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ROAD TO THE SPRING GAME vanderbilt SPRING DRILLS Start MARCH 16 BLACK & GOLD 2012 VANDERBILT SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SPRING GAME March 16 March 17 Practice #1 Practice #2 SATURDAY, APRIL 14 6:00 PM Starts at 4:15 pm Starts at 10 am SPRING MEDIA POLICIES March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 Practice #3 Practice #4 Practice #5 Starts at 4:15 pm Starts at 4:15 pm 10:30 am This spring, Head Coach James Franklin plans to open Vanderbilt's spring practices to March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 both the media and public. Upon further notice, Practice #6 Practice #7 Practice #8 local media photographers and videographers Starts at 4:15 pm Starts at 4:15 pm Start: 10 am will be allowed to shoot throughout each Commodore practice session. The first practice April 1 April 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 is Friday, March 16. Practice #9 Practice #10 Practice #11 Starts at 4:15 pm Starts at 4:15 pm Start: 10 am Post-practice interviews with Coach Franklin and selected student-athletes will be available April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 after virtually every practice. Practice #12 Practice #13 Practice #14 Black & Gold Assistant coaches will be available after Starts at 4:15 pm Starts at 4:15 pm Starts at 4:15 pm Spring Game Thursday sessions. 6 pm, stadium 2012 VANDERBILT SPRING GUIDE 1 QUICK FACTS/SCHEDULE COMMODORE QUICK FACTS 2012 Vanderbilt SCHEDULE Date Opponent City, State Venue Coaching Staff Thurs., Aug. 30 SOUTH CAROLINA Nashville Vanderbilt Stadium James Franklin .............................. Head Coach Sat., Sept. 8 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field John Donovan .................. Off. Coordinator/RBs Sat., Sept. 15 PRESBYTERIAN Nashville Vanderbilt Stadium Bob Shoop ..................Def. Coordinator/safeties Sat., Sept. 22 at Georgia Athens, Ga. Sanford Stadium Charles Bankins .......Special Teams Coord./TEs Sat., Sept. 29 idle George Barlow ....... Def. Recruiting Coord./DBs Sat., Oct. 6 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field Josh Gattis ..............Off. Recruiting Coord./WRs Sat., Oct. 13 FLORIDA Nashville Vanderbilt Stadium Herb Hand ........................................... Off. Line Sat., Oct. 20 AUBURN Nashville Vanderbilt Stadium Brent Pry .................... Co-Def. Coordinator/LBs Sat., Oct. 27 MASSACHUSETTS Nashville Vanderbilt Stadium Ricky Rahne ...............................................QBs Sean Spencer ..................................... Def. Line Sat., Nov. 3 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Commonwealth Stadium Dwight Galt .......Dir., Performance Enhancement Sat., Nov. 10 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Barry Brown, Chuck Losey .......Strength staffers Sat., Nov. 17 TENNESSEE Nashville Vanderbilt Stadium Joey Orck ............................ Grad. Assistant (Off.) Sat., Nov. 24 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. BB&T Field Derham Cato...................... Grad. Assistant (Def.) 2011 COMMODORE Results 6-7, 2-6 (4th-SEC East) Quick Facts Date AP/USAT Opponent (TV) Site Result Head Coach ...........James Franklin (2nd year) Career Record ..................................................6-7 Sept. 3 -/- ELON (CSS) Nashville, Tenn. W, 45-14 2011 Record ......................................................6-7 Sept. 10 -/- CONNECTICUT (CSS) Nashville, Tenn. W, 24-21 2011 SEC Record ..............2-6 (4th in SEC East) Sept. 17 -/- OLE MISS (SEC TV) Nashville, Tenn. W, 30-7 Home ..................................................................5-2 Sept. 24 -/- at So. Carolina (CSS) Columbia, S.C. L, 3-21 Away ...................................................................1-4 Oct. 8 -/- at Alabama (ESPNU) Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 0-34 Neutral ...............................................................0-1 Oct. 15 -/- GEORGIA (Fox Sports South) Nashville, Tenn. L, 28-33 Home Attendance ...................................230,112 Oct. 22 -/- ARMY (ESPNU) Nashville, Tenn. W, 44-21 Average Home Attendance ....................32,873 Oct. 29 -/- ARKANSAS (SEC TV) Nashville, Tenn. L, 28-31 Bowls ..................................................................... 5 Nov. 5 -/- at Florida (SEC TV) Gainesville, Fla. L, 21-26 All-time Bowl Record .................................2-2-1 Nov. 12 -/- KENTUCKY (SEC TV) Nashville, Tenn. W, 38-8 Last Bowl .......................2011 AutoZone Liberty Nov. 19 -/- at Tennessee (ESPNU) Knoxville, Tenn. L, 21-27 (OT) Last Bowl W/L...................... Cincinnati (L, 24-31) Nov. 26 -/- at Wake Forest (ESPNU) Winston-Salem, N.C. W, 41-7 Dec. 31 -/- Cincinnati/AutoZone Liberty Bowl (ABC) Memphis, Tenn. L, 24-31 General Information Location .....................................Nashville, Tenn. 2011 VANDERBILT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Founded .........................................................1873 Enrollment .....................................................6,800 Nickname ......................................Commodores Rushing G Att. Net. Avg. TD Long Avg./G Colors...........................................Black and Gold Zac Stacy • 13 201 1193 5.9 14 77 91.8 Stadium ......................Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) Jordan Rodgers • 13 117 420 3.6 4 40 32.3 All-Time Record ..................... 563-575-50 (.495) Jerron Seymour • 13 83 268 3.2 5 40 20.6 Chancellor ..........................Nicholas S. Zeppos Vice Chancellor (athletics) ........ David Williams II Passing G Effic. Comp.-Att.-INT Pct. Yards TD Avg./G Assoc. Dir., Student Athletics .........Kevin Colon Jordan Rodgers • 13 113.8 108-216-10 50.0 1524 9 117.2 Chief of Staff ................................Jemal Griffin Larry Smith 10 104.6 68-123-6 55.3 668 5 66.8 Dir., Football Operations .........Michael Hazel Player Personnel Dir. ....................Andy Frank Receiving G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg./G Asst. Dir., FB Operations ........ Kevin Threlkel Jordan Matthews • 13 41 778 19.0 5 49 59.8 Quality Control, Defense. ........ Sam Williams Chris Boyd • 13 31 473 15.3 8 68 36.7 Conference ...................................Southeastern Jonathan Krause • 13 23 171 7.4 0 41 13.2 Primary Football SID .................Larry Leathers Wesley Tate • 13 22 187 8.5 0 33 14.4 Secondary Football SID .......... Kyle Parkinson Zac Stacy • 13 20 106 5.3 0 44 8.2 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Defense UA-A-TT TFL/Yds. Sacks INT PBU FF-FR QBH Phone ............................................(615) 322-4121 Chris Marve 49-42-91 8.5-24 3.0-11 1-19 4 1/- 4 Sean Richardson 41-22-63 6.5-40 2.0-16 1-11 4 -/- 1 Email [email protected] Casey Hayward 46-16-62 7.5-11 - 7-107 17 -/- - Vandy Football twitter .....#VandyFootball Archibald Barnes • 37-22-59 4.5-30 2.0-12 2-128 6 3/- 2 James Franklin twitter ...#jamesfranklinvu Kenny Ladler • 37-16-53 1.0-1 - 1-0 4 -/- - Chase Garnham • 30-21-51 5.5-30 2.0-19 - 1 1/- 1 Vandy website ..........vucommodores.com Javon Marshall • 32-10-42 0.5-1 - 2-32 6 -/- - SEC website .................................secsports.com • 2012 returnee 2 2012 VANDERBILT SPRING GUIDE ROSTER NOTES 2011 Starters RETURNING: THE 2012 COMMODORE ROSTER OFFENSE: 9 Letterwinners RETURNING: 43 Name, Position 2011 Notes OFFENSE (19) Chris Boyd, Andrew Bridges, Josh Jelesky, Wesley Johnson, Jonathan Krause, Fitz Jordan Rodgers, QB Averaged 184 passing yards starting final seven games of season Lassing, Jordan Matthews, Austin Monahan, Warren Zac Stacy, TB Set single-season records with 1,193 rushing yards, 14 rush TDs Norman, Marc Panu, Spencer Pulley, Jordan Rodgers, Jordan Matthews, WR Averaged 111.5 receiving yards in last six games; 41 catches on year Jerron Seymour, Ryan Seymour, Zac Stacy, Wesley Tate, Joe Townsend, Dillon van der Wal, Chase White Chris Boyd, WR Posted team-high eight TD receptions as first-year starting WR Wesley Tate, WR As first-year slot receiver, contributed 22 catches for 187 yards DEFENSE (20) Archibald Barnes, Karl Butler, Steven Wesley Johnson, OT/C Showed remarkable OL versatility, starting at center, guard & tackle Clarke, Barron Dixon, Eddie Foster, Chase Garnham, Andrew Bridges, OT First-year contributor improved thru season; started last four games Andre Hal, Kenny Ladler, Javon Marshall, Walker May, Thad McHaney, Jared Morse, Colt Nichter, Rob Lohr, Ryan Seymour, OG Moved between guard & tackle, earning 11 starting assignments Eric Samuels, Tristan Strong, Vince Taylor, Johnell Josh Jelesky, OG Played effectively when inserted at right guard for last five games Thomas, Kyle Woestmann, Trey Wilson DEFENSE: 7 SPECIALISTS (4) Andrew East, Ryan Fowler, Richard Kent, Carey Spear Name, Position 2011 Notes Walker May, DE Posted 30 tackles, three QB sacks in seven starts as def. end Letterwinners LOST: 21 Rob Lohr, DT Best year in VU uniform: 40 tackles, 11.5 for loss, five sacks OFFENSE (10) Brandon Barden, Mylon Brown, Jabo Colt Nichter, DT Registered 26 tackles and a sack as nine-game starter at tackle Burrow, John Cole, Kyle Fischer, Mason Johnston, Chase Garnham, LB As first-year starter, posted 51 tackles, 5.5 for loss and two sacks Micah Powell, Larry Smith, Logan Stewart, Udom Archibald Barnes, LB Huge late-season factor: 59 tackles, three forced fumbles, two INTs Umoh, Caleb Welchans Trey Wilson, DB Top year as 'Dore: 40 tackles, three INTs, 11 passes defended DEFENSE (10) Dexter Daniels, Tim Fugger, T.J. Green- Javon Marshall, FS Hard hitter as first-year starter: 32 solo tackles, two INTs stone, Casey Hayward, DeAndre Jones, Taylor Loftley, Rob Lohr, Chris Marve,