1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
1999 record	5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Woody Widenhofer (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Crosby (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Dino Folino (1st year)
Captain	4 Jeff Barnett Ainsley Battles Lamont Turner Todd Yoder
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium (Capacity: 41,600)

1999 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#12 Florida x		7	–	1					9	–	4
#9 Tennessee		6	–	2					9	–	3
#16 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
Kentucky		4	–	4					6	–	6
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					5	–	6
South Carolina		0	–	8					0	–	11
Western Division
#8 Alabama x$		7	–	1					10	–	3
#13 Mississippi State		6	–	2					10	–	2
#22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
#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 in the 1999 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:30 AM	#20 Alabama		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	JPS	L 17–28	41,600
September 11	3:00 PM	Northern Illinois*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	WSMV	W 34–31	28,514
September 18	11:30 AM	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	JPS	W 37–34 OT	41,622
September 25	6:00 PM	at Duke*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		W 31–14	20,483
October 2	1:00 PM	#16 Mississippi State		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 14–42	37,120
October 9	1:00 PM	The Citadel*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 58–0	17,844
October 16	1:00 PM	#14 Georgia		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 17–27	39,210
October 23	6:00 PM	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 11–10	74,806
November 6	2:30 PM	at #5 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 6–13	85,117
November 13	8:00 PM	Kentucky		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 17–19	41,000
November 27	11:00 AM	at #7 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	L 10–38	105,781
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Previous season

Vanderbilt came into the 1998 season unranked and had a streak of 14 losing seasons. 1998 was no better as Vanderbilt finished the season with a 2–9 record, 1–7 in the SEC. The season began with a 42–0 loss at Mississippi State. The next week fared no better for the Commodores as they were beaten by Alabama, 32–7. In week three, Vanderbilt had its home opener, but to no avail, as the Commodores fell to Ole Miss, 30–6, and in week four, Vanderbilt lost a heartbreaker to TCU, 19–16 in overtime.

The next game for the Commodores was a loss to Western Michigan at home, 27–23. Vanderbilt put themselves out of bowl contention with a 31–6 loss to Georgia. The week following, Vanderbilt got their first win, a 17–14 win over South Carolina. The next game also ended with a Vandy victory, a 36–33 overtime win over Duke. Victory was short lived, however, as the Dores lost their final three games. A 45–13 loss to Florida started the gloomy November, followed by a loss 55–17 to Kentucky, and a 41–0 loss to instate rival Tennessee.

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 WR 35 Jake 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 OG 62 Dustin Wuest  Sr OT 64 Brian Gruber  Jr OL 65 Jordan Hill  Fr OG 69 Matt Hill  Jr OT 70 Raminté Byndom Sr OG 71 Bara Cola So OL 72 Jim May Fr OL 74 Jordan Pettit Fr OT 75 JP Fougerousse  So OG 77 Darren Rothenberg  Jr OG 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