Vanderbilt Commodores Nov. 9, 2019 • 11 a.m. CT 2-6 overall • 1-4 SEC Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • 88,548 Gainesville, Fla. Date Opponent Time • Result 8.31 #3/3 Georgia*...................................................L, 6-30 Vanderbilt Commodores (2-6, 1-4) ESPN 9.7 at Purdue .......................................................L, 24-42 No. 10/11 Florida Gators (7-2, 4-2) Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), 9.21 #4/5 LSU* ......................................................L, 38-66 Allison Williams (sideline) 9.28 Northern Illinois ...........................................W, 24-18 VUCommodores.com 10.5 at Ole Miss* .....................................................L, 6-31 Twitter • @VandyFootball WLAC 1510 AM / WNRQ FM 98.3 10.12 UNLV ..............................................................L, 10-34 Instagram • @VandyFootball Joe Fisher (play-by-play), Norman Jordan (analyst), 10.19 #22/NR Missouri* ..........................................W, 21-14 Facebook • VanderbiltAthletics Mitch Light (sideline) 11.2 at South Carolina* ...........................................L, 7-24 In-Game Notes • @VandyNotes 11.9 at #10/11 Florida* [ESPN] ..............................11 a.m. Primary Football Contact • Larry Leathers 11.16 Kentucky* [SEC Network] ...........................2:30 p.m. [email protected] • 615.480.8226 11.23 East Tennessee State ..................................2:30 p.m. 11.30 at Tennessee* [SEC Network] ..........................3 p.m. Secondary Football Contact • Andrew Pate * SEC contest • All times CT [email protected] • 713.387.9119 • Vanderbilt stays on the road for a second consecutive week to take on a Southeastern Conference opponent this Saturday. The Commodores will face nationally ranked Florida in Gainesville. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. • The Commodores are looking for their 11th victory against Florida. The Gators have won the last five meetings since Vanderbilt captured a 34-17 victory in Gainesville in 2013. • The Gators are Vanderbilt’s fourth ranked opponent this season, joining No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 LSU and No. 22 Missouri. • Ke’Shawn Vaughn (R-Sr., RB) has entered Vanderbilt’s all-time top 10 for rushing touchdowns, rushing yards and 100+ rushing games in just 20 appearances. Vaughn rushed for a team-high 87 yards on 20 carries at South Carolina on Nov. 2. He ranks tied for fourth in rushing touchdowns (18), tied for fourth in 100+ rushing games (8) and ninth in rushing yards (2,034). Vaughn is averaging 98.8 yards/game, third among SEC running backs. He ranks 12th among active NCAA backs with 3,058 career rushing yards. • The Commodores are looking for post their first SEC win on the road since defeating Arkansas 45-31 on Oct. 27, 2018. • Fifteen student-athletes have earned their first collegiate starts for the Commodores this season: BJ Anderson (R-Fr., CB), Daevion Davis (Fr., DT), Dan Dawkins (R-Fr., OG), Mo Hasan (R-Jr., QB), Brendon Harris (R-Fr., safety), Randall Haynie (R-So., CB), Kenny Hebert (R-Jr., OLB), Dashaun Jerkins (R-Fr., safety), Cam Johnson (R-Fr., WR), Jaylen Mahoney (Fr., CB), Sean McMoore (R-Jr., C), Grant Miller (R-So., C), Harrison Smith (R-Fr., punter), Tyler Steen (R-Fr., OT) and Jonathan Stewart (R-So., OT). Four more were first-time starters in a Vanderbilt uniform: Riley Neal (Gr., QB), Justice Shelton- Mosley (Gr., WR), Cam Watkins (Gr., CB) and DC Williams (Jr., CB). • For the third consecutive week, Vanderbilt’s starting defense at South Carolina did not include a senior. The starters included five juniors, three sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and a true freshman. • Twenty-one student-athletes have logged their first action as Commodores through eight games of the 2019 season: Ben Bresnahan (R-Fr., TE), Keyon Brooks (Fr., RB), Camden Coleman (R-Fr., S), Pierson Cooke (So., K), Daevion Davis (Fr., DT), Tre Douglas (R-Fr., CB), Rowan Godwin (Gr., OL), Justin Harris (Fr., S), Brandon Maddox (Jr., DT), Jaylen Mahoney (Fr., CB), Salua Masina (R-Fr., LB), Elijah McAllister (R-Fr., OLB), Scott Meyer (Gr., LS), Riley Neal (Gr., QB), Anferee Orji (Fr., S), Leshawn Paulino-Bell (R-So., OLB), Mitchell Pryor (So., RB), Javan Rice (R-Fr., K), Justice Shelton- Mosley (Gr., WR/PR), Cam Watkins (Gr., CB) and DC Williams (Jr., CB). • Of Vanderbilt’s top 16 tacklers, only three -- Tae Daley (S), Dimitri Moore (LB) and Dayo Odeyingbo (DL) -- started at least six games a year ago. Linebacker Caleb Peart is the only senior among Vanderbilt’s top dozen tacklers. • Kickers Ryley Guay (Sr.) and Javan Rice (R-Fr.) have been nearly perfect hitting through the uprights this season, converting on eight of nine field goal attempts and all 10 extra point attempts. •.Thirteen Commodores hail from Florida -- James Bostic (R-So., WR, Fort Lauderdale), Frank Coppet (R-Jr., S, Fort Lauderdale), Mo Hasan (R-Jr., QB, Miami), Randall Haynie (R-So., CB, Fort Lauderdale), Julian Hernandez (Fr., OL, Davie), Ja’Veon Marlow (R-Fr., RB, Winter Haven), Grant Miller (R-So., C, Fort Lauderdale), Lashawn Paulino-Bell (Jr., OLB, Fort Lauderdale), Javan Rice (R-Fr., K, Miami), Tyler Steen (R-Fr., OL, Miami), Jamauri Wakefield (R-Jr., RB, Jacksonville), DC Williams (Jr., CB, Miami) and Max Worship (So., S, Fort Lauderdale). • Gerry Gdowski moved into the offensive coordinator role for the Dores this year. Gdowski is the longest-tenured Vanderbilt assistant, having been on campus since Derek Mason’s first year in 2014. For the last three years, Gdowski served as quarterbacks coach, helping mold three-year starter and current Kansas City QB Kyle Shurmur into the Commodores’ all-time leading passer. • Four coaches are new to Derek Mason’s staff: Devin “Fitz” Fitzsimmons, Jovan Haye, Tim Horton and Matt Weikert. Fitzsimmons serves as tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. Haye enters his first year as defensive line coach. Horton comes to the staff as running backs coach after extremely successful SEC tenures. Weikert serves as outside linebackers coach, coming from an 12-year tenure at Air Force. • An 82-hour fundraiser for Turner’s Heroes that started at kickoff of the Vanderbilt-LSU game in mid-September surpassed its goal of $50,000 early in the contest. The non-profit was founded this summer by Vanderbilt senior tight end Cody Markel to honor the legacy of former teammate and classmate Turner Cockrell. The money will fund a discovery grant focused on innovative pediatric cancer research in honor of Cockrell, who passed away Nov. 29, 2018, after a lengthy battle with melanoma. Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason and his wife, LeighAnne, committed $25,000 to the effort. For more information, visit TurnersHeroes.org. • Vanderbilt defensive line coach Jovan Haye will be honored as the Commodores’ SEC Football Legend during SEC Championship Weekend activities Dec. 6-7 in Atlanta. Haye was an All-SEC defensive end during his Vanderbilt playing career from 2002-04. Haye became a sixth-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft and spent six years in the league. • Vanderbilt’s 2019 roster includes student-athletes from 27 states. 1 Series History • Series: Vanderbilt trails, 10-40-2 go for the win on a 2-point conversion, Bennett was flagged for a celebration penalty that forced the Commodores to • Current series streak: Florida, W5 make a long extra point to send the game into overtime. • In state of Florida: Vanderbilt trails, 3-21-1 2013 • The Commodores played an all-around superb game • Gainesville: Vanderbilt trails 2-21-1 to notch their first victory in Gainesville since the World War • Jacksonville: Vanderbilt leads 1-0 II era. Vanderbilt jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter held and never looked back to defeat the Gators 34-17. While running • In Nashville: Vanderbilt trails, 7-19-1 back Jerron Seymour had three rushing touchdowns in his homestate return, it was the Vanderbilt defense that ruled • First meeting: 1945 • Gainesville • Vanderbilt 7, Florida 0 the day. The defense held Florida to 39 rushing yards and forced four turnovers, including three interceptions. • Last meeting: 2018 • Nashville • Vanderbilt 27, Florida 37 • Last Vanderbilt win: 2013 • Gainesville • Vanderbilt 34, Florida 17 1945 W 7-0 Gainesville, Fla. 1946 W 20-0 Nashville, Tenn. • Largest Vanderbilt margin • 2000 (20, 20-0) 1949 W 22-17 Jacksonville, Fla. 1950 L 27-31 Nashville, Tenn. 1951 L 13-33 Gainesville, Fla. • This marks the 53rd meeting between Vanderbilt and 1952 W 20-13 Nashville, Tenn. Florida. 1955 W 21-8 Nashville, Tenn. 1956 L 7-21 Nashville, Tenn. • The Commodores and Gators have met annually since 1992. 1957 L 7-14 Gainesville, Fla. 1958 T 6-6 Gainesville, Fla. 1959 W 13-6 Nashville, Tenn. 1949 • Playing their first game ever in Jacksonville’s Gator 1960 L 0-12 Gainesville, Fla. Bowl and coming off back-to-back wins over Alabama and 1961 L 0-7 Nashville, Tenn. Ole Miss, the Commodores defeated Florida 22-17. Vanderbilt 1962 L 7-42 Gainesville, Fla. All-America Lee Nalley started the game with a 97-yard 1963 L 0-21 Nashville, Tenn. kickoff return. Late in the game, with famed quarterback Bill 1966 L 0-13 Nashville, Tenn. Wade guiding the Commodores, the offense went down for 1967 L 22-27 Gainesville, Fla. the field for a clinching touchdown by running back Herb 1968 T 14-14 Nashville, Tenn. Rich late in the fourth quarter. 1969 L 20-41 Gainesville, Fla. 1974 W 24-10 Nashville, Tenn. 1974 • Quarterback David Lee came off the bench to guide 1975 L 0-35 Gainesville, Fla. the Commodores to an impressive 24-10 over No. 14 Florida 1982 W 31-29 Nashville, Tenn. on campus. The game sparked a Vanderbilt team that 1983 L 10-29 Gainesville, Fla. eventually won five of the next seven games and accepted an 1988 W 24-9 Nashville, Tenn.