2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football
2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Texas Bowl, L 38–45 vs. Baylor
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Derek Mason (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jason Tarver (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Derek Mason. Vanderbilt finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in 6th place in the East Division. They were invited to play in the Texas Bowl where they were defeated by Baylor. This would be the last season the Commodores were bowl eligible until the 2024 season.^[2]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

Eastern Division

Record6–7 (3–5 SEC)

Headcoach

Derek Mason (5th season)

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2018 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. T–7 Georgia x	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Kentucky	5	–	3	10	–	3
No. T–7 Florida	5	–	3	10	–	3
South Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Missouri	4	–	4	8	–	5
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	6	–	7
Tennessee	2	–	6	5	–	7
Western Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 16 Texas A&M	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 6 LSU	5	–	3	10	–	3
Mississippi State*	4	–	4	8	–	5
Auburn	3	–	5	8	–	5
Ole Miss	1	–	7	5	–	7
Arkansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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College recruiting (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Allan Walters QB	Hightstown, New Jersey	The Peddie School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 16, 2016
Allan Walters QB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Daniel Dawkins C	Hightstown, New Jersey	The Peddie School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	296 lb (134 kg)	Mar 30, 2017
Daniel Dawkins C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Alston Orji LB	Rockwall, Texas	Rockwall High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 23, 2017
Alston Orji LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ben Bresnahan TE	Cumming, Georgia	West Forsyth High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 14, 2017
Ben Bresnahan TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gavin Schoenwald TE	Brentwood, Tennessee	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 15, 2017
Gavin Schoenwald TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Camron Johnson WR	Brentwood, Tennessee	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jun 16, 2017
Camron Johnson WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Javan Rice K	Miami, Florida	Belen Jesuit Preparatory School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 16, 2017
Javan Rice K	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Wyatt Smock OG	Louisville, Kentucky	St. Xavier High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 21, 2017
Wyatt Smock OG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tre' Douglas CB	McDonough, Georgia	Eagle's Landing Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 22, 2017
Tre' Douglas CB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dashaun Jerkins S	Woodbridge, Virginia	Woodbridge High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 23, 2017
Dashaun Jerkins S	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Maxwell Worship S	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Cardinal Gibbons High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jun 29, 2017
Maxwell Worship S	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
JaVeon Marlow RB	Winter Haven, Florida	Winter Haven High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 9, 2017
JaVeon Marlow RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brendon Harris S	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Baylor School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 24, 2017
Brendon Harris S	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
C.J. Bolar WR	Purvis, Mississippi	Purvis High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
C.J. Bolar WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Steen DE	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Tyler Steen DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Elijah McAllister DE	Rumson, New Jersey	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Elijah McAllister DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Amir Abdur-Rahman WR	Atlanta, Georgia	Mays High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 4, 2018
Amir Abdur-Rahman WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
BJ Anderson WR	Andalusia, Alabama	Andalusia High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Feb 5, 2018
BJ Anderson WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lorenza Surgers DE	Cary, North Carolina	Panther Creek High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 5, 2018
Lorenza Surgers DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Vanderbilt Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved February 26, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award^[3]	Charles Wright	LB	SR
Maxwell Award^[4]	Kyle Shurmur	QB	SR
John Mackey Award^[5]	Jared Pinkney	TE	JR
Walter Camp Award^[6]	Kyle Shurmur	QB	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[7]	Kyle Shurmur	QB	SR
Manning Award^[8]	Kyle Shurmur	QB	SR

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 35–7	25,348
September 8	11:00 a.m.	Nevada*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 41–10	25,676
September 15	1:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 17–22	77,622
September 22	3:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 14–37	26,078
September 29	3:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 31–27	27,340
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	SECN	L 13–41	92,746
October 13	11:00 a.m.	No. 14 Florida	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN	L 27–37	31,118
October 20	6:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	SECN	L 7–14	54,269
October 27	11:00 a.m.	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	W 45–31	56,251
November 10	11:00 a.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 28–33	48,342
November 17	6:30 p.m.	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 36–29 ^OT	24,866
November 24	3:00 p.m.	Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 38–13	35,887
December 27	8:00 p.m.	vs. Baylor*	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	L 38–45	51,104
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	0	0	0	7
Commodores	7	7	7	14	35

Statistics	MTSU	VAN
First downs	21	19
Total yards	294	346
Rushes–yards	116	176
Passing yards	178	170
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–37–1	10–17–0
Time of possession	31:09	29:51

2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Recruiting

Recruits

Preseason

Award watch lists

SEC media poll

Schedule

Game summaries

Middle Tennessee

Nevada

At Notre Dame

South Carolina

Tennessee State

At Georgia

Florida

At Kentucky

At Arkansas

At Missouri

Ole Miss

Tennessee

Baylor–Texas Bowl

Players drafted into the NFL

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MTSU	Passing	B. Stockstill	24–36, 178 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	T. Thomas	8 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	T. Thomas	4 receptions, 42 yards
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	10–17, 170 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	J. Wakefield	10 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	K. Lipscomb	4 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NEV	Passing	T. Gangi	22–39, 216 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	T. Taua	6 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	M. Mannix	6 receptions, 86 yards
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	23–32, 258 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	11 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	J. Pinkney	4 receptions, 98 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ND	Passing	B. Wimbush	13–23, 122 yards
	Rushing	T. Jones Jr.	17 carries, 118 yards
	Receiving	T. Jones Jr.	2 receptions, 56 yards
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	26–43, 326 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	10 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	J. Pinkney	5 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SC	Passing	J. Bentley	19–28, 261 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	R. Dowdle	20 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	S. Smith	5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	18–38, 180 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	J. Wakefield	14 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	K. Lipscomb	9 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TSU	Passing	D. Croft	22–31, 269 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	D. Croft	9 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	T. Harris	8 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	22–29, 297 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	17 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	K. Lipscomb	9 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UGA	Passing	J. Fromm	17–23, 276 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	E. Holyfield	6 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	T. Godwin	2 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	14–28, 169 yards
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	9 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	C. J. Bolar	4 receptions, 46 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UF	Passing	F. Franks	19–29, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	L. Perine	23 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	L. Perine	4 receptions, 93 yards
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	18–36, 229 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	7 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	K. Vaughn	1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UK	Passing	T. Wilson Jr.	3–9, 18 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	B. Snell	32 carries, 169 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	L. Bowden	3 receptions, 18 yards, 1 TD
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	15–23, 216 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	J. Wakefield	19 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	C. J. Bolar	2 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ARK	Passing	T. Storey	23–36, 240 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	R. Boyd	19 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	C. O'Grady	6 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	13–19, 192 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	26 carries, 172 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	J. Pinkney	5 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIZ	Passing	D. Lock	22–33, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	D. Crockett	22 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	D. Gicinto	4 receptions, 81 yards
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	24–35, 249 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	15 carries, 182 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	K. Lipscomb	8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	10	0	0	10
Commodores	0	17	17	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	3	7	7	17
No. 8 Fighting Irish	10	6	0	6	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	3	3	0	7	13
No. 2 Bulldogs	7	14	17	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Gators	0	13	7	17	37
Commodores	7	14	0	6	27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MISS	Passing	J. Ta'amu	32–52, 457 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	I. Woullard	16 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	A. Brown	9 receptions, 212 yards
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	22–34, 191 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	25 carries, 127 yards
	Receiving	J. Pinkney	6 receptions, 85 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TENN	Passing	J. Guarantano	13–29, 139 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	T. Chandler	7 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	J. Jennings	2 receptions, 51 yards
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	31–35, 367 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	K. Blasingame	20 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	C. J. Bolar	6 receptions, 93 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BAY	Passing	C. Brewer	21–34, 384 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	C. Brewer	16 carries, 109 yards
	Receiving	T. Ebner	3 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
VAN	Passing	K. Shurmur	18–37, 286 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	K. Vaughn	13 carries, 243 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	K. Blasingame	3 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	45	Joejuan Williams	CB	New England Patriots
6	183	Justin Skule	OT	San Francisco 49ers