1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1976 record	2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Fred Pancoast (2nd year)
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1976 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his second 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 11	#5 Oklahoma*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 3–24
September 18	Wake Forest*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 27–24
September 25	at #13 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 14–42
October 2	Tulane*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 13–24
October 9	at #20 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 20–33
October 16	at #11 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	L 0–45
October 23	Ole Miss		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 3–20
November 6	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	L 0–14
November 13	Air Force*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 34–10
November 20	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	L 7–33
November 27	Tennessee		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 10–13
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1976 Vanderbilt football schedule