1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Crosby (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDino Folino (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 9 Tennessee   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 16 Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Kentucky   4 – 4     6 – 6  
  2 – 6     5 – 6  
South Carolina   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 Mississippi State   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 4  
No. 17 Arkansas   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Auburn   2 – 6     5 – 6  
LSU   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Woody Widenhofer, Commodores compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, the placing fifth the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 411:30 a.m.No. 20 Alabama
JPSL 17–2841,600[1]
September 113:00 p.m.Northern Illinois*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
WSMVW 34–3128,514[2]
September 1811:30 a.m.at Ole Miss
JPSW 37–34 OT41,622[3]
September 256:00 p.m.at Duke*
W 31–1420,483[4]
October 21:00 p.m.No. 16 Mississippi State
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 14–4237,120[5]
October 91:00 p.m.The Citadel*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 58–017,844[6]
October 161:00 p.m.No. 14 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 17–2739,210[7]
October 236:00 p.m.at South Carolina
W 11–1074,806[8]
November 62:30 p.m.at No. 5 Florida
CBSL 6–1385,117[9]
November 138:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ESPN2L 17–1941,000[10]
November 2711:00 a.m.at No. 7 Tennessee
CBSL 10–38105,781[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 Rodney Williams  So
WR 3 Billy Miller Sr
HB 4 Lew Thomas So
WR 6 Adam Ditto  So
WR 7 Tavarus Hogans Sr
QB 8 Benji Walker Fr
WR 9 Jimmy Williams Jr
WR 10 Anthony Jones So
QB 12 Greg Zolman  So
QB 13 Duce Reeder  Jr
QB 15 Sean O'Connor  Fr
WR 16 Zach Winkler Sr
QB 17 David Wallace So
QB 18 Justin Purkey  Fr
WR 21 Bo Lancaster  Jr
WR 24 MJ Garrett Fr
HB, WR 25 Everett Robinson Sr
RB 29 Chris Mitacek Fr
RB 30 Jonathan Shaub Fr
WR 31 Ryan Cuffee Fr
RB 33 Jared McGrath Jr
FB 34 Juan Rojas So
FB 35 Jacob Mason Fr
WR 36 Jason Shields So
WR 37 Ethan McDaniel So
TE 38 Wes Gunter Fr
WR 46 Shane Daly  So
RB 47 Andrew Kerr Sr
C 50 Jeff Barnett Sr
C 55 Jamie Byrum  Fr
OL 58 Jason Tant Fr
OT 60 Pat Green Jr
OL 61 Duncan Cave So
G 62 Dustin Wuest  Sr
OT 64 Brian Gruber  Jr
OL 65 Jordan Hill  Fr
G 69 Matt Hill  Jr
OT 70 Raminté Byndom Sr
G 71 Bara Cola So
OL 72 Jim May Fr
OL 74 Jordan Pettit Fr
OT 75 JP Fougerousse  So
G 77 Darren Rothenberg  Jr
G 78 Michael Saltsman  Jr
OL 79 Brent Preacher  Fr
TE 80 Elliot Carson  Jr
HB 81 Todd Yoder Sr
WR 82 Nezih Hasanoglu So
TE 83 Nick Getter Fr
TE 84 Tom Simone  Fr
WR 85 Dan Stricker  Fr
WR 86 Andre Woods  Jr
WR 88 Markessus House Fr
WR 89 Tyson Radtke So
TE 90 Jaron Stern So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Aaron McWherter  Fr
CB 9 Jimmy Williams Jr
DB 11 Rushen Jones  Fr
S 14 Brooks Collins  Jr
DB 14 Mike Martin Fr
S 22 Ainsley Battles Sr
CB 23 Harold Lercius  So
LB 26 Matt Stewart Jr
DB 27 Jerrol Jackson  Fr
DB 28 Brian Taylor  So
DB 31 Ryan Cuffee Fr
DB 32 Justin Giboney Fr
LB 39 David Meadows So
LB 40 Nate Morrow  So
LB 41 Antuian Bradford So
LB 42 Justin Winborn  So
LB 43 Brandon Walthour  Fr
LB 44 Lamont Turner Sr
LB 45 Diek VanNort Sr
LB 48 AJ McGrew  Jr
S 49 Steve Rock Jr
DL 51 Joe Doyle  Fr
DL 52 Ryan McSwain Jr
LB 53 Mike Adam Fr
DE 54 Chuck Losey So
DE 56 Ryan Nungesser  Fr
DL 57 William Lowery  Jr
LB 59 Hunter Hillenmeyer Fr
DL 63 Libnir Telusca Fr
LB 67 Aaron Lara Jr
DE 73 Russ Nicoll  Jr
LB 76 Andrew Gardella Fr
FS 87 Thomas Gallant Sr
DL 92 Brett Beard Fr
DE 93 Doyle Crosby  So
DL 95 Steve Trese  So
DL 96 Nick Sterling  Fr
DT 97 Tyler Unzicker  So
DT 98 Ryan Aulds  Jr
LB 99 Reggie Washington  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 19 John Markham Jr
P 46 Shane Daly  So
P 91 Joe Webb Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Roster

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