,519
December 111:30 a.m.at Ole Miss
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
JPSL 27–3839,212
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries[edit]

Middle Tennessee State 37 Vanderbilt 28[edit]

For the first time in 13 games MTSU defeated in-state rival Vanderbilt 37 to 28. This was the first meeting since 1956 the teams are approximately 25 miles apart. MTSU running back Dwone Hicks rushed the ball 37 times for 203 yards and QB Wes Counts was 13 of 36 passes for 308 yards as Middle Tennessee won a season-opening game on the road for the first time since 1994 at Tennessee State. Vanderbilt QB Greg Zolman was 13 of 32 for 300 yards passing. Vanderbilt scored 28 points but was shut out the other three.

Scoring summary

  • MTSU- Hicks 1 run (Kelly kick)
  • MTSU- Hicks 1 run (Kelly kick)
  • Vandy- R Williams 3 run (Folino kick)
  • Vandy- L Thomas 26 run (Folino kick)
  • MTSU- FG Kelly 22
  • Vandy- Stricker 48 pass from Zolman (Folino kick)
  • MTSU- Hicks 1 run (Kelly kick)
  • Vandy- M Garrett 73 pass from Zolman (Folino kick)
  • MTSU- Hicks 2 run (kick failed)
  • MTSU- Counts 9 run (Kelly kick)

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Middle Tenn – Hicks 37-203, Lee 7-48, Wright 2-31, Counts 6-18.
  • Vanderbilt – L Thomas 7-71, R Williams 12-60, Stricker 2-25, Young 2-23, Zolman 3-11, Mathenia 1-1, Purkey 1-minus 14.
  • Passing
  • Middle Tenn – Counts 27-36-0-308
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 13-32-0-300
  • Receiving
  • Middle Tenn – K Newson 9-113, T Calico 6-83, H Johnson 5-48, Youell 4-34, Lee 2-22, Payne 1-8.
  • Vanderbilt – M Garrett 8-219, Stricker 3-70, Hasanoglu 1-9, R Williams 1-2.

Team stats

  • Middle Tenn/ Vanderbilt
  • First downs 37/ 17
  • Rushed-yards 52-300/ 28-177
  • Passing yards 308 /300
  • Sacked-yards lost 2-15/ 0-0
  • Return yards 20 /26
  • Passes 27-36-0/ 13-32-0
  • Punts 3-42.7 /5-43.6
  • Fumbles-lost 2-1/ 2-0
  • Penalties-yards 9-56/ 11-83
  • Time of possession 39:55/ 20:05
1234Total
• MTSU14106737
Vanderbilt0280028
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 12:49 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 39,885
  • Game weather: 88°, Partly cloudy

[3]

Alabama 12 Vanderbilt 9[edit]

This was Dennis Franchione's first win at Alabama as ahead football coach. With 5:01 remaining in the game Neal Thomas' fourth field goal sealed the victory for the Crimson Tide. Earlier in the week, Alabama had received official word from the NCAA detailing rules allegations that include payoffs and academic fraud. Chuck Folino kicked three field goals for the Commodores, who started the season 0–2 and 0–1 SEC West.

This was the 17th consecutive victory for Alabama over Vanderbilt and had an overall record of 55–19–4 over Vanderbilt. Entering the fourth period Alabama had a 3-point lead when Folino tied the game with a 38-yarder and 7:10 to play. Vanderbilt's Greg Zolman was 17 of 34 for 253 yards passing. Lew Thomas had 10 carries for 89 yards rushing. Alabama's Ahmad Galloway rushed the ball 24 times for 144 yards. Alabama's record was 1–1 and 1–0 in the SEC East.[4]

Scoring summary

  • Vanderbilt- FG Folino 20
  • Alabama- FG N Thomas 35
  • Alabama- FG N Thomas 26
  • Vanderbilt- FG Folino 25
  • Alabama- FG N Thomas 31
  • Vanderbilt- FG Folino 38
  • Alabama- FG Thomas 27

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Alabama – Galloway 24-144, Hudson 11-69, T Watts 8-16.
  • Vanderbilt – L Thomas 10-89, R Williams 14-32, Stricker 3-16, Mathenia 1-7, Zolman 6-5, Team 1-minus 6.
  • Passing
  • Alabama – T Watts 10-17-0-128.
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 17-34-0-253, Stricker 0-1-0-0.
  • Receiving
  • Alabama – A Carter 3-30, Luke 2-28, T Jones Jr. 2 – 28, Th Sanders 1-26, F Milons 1-8, Collins 1-8.
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 3-75, Smith 3-73, Mathenia 3-41, R Williams 3-23, Hatcher 2-27, M Garrett 1-9, L Thomas 1-5, Hasanoglu 1-0.

Team statistics

  • Alabama /Vanderbilt
  • First downs 17 /20
  • Rushed-yards 43-229/ 35-143
  • Passing yards 128 /253
  • Sacked-yards lost 1-7 /2-12
  • Return yards 12 /0
  • Passes 10-17-0 /17-35-0
  • Punts 3-28.3 /3-57.0
  • Fumbles-lost 0-0/ 0-0
  • Penalties-yards 4-30 /6-33
  • Time of possession 30:19/ 29:41
1234Total
• Alabama063312
Vanderbilt33039
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Game start: 4:18 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 3,7318
  • Television network: JPS

Richmond 22 – Vanderbilt 28[edit]

Vanderbilt rallied back in the third quarter with two Lew Thomas 1-yard rushing touchdowns. This was Vandy's first victory of the year; it was over a D I-AA Richmond Spiders, who were (0 2) Richmond made it a close game on a Scott Fulton three yard run with 4:14 remaining in the fourth quarter. Richmond had lost to Virginia on September 1, 2001 17 16 both losses were to a Division I-A school.

Richmond took a 10–0 lead in the first quarter, on Gustus' four-yard TD run and Doug Kirchner's 31-yard field goal. Richmond was ahead 16   with 4:06 remaining in the first half. Vandy closed to 16–14 gaining momentum on Greg Zolman's second TD pass a 12 pass to Dan Stricker with 0:39 left remaining in the second quarter. Vanderbilt scored its first points on a 41-yard pass Zoleman to Stricker with 0;04 remaining in the first quarter.

This was the first meeting of the teams Richmond had a record of 0–12 all time against the SEC. Vanderbilt's Greg Zolman completed 20 of 32 passes for 236 yards, Lew Thomas rushed 93 yards on 15 carries. Dan Striker had 6 receptions for 84 yards and 2 TD's. Richmond's Gustus completed 6 passes of 14 for 125 yards and ran for 54 yards on 18 attempts.[5]

Scoring summary

  • Richmond- Gatus 4 run (Kirchner kick)
  • Richmond- FG Kirchner 31
  • Vanderbilt- Stricker 41 pass from Zolman (Stover kick)
  • Richmond- Gatus 1 run (kick failed)
  • Vanderbilt- Stricker 12 pass from Zolman (Stover kick)
  • Vanderbilt- L Thomas 1 run (Zolman run for two-point conversion)
  • Vanderbilt- L Thomas 1 run (two point conversion failed)
  • Richmond- Fulton 3 run (two point conversion failed)

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Richmond – Gustus 18-54, Purnell 8-35, D Wills 6-30, Diggs 5-21, Fulton 6-20, Edwards 4-18, Roane 2-7, Alkebu-lan 1-4, Team 1-minus 20.
  • Vanderbilt – L Thomas 15-93, Zolman 3-9, Hasanoglu 1-9, R Williams 6-5, Hatcher 1-0.
  • Passing
  • Richmond – Gustus 6-14-0-125, D Wills 2-4-0-16.
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 20-32-0-236.
  • Receiving
  • Richmond – Mcnair 3-69, Roane 3-52, Purnell 2-20.
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 6-84, M Garrett 4-46, Hatcher 3-61, Hasanoglu 2-15, Simone 1-10, Mathenia 1-9, C Brancheau 1-7, L Thomas 1-3, E Robinson 1-1.

Team Stats

  • Richmond/ Vanderbilt
  • First downs 17 /16
  • Rushed-yards 51-169/ 26-116
  • Passing yards 141/ 236
  • Sacked-yards lost 0-0/ 0-0
  • Return yards 15 20
  • Passes 8-18-0 /20-32-0
  • Punts 4-34.5/ 5-32.8
  • Fumbles-lost 2-0/ 1-1
  • Penalties-yards 8-66/ 7-44
  • Time of possession 35:47/ 24:13
1234Total
Richmond1060622
• Vanderbilt7714028
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 10:11 a.m
  • Game attendance: 23,107

Auburn 24 Vanderbilt 21[edit]

Vanderbilt and Auburn Tigers had played only 10 time between 1955 and 2001. Auburn won them all the previous three meetings Auburn out scored Vanderbilt 78–17. This was a hard fought game by Vandy as the teams where tied 3 times in the game.

Auburn scored first on Chris Williams 51 yard touchdown run with 2:08 into the game. Vanderbilt scored on a four-yard run by Lew Thomas with 8:43 in the third quarter and Tigers' freshman quarterback Jason Campbell passed to Robert Johnson for a 35-yard touchdown pass 1:11 later. The Commodores tied again on a two-yard run by Thomas in the third before the Tigers' scored again on a one-yard run by Williams with 0:50 left in the third.

The fourth Vanderbilt marched 83-yards and scored on a Dan Stricker four-yard reception from Zolman for Vandy's final point of the game. The Tigers' scored last on a Damon Duval's 49 yard field goal with 2:58 remaining in the game. Vanderbilt made an effort to get into field goal range, however turned the ball over on downs after driving 52 yards.

Scoring summary

  • Auburn – C Williams 51 run (Duval kick)
  • Vanderbilt – L Thomas 4 run (Stover kick)
  • Auburn – Ro Johnson 35 pass from Campbell (Duval kick)
  • Vanderbilt – L Thomas 2 run (Stover kick)
  • Auburn – C Williams 1 run (Duval kick)
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 4 pass from Zolman (Stover kick)
  • Auburn – FG Duval 49

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Auburn – C Williams 6-56, C Moore 11-23, Campbell 9-22, B Johnson 1-7, Team 1-minus 1.
  • Vanderbilt – L Thomas 27-173, R Williams 3-8, Team 1-minus 1, Purkey 1-minus 2, Zolman 5-minus 10.
  • Passing
  • Auburn – Campbell 17-24-0-247.
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 20-42-1-162, Stricker 0-1-0-0.
  • Receiving
  • Auburn – M Willis 4-87, Ro Johnson 4-56, Carter 3-38, C Moore 3-38, Diamond 1-11, D Green 1-10, J Walkins 1-7.
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 6-63, M Garrett 3-16, Hasanoglu 2-26, R Williams 2-13, Simone 2-9, Young 2-5, Smith 1-19, Hatcher 1-8, L Thomas 1-3.

Team stats

  • Auburn / Vanderbilt
  • First downs 13 / 18
  • Rushed-yards 28-107 / 37-168
  • Passing yards 247 /162
  • Sacked-yards lost 2-25 /1-11
  • Return yards 57 / 45
  • Passes 17-24-0 /20-43-1
  • Punts 6-45.5 / 7-37.0
  • Fumbles-lost 4-2 /1-1
  • Penalties-yards 10-89 /5-50
  • Time of possession 26:11/33:49

[6]

1234Total
• Auburn7014324
Vanderbilt0014721
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 9:45 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 39,366

#19 Georgia 30 Vanderbilt 14[edit]

Scoring summary

  • Georgia – M Smith 3 run (Bennett kick)
  • Georgia – M Smith 40 run (Bennett kick)
  • Georgia – Gibson 58 pass from Da Greene (Bennett kick)
  • Vanderbilt – M Garrett 8 pass from Zolman (Folino kick)
  • Georgia – FG Bennett 27
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 1 run (Folino kick)
  • Georgia – Edwards 17 pass from Da Greene (two-point conversion failed)

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Georgia – M Smith 9-69, Haynes 7-25, Gibson 1-22, Sanks 4-21, K Bailey 3-12, Team 1-minus 1, Da Greene 6-minus 9.
  • Vanderbilt – L Thomas 23-75, R Williams 3-28, Stricker 1-15, Mathenia 2-14, Zolman 9-minus 12.
  • Passing
  • Georgia – Da Greene 19-26-0-305.
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 24-50-0-316.
  • Receiving
  • Georgia – Gibson 6-106, Haynes 3-88, Mcmichael 3-44, Edwards 3-35, Mitchell 2-13, Watson 1-10, K Bailey 1-9.
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 8-137, Mathenia 6-78, L Thomas 4-27, M Garrett 2-17, Simone 2-6, Young 1-49, Hasanoglu 1-2.

Team stats

  • Georgia/ Vanderbilt
  • First downs 20/ 23
  • Rushed-yards 31-139/ 38-120
  • Passing yards 305 /316
  • Sacked-yards lost 2-12/ 1-14
  • Return yards 0 /11
  • Passes 19-26-0 /24-50-0
  • Punts 5-45.8 /73-36.3
  • Fumbles-lost 3-3 /2-1
  • Penalties-yards 12-76/ 9-79
  • Time of possession 25:20/ 34:40
1234Total
• Georgia14106030
Vanderbilt077014
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 5:10 p.m
  • Game attendance: 31,847

At# 16 South Carolina 46 Vanderbilt 14[edit]

Vanderbilt was blown-out by South Carolina and the team was weakening. Before the Georgia game all games where close the next 5 SEC team would do the same thing to the down and out Dores. Other than Duke Vandy was at least a 14-point underdog.

Scoring summary

  • South Carolina -TD: BRIAN SCOTT 41 Yard Pass From PHIL PETTY (DANIEL WEAVER Kick), 3:53
  • South Carolina – TD: DEREK WATSON 7 Yard Run (DANIEL WEAVER Kick), 12:48
  • Vanderbilt – TD: GREG ZOLMAN 1 Yard Run (CHUCK FOLINO Kick), 6:36
  • South Carolina – FG: DANIEL WEAVER 42 Yard, 9:55
  • South Carolina – SAFETY: 13:50
  • Vanderbilt – TD: TOM SIMONE 19 Yard Pass From GREG ZOLMAN (CHUCK FOLINO Kick), 1:38
  • South Carolina – TD: ANDREW PINNOCK 15 Yard Run (DANIEL WEAVER Kick), 5:06
  • South Carolina – TD: CHAVEZ DONNINGS 14 Yard Pass From PHIL PETTY (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 9:43
  • South Carolina – TD: COREY JENKINS 5 Yard Run (DANIEL WEAVER Kick), 1:16
  • South Carolina – TD: WILLIS HAM 10 Yard Pass From DONDRIAL PINKINS (DANIEL WEAVER Kick), 7:02
1234Total
Vanderbilt077014
• 16 South Carolina145131446
  • Location: Durham, South Carolina
  • Game start: 3:19 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 83,104

At Duke 28 Vanderbilt 42[edit]

Vanderbilt has its only road win and last win of the year, to a Duke team that was 0–7 before the Vandy game, and finished 0–11.

Scoring summary

  • Duke – Wade 1 run (Garber kick)
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 45 pass from Zolman (Folino kick)
  • Vanderbilt – R Williams 1 run (Folino kick)
  • Duke – Brzezinski 4 pass from Bryant (Garber kick)
  • Vanderbilt – R Williams 2 run (Folino kick)
  • Vanderbilt – M Garrett 54 pass from Zolman (Folino kick)
  • Vanderbilt – Mathenia 13 run (Folino kick)
  • Duke – Bryant 1 run (kick failed)
  • Duke – M Hart 31 pass from Bryant (M Hart reception for two-point conversion)
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 6 run (Folino kick)

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Vanderbilt – R Williams 18-155, L Thomas 8-123, Zolman 10-32, Mathenia 2-16, Stricker 1-9, Hatcher 1-3.
  • Duke – Douglas 29-169, Wade 16-39, Sharpe 1-13, K Moore 2-11, Bryant 8-3, Dargan 1-3.
  • Passing
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 8-18-0-168, Olmstead 1-1-0-7.
  • Duke – Bryant 19-36-4-295, Mcdonald 1-1-0-4.
  • Receiving
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 4-101, Hatcher 2-3, M Garrett 1-54, R Williams 1-10, L Thomas 1-7.
  • Duke – M Hart 4-86, Wade 4-38, Erdeljac 3-52, Sharpe 3-24, Love 2-36, Brzezinski 2-26, K Moore 1-37, Douglas 1-0.

Team stats

  • Vanderbilt /Duke
  • First downs 16 /28
  • Rushed-yards 40-338/ 57-238
  • Passing yards 175 /299
  • Sacked-yards lost 1-4/ 2-20
  • Return yards 87 /8
  • Passes 9-19-0 /20-37-4
  • Punts 4-37.8 /3-39.0
  • Fumbles-lost 4-2 /3-1
  • Penalties-yards 7-86 /7-55
  • Time of possession 23:33/ 36:27
1234Total
• Vanderbilt01421742
Duke7701428
  • Location: Durham, North Carolina
  • Game start: 5:38 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 18,332

At #4 Florida 71 Vanderbilt 13[edit]

"I don't really like these kind of games", Spurrier said. "We got way ahead early and you can tell Vandy had lost their spirit, lost their fight somewhat. Sometimes these kinds of wins could be misleading to your players. So hopefully we don't get too full of ourselves and think we're that many points better than anybody."

Scoring summary

  • Florida – Graham 2 run (Chandler kick)
  • Florida – Graham 5 run (Chandler kick)
  • Florida – Gaffney 7 pass from Grossman (Chandler kick)
  • Florida – FG Chandler 37
  • Florida – T Jacobs 13 pass from Grossman (Chandler kick)
  • Florida – Caldwell 20 pass from Grossman (kick failed)
  • Florida – Davis 25 interception return (Chandler kick)
  • Florida – T Jacobs 2 pass from Berlin (Talcott kick)
  • Florida – Green 5 run (Talcott kick)
  • Florida – Perez 15 pass from Berlin (Talcott kick)
  • Florida – Wells 6 pass from Berlin (kick failed)
  • Vanderbilt – B Walker 27 run (Folino kick)
  • Vanderbilt – B Walker 2 run (kick failed)

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Vanderbilt – N Mckenzie 5-37, R Williams 15-34, B Walker 4-33, Mathenia 2-5, Hatcher 1-1, Webb 1-minus 8, Zolman 7-minus 12, Olmstead 3-minus 27.
  • Florida – Green 11-49, R Carthon 9-39, Graham 9-35, Gillespie 3-14, Grossman 3-12, Perez 1-12, Kight 1-7.
  • Passing
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 8-17-1-80, Olmstead 5-9-1-81, B Walker 2-3-0-48, Team 0-1-0-0.
  • Florida – Grossman 17-29-1-306, Berlin 7-9-0-74, Creveling 1-2-0-23.
  • Receiving
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 5-87, R Williams 4-44, Mathenia 2-24, Smith 1-43, N Mckenzie 1-6, Hasanoglu 1-5, Hatcher 1-0.
  • Florida – T Jacobs 6-105, Caldwell 4-117, Gaffney 4-55, M Jackson 2-37, Perez 2-32, Gillespie 2-15, Haugabrook 1-23, Graham 1-9, Wells 1-6, R Carthon 1-3, Roberts 1-1.

Team stats

  • Vanderbilt /Florida
  • First downs 14 /28
  • Rushed-yards 38-63/ 37-168
  • Passing yards 209 /403
  • Sacked-yards lost 6-44/ 0-0
  • Return yards 8 /94
  • Passes 15-30-2/ 25-40-1
  • Punts 7-26.6 /0-0.0
  • Fumbles-lost 3-3 /3-2
  • Penalties-yards 3-28 /9-59
  • Time of possession 30:35/ 29:25
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Vanderbilt0001313
• Florida241328671
  • Location: Gainesville, Florida
  • Game start: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 85,052

Kentucky 56 Vanderbilt 30[edit]

Jared Lorenzen threw for a season-high 453 yards and a career-high six touchdowns to lead Kentucky to a 56-30 rout over Vanderbilt in a Southeastern Conference matchup.

Dan Stricker caught 12 passes for a career-high 204 yards and two touchdowns for Vanderbilt. Rodney Williams had four catches for a season-high 102 yards and rushed for 85 yards on 18 carries.

Scoring summary

  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 2 pass from Zolman (kick failed)
  • Kentucky – Abney 52 pass from Lorenzen (kick failed)
  • Kentucky – D Smith 43 pass from Lorenzen (Hanson kick)
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 21 pass from Zolman (Folino kick)
  • Kentucky – Cook 21 pass from Lorenzen (Hanson kick)
  • Kentucky – FG Hanson 27
  • Kentucky – Ja White 82 fumble return (Hanson kick)
  • Vanderbilt – R Williams 2 run (Stover kick)
  • Kentucky – D Smith 51 pass from Lorenzen (Hanson kick)
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 1 run (Stover kick)
  • Kentucky – Abney 5 pass from Lorenzen (kick failed)
  • Vanderbilt – FG Stover 23
  • Kentucky – Pinner 1 run (kick failed)
  • Kentucky – Cook 28 pass from Lorenzen (Hanson kick)

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Kentucky – Pinner 9-33, M Johnson 6-33, Lorenzen 5-32, C Scott 8-15, Boyd 1-11, Cook 1-6.
  • Vanderbilt – R Williams 18-76, N Mckenzie 4-24, B Walker 2-15, Mathenia 2-1, Stricker 1-1, Zolman 8-minus 15.
  • Passing
  • Kentucky – Lorenzen 26-37-0-453.
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 29-45-1-441, B Walker 0-2-0-0, Young 1-1-0-minus 1.
  • Receiving
  • Kentucky – Abney 7-113, Cook 5-77, D Smith 4-130, C Scott 3-27, Allen 2-33, C Harp 1-22, Pinner 1-20, Simms 1-15, Kelly 1-11, Boone 1-5.
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 12-204, M Garrett 5-58, R Williams 4-102, Smith 3-38, Hasanoglu 2-12, Hatcher 1-18, E Robinson 1-5, C Brancheau 1-4, Zolman 1-minus 1.

Team stats

  • Kentucky /Vanderbilt
  • First downs 26 /34
  • Rushed-yards 30-130/ 35-102
  • Passing yards 453 /440
  • Sacked-yards lost 1-11/ 4-24
  • Return yards 114 /9
  • Passes 26-37-0 /30-48-1
  • Punts 2-51.0 /3-42.7
  • Fumbles-lost 1-1 /2-2
  • Penalties-yards 14-133/ 6-42
  • Time of possession 27:48/ 32:12
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• Kentucky1317131356
Vanderbilt6717030
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game attendance: 32,422

At #7 Tennessee 38 Vanderbilt 0[edit]

"There is plenty to worry about this week", Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said. "We were able to get through this one and play a lot of people, but we have a lot of people banged up. Right now, our focus and attention is to get ready for Florida."

Scoring summary

  • Tennessee – FG A Walls 37
  • Tennessee – FG A Walls 27
  • Tennessee – Washington 10 pass from Clausen (D Stallworth reception for two-point conversion)
  • Tennessee – D Stallworth 55 punt return (A Walls kick)
  • Tennessee – D Stallworth 80 pass from Clausen (A Walls kick)
  • Tennessee – FG A Walls 42
  • Tennessee – Houston 20 run (Chauvin kick)

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Vanderbilt – R Williams 21-72, N Mckenzie 3-20, B Walker 1-17, Mathenia 1-4, Stricker 1-2, Zolman 9-minus 54.
  • Tennessee – T Stephens 16-65, Houston 5-54, Davis 5-43, Clausen 1-10, Tinsley 2-7, Mathews 3-4, Fleming 2-3, Bartholomew 1-3.
  • Passing
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 17-26-2-144, B Walker 0-1-1-0.
  • Tennessee – Clausen 20-29-0-278, Mathews 1-2-0-7.
  • Receiving
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 6-41, Mathenia 4-40, Hasanoglu 2-18, R Williams 2-11, Young 1-15, Simone 1-14, M Garrett 1-5.
  • Tennessee – Washington 6-60, D Stallworth 4-128, Graham 3-32, T Stephens 3-15, Witten 2-38, Scott 1-7, M Jones 1-4, Parker 1-1

Team stats

  • Vanderbilt /Tennessee
  • First downs 16 /22
  • Rushed-yards 36-61/ 35-189
  • Passing yards 144 /285
  • Sacked-yards lost 5-56/ 0-0
  • Return yards 0 /133
  • Passes 17-27-3 /21-31-0
  • Punts 6-45.7 /1-44.0
  • Fumbles-lost 1-0 /3-2
  • Penalties-yards 8-60 /10-96
  • Time of possession 31:50/ 28:10
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Vanderbilt00000
• Tennessee31810738
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

At Ole Miss 38 Vanderbilt 27[edit]

Ole Miss (7-4, 4-4) trailed, 20-3, midway through the third quarter. But Eli Manning hit four different teammates for scores during a 14:24 span. He completed his third fourth-quarter comeback of the season with a 39-yard TD strike to freshman receiver Jason Armstead, giving the Rebels a 31–27 lead with 3:34 left.

Scoring summary

  • Vanderbilt – M Garrett 26 pass from Zolman (kick failed)
  • Mississippi – FG J Nichols 39
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 50 pass from Zolman (Stover kick)
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 3 run (Stover kick)
  • Mississippi – C Stackhouse 13 pass from Manning (J Nichols kick)
  • Mississippi – Flowers 25 pass from Manning (J Nichols kick)
  • Vanderbilt – Mathenia 28 pass from Zolman (Stover kick)
  • Mississippi – J Armstrong 15 pass from Manning (J Nichols kick)
  • Mississippi – J Armstead 39 pass from Manning (J Nichols kick)
  • Mississippi – Gunn 10 run (J Nichols kick)

Player statistics

  • Rushing
  • Vanderbilt – R Williams 16-96, Stricker 3-15, Zolman 6-9, N Mckenzie 1-minus 1.
  • Mississippi – Gunn 32-157, Williams 3-22, Sanford 2-12, C Stackhouse 2-10, Manning 2-1, Team 1-minus 1.
  • Passing
  • Vanderbilt – Zolman 23-41-2-286.
  • Mississippi – Manning 23-40-3-286.
  • Receiving
  • Vanderbilt – Stricker 11-169, Mathenia 4-49, M Garrett 2-31, R Williams 2-7, Simone 1-21, Hasanoglu 1-4, Smith 1-3, Young 1-2.
  • Mississippi – J Armstead 6-91, Flowers 5-72, J Armstrong 4-64, Ch Collins 3-14, C Stackhouse 2-22, Skrmetta 2-20, Williams 1-3.

Team statistics

  • Vanderbilt /Mississippi
  • First downs 19 /32
  • Rushed-yards 26-119/ 42-201
  • Passing yards 286 /286
  • Sacked-yards lost 1-7/ 0-0
  • Return yards 36 /38
  • Passes 23-41-2 /23-40-3
  • Punts 6-45.2 /4-38.8
  • Fumbles-lost 1-1 /0-0
  • Penalties-yards 7-54 /5-45
  • Time of possession 27:10/ 32:50
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Vanderbilt6014727
• Ole Miss3072838
  • Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  • Game attendance: 39,212
  • Television network: CBS

Roster[edit]

2001 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR1Anthony Jones Jr
RB2Rodney Williams Sr
QB12Greg Zolman Sr
QB17Jay CutlerFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB5Aaron McWherter Jr
LB47Hunter HillenmeyerJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • Woody Widenhofer
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-11-02

Team Stats[edit]

Passing

Rk Player Comp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rate
1Greg Zolman18635752.125127.0149119.1
2Tim Olmstead61060.0888.801113.9
3Benji Walker2633.3488.00167.2
4Dan Stricker020.000.0000.0
5Chris Young11100.0-1-1.00091.6
Bold text Denotes Team leader


Rushing Receiving Scrimmage


RkPlayerAtt YdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTDPlaysYdsAvgTD
1Rodney Williams1315904.541921211.201508025.34
2Lew Thomas1056756.4510808.001157556.65
3Greg Zolman69-8-0.151-1-1.0070-9-0.15
4Dan Stricker15805.3065107916.6880115914.58
5Norval McKenzie13806.20166.0014866.10
6Jason Mathenia11484.412225811.71333069.32
7Benji Walker7659.3200007659.32
8Ronald Hatcher341.301011711.70131219.30
9Tim Olmstead3-27-9.0000003-27-9.00
10Chris Young22311.5057114.2079413.40
11Nezih Hasanoglu199.0013917.00141007.10
12Justin Purkey1-2-2.0000001-2-2.00
13Joe Webb1-8-8.0000001-8-8.00
14M.J. Garrett00002745516.942745516.94
15Brandon Smith0000917619.60917619.60
16Tom Simone00009869.619869.61
17Curtis Brancheau00002115.502115.50
18Everett Robinson0000263.00263.00
Bold text Denotes Team leader

Kick & Punt Returns

RkPlayerK-RetYdsAvgTDP-RetYdsAvgTD
1Ronald Hatcher2959520.50151077.10
2Jason Mathenia1533022.000000
3Curtis Brancheau11515.000000
4Doug Wolford11111.000000
5Tom Simone155.000000
Bold text Denotes team leader

Kicking & Punting

RkPlayerXPMXPAXP%FGMFGAFG%PtsPuntsYdsAvg
1Chuck Folino161888.93650.025000
2Stover101190.91425.013000
3Jimmy Stover101190.91425.013000
4Joe Webb000000057235841.4
Bold text Denotes Team leader

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/vanderbilt/2001.html
  2. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/woody-widenhofer-1.html
  3. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/boxscores/2001/08/30/vva_mmm/
  4. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/boxscores/2001/09/08/vva_aad/
  5. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/boxscores/2001/09/22/vva_rrc/
  6. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recaps/2001/09/29/vva_aar/