1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1978 record	2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Fred Pancoast (4th year)
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1978 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#16 Georgia	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 16	at #2 Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 17–48
September 23	Furman*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 17–10
September 30	at #7 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 28–51
October 7	Tulane*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 3–38
October 14	Auburn		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 7–49
October 21	at #18 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	L 10–31
October 28	Ole Miss		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 10–35
November 4	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 14–35
November 11	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	L 2–53
November 18	Air Force*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 41–27
December 2	Tennessee		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 15–41
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1978 Vanderbilt football schedule