1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1979 record	1–10 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	George MacIntyre (1st year)
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1979 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
#16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Florida	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his first season and finished the season with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 15	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	L 13–44
September 22	The Citadel*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 14–27
September 29	#2 Alabama		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 3–66
October 6	at Tulane*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 14–42
October 13	at #18 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 35–52
October 20	Georgia		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 10–31
October 27	at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	L 28–63
November 3	Memphis State*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 13–3
November 10	Kentucky		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 10–29
November 17	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 29–30
December 1	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 10–31
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1979 Vanderbilt football schedule