The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their eight home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. Derek Mason took over the helm as Vanderbilt's new head coach. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.
Coaching staff Name Position YearDerek MasonHead Coach 1st Karl Dorrell Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach 1stDave Kotulski Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach 1st Charles Bankins Running Backs Coach/special teams coordinator 4th Gerry Gdowski Wide receivers coach1stKeven Lightner Offensive line coach 1st Frank Maile Defensive line coach 1stKenwick Thompson Outside Linebackers 1st Ryan Anderson Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Tom Bossung Head Athletic Trainer 16th Cedric Calhoun Assistant Sports Performance1st Kevin Colon Associate Director of student athletics 4thJason Grooms Director of football operations 1stBill Hughan Football Strength and Conditioning Director 1st Kevin Threlkel Offensive Administrative Assistant 4th Matt Ruland Assistant recruiting coordinator 1stLuke Wyatt Head Equipment Manager 32ndTyler Barnes Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Rod Chance Quality Control Offense 1st A.J. Haase Offensive Graduate Assistant 1stChandler Henley Offensive Graduate Assistant1stCharles Walker Defensive Quality Control 1st
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Schedule In 2014 Vanderbilt played eight home games; the Ole Miss game was played at LP Field, but it was considered a Vandy home game. Their first four games were at home. Vanderbilt played at Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky), Georgia (Athens, Georgia), Missouri (Columbia, Missouri), and at Mississippi State (Starkville, Mississippi). Also Vandy played four non-conference teams at home against Temple, UMass, Charleston Southern, and Old Dominion.
Game summaries Temple The Derek Mason era got off to a bad start as his mistake-prone Commodores were outscored 37-7 in a loss to visiting Temple at home. It was the worst defeat in a home opener in Vanderbilt program history, and the worst opening game loss since 1998 a 42-0 loss to Mississippi. The Commodores had seven turnovers, leading to 27 points for Temple.
Ole Miss With a bad loss to Ole Miss Vandy had the worst start since 1998. In 1998 they lost to Ole Miss 42-0 and Alabama 32-7 to start the season. Also in 1998 Vanderbilt started with a six straight losses and ended the 1997 season with five straight losses to complete an eleven-game losing streak.
UMass
South Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia
Charleston Southern
Missouri
Old Dominion
Florida
Mississippi State
Tennessee
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