VANDERBILT GAME NOTES 2014 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Date Opponent Site Result, TV Notes 8/28 Temple Nashville L, 7-37 Seven turnovers too much for Vanderbilt to overcome 9/6 Ole Miss * Nashville L, 3-41 Commodores drop conference opener to No. 15 Rebels 3-7, 0-6 9-1, 5-1 9/13 UMASS Nashville W, 34-31 Mason's first coaching win comes in comeback fashion 9/20 So. Carolina * Nashville L, 34-48 'Dores can't hold off comeback by No. 14 Gamecocks VANDERBILT-MSU INFO 9/27 Kentucky * Lexington L, 7-17 Commodore offense struggles in road loss to Wildcats DATE: November 22, 2014 10/4 Georgia * Athens L, 17-44 Gurley's rushing & passing leads No. 13 Georgia to win KICKOFF: 6:30 p.m. CT 10/11 Charleston So. Nashville W, 21-20 'Dores hold off CSU upset bid, earn second win of season STADIUM: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. 10/25 Missouri * Columbia L, 14-24 Commodores' comeback bid falls short to 6-2 Tigers TELEVISION: SEC NETWORK 11/1 Old Dominion Nashville W, 42-28 McCrary, Webb performances pace Commodore win Tom Hart, play-by-play 11/8 Florida * Nashville L, 10-34 Commodore turnovers prove costly in loss to Florida Matt Stinchcomb, analyst Heather Mitts, sidelines 11/22 Miss. State * Starkville 6:30 pm, SEC No. 4 Bulldogs suffer 1st loss, 25-20 on road at Alabama VANDERBILT RADIO: 11/29 Tennessee * Nashville 3 pm, SEC Vols go to 5-5 overall with convincing win over Kentucky Flagship: NewsTalk 1510 WLAC All kick times are CT. Joe Fisher, play-by-play John Gromos, analyst Mitch Light, sidelines COMMODORES GO ON THE ROAD: SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius (Ch. 136); XM (Ch. 190) FACING RANKED OPPONENTS FACE NO. 4-RANKED MISSISSIPPI STATE Vanderbilt journeys to Starkville looking for Storylines for Game 11 its first victory over a Top 25 team in more than ★ Ralph Webb becomes team's freshman ★ Comparing Vanderbilt and MSU stats. a year. rusher; ranks second among all SEC freshmen. - Page 6 The 'Dores have lost four straight against - Page 2 Associated Press Top 25 team since defeating ★ Leading Commodore tackler Nigel Bowden No. 15 Georgia 31-27 on Oct. 19, 2012. ★ Former LB Jonathan Goff named Vanderbilt tops all SEC freshmen in total stops. Vanderbilt's last win over a team ranked in legend for SEC Championship celebration. - Page 7 - Page 2 the Top Ten was a 17-6 victory over No. 6 South ★ Steven Scheu, C.J. Duncan and Latevius Carolina on Oct. 20, 2007. ★ More on the Vanderbilt-Miss. State series. Rayford are team's top receiving targets. - Page 3 - Page 10 YOUNG 'DORES LEAD THE WAY ★ Johnny McCrary coming off SEC Freshman ★ A look at how former Commodores on NFL Looking for more evidence of Vanderbilt's of the Week effort in second career start. rosters performed in Week 10. - Page 4 - Page 11 young squad? The Commodores' leading passer, rusher and tackler are all first-year contributors. ★ Individual, team notes from Old Dominion win. ★ Vanderbilt depth chart entering MSU game. - More on the youthful 'Dores, pages 4-6 - Page 5 - Page 14 SEEKING WIN ON THE ROAD VANDERBILT, MISSISSIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS Vanderbilt is seeking its first road win of the year in Starkville. The 'Dores are 0-3 in road VANDERBILT MISSISSIPPI STATE encounters entering the Mississippi State game. Location Nashville, Tenn. Starkville, Miss. Founded 1873 1878 VANDERBILT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Enrollment 6,800 (undergraduate) 20,500 Conference Southeastern Southeastern LARRY LEATHERS...............Primary Football Contact cell: (615) 480-8226 • [email protected] Nickname Commodores Bulldogs KYLE PARKINSON .................Secondary FB/Baseball Colors Black & Gold Maroon & White ROD WILLIAMSON ......... Director of Communications Home Field Vanderbilt Stadium Davis Wade Stadium ANDY BOGGS ....................................... Men’s BB/Golf Capacity 40,350 61,337 DAVID DAWSON ................... Women's BB/Track/XC Field Surface artificial natural grass RYAN SCHULZ ..................................Internal Operations Head Coach Derek Mason (1st) Dan Mullen (6th) JEROME BOETTCHER ........Editor, Commodore Nation Record at School 3-7 (.300) 45-29 (.608) BRANDON BARCA .......................... Digital Strategies Career Record 3-7 (.300) 45-29 (.608) CATHERINE HILLEY ...................... Communications Intern Coach's Twitter @CoachDerekMason @CoachDanMullen ROBYNN CANDISH ............ Administrative Assistant Office Phone: (615) 322-4121 Press Box Phone: (615) 320-0436 Official Twitter @VandyFootball @HailStateFootball Website vucommodores.com hailstate.com VUCOMMODORES.COM @VANDYFOOTBALL COMMODORE NOTES DEREK MASON ERA UNDERWAY WEBB SETS FRESHMAN RUSHING MARK; ON VANDERBILT CAMPUS ENTERS ALL-TIME TOP TEN RUSHERS Derek Mason became the 28th RECORDS OF VU FIRST-YEAR Ralph Webb became Vander- head coach in Vanderbilt gridiron bilt's all-time leading freshman VANDERBILT RECORDS: history after serving a superb four- COACHES SINCE WORLD WAR II rusher during an 83-yard effort RUSHING YARDS BY FRESHMAN year tenure as a key assistant at Coach Year Record against Florida on Nov. 8. Freshmen, Year Yards Stanford where he helped guide the Derek Mason 2014 3-7 Webb, a product of Gainesville 1. Ralph Webb, 2014 843 Cardinal to a 45-8 overall record and James Franklin 2011 6-7 (Fla.) H.S., has 843 rushing yards, 2. Kwane Doster, 2002 798 four straight BCS postseason games Robbie Caldwell 2010 2-10 surpassing the former 'Dore fresh- 3. Warren Norman, 2009 783 Bobby Johnson 2002 2-10 4. Carl Woods, 1983 644 from 2010-13, including appearances man record of 798 yards set by in the last two Rose Bowls. Woody Widenhofer 1997 3-8 5. Rodney Williams, 1998 608 Rod Dowhower 1995 2-9 Kwane Doster in 2002. Named as Vanderbilt's head coach Gerry DiNardo 1991 5-6 Webb has now established four on Jan. 17, the former Cardinal Watson Brown 1986 1-10 freshman rushing marks for the VANDERBILT RECORDS: Associate Head Coach and Willie George MacIntyre 1979 1-10 Commodores. SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS Shaw Director of Defense directed his Fred Pancoast 1975 7-4 Webb also moved into Running Back, Year Yards first game on the sidelines in Nashville Steve Sloan 1973 5-6 Vanderbilt's all-time Top Ten for Bill Pace 1967 2-7-1 1. Zac Stacy, 2011 1,193 when the Commodores hosted Temple single-season rushing yards vs. the 2. Zac Stacy, 2012 1,141 on Aug. 28 and captured his initial Jack Green 1963 1-7-2 Art Guepe 1953 3-7 Gators. His rushing total is ninth on 3. Corey Harris, 1991 1,103 Vanderbilt victory in against UMass Bill Edwards 1949 5-5 the all-time team chart, just seven 4. Jermaine Johnson, 1995 1,072 on Sept. 13. yards shy of overtaking Doug 5. Frank Mordica, 1978 1,065 Mason is one of 20 new head Matthews (849 yards, 1969). 6. Jamie O'Rourke, 1974 933 coaches in NCAA FIRST-TIME NCAA FBS HEAD COACHES With two games left on the 7. Jermaine Johnson, 1994 877 8. Doug Matthews, 1969 849 FBS this season. schedule, Webb needs 157 rushing Coach School Former Position Record 9. Ralph Webb, 2014 843 and one of just yards to become the fifth Derek Mason Vanderbilt Stanford (AHC/DC) 3-7 10. Frank Mordica, 1979 830 five FBS coaches Blake Anderson Ark. State North Carolina (OC) 6-4 Commodore to post a 1,000-yard entering their Jeff Brohm Western Ky. Western Ky. (OC) 5-5 rushing year. first year as a Bob Diaco Connecticut Notre Dame (DC) 2-7 Webb's rushing total Charles Partridge Fla. Atlantic Arkansas (AHC/DL) 3-7 head coach. ranks ninth in the SEC, VANDERBILT RECORDS: trailing only Cameron FRESHMAN SINGLE-GAME RUSH YARDS Artis-Payne (Auburn, Freshman Game Rush Yards FORMER STANDOUT LB JONATHAN GOFF 1,276 yards), Josh Robinson Ralph Webb Old Dominion, 2014 166 NAMED VANDERBILT 2014 SEC LEGEND (Mississippi State, Rodney Williams Western Mich., 1998 156 1,021 yards), Nick Chubb Zac Stacy Western Carolina, 2009 133 Carl Woods Tulane, 1983 128 (Georgia, 1,039 yards), Jonathan Goff, a standout linebacker from 2004-07, will be saluted as Everett Crawford Ole Miss, 1984 121 Vanderbilt's Legend as part of Southeastern Conference Championship Jonathan Williams activities this December in Atlanta. (Arkansas, 932 yards), A native of Lynn, Mass., Goff was a two-time All-SEC middle Todd Gurley (Georgia, 911 yards), Alex Collins (Arkansas, 886 yards), linebacker for Bobby Johnson-guided Vanderbilt squads. As a senior, Mike Davis (South Carolina, 875 yards) and QB Dak Prescott he topped the 'Dores with 67 solo stops and 113 total tackles. The two- (Mississippi State, 861 yards). time captain finished his Commodore career with more than 300 total Webb trails only Georgia's Chubb among SEC freshman rushers. tackles. Webb's 84.3-yard rushing yardage ranks ninth in the SEC. Goff earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the university. Webb's 166-yard rushing total against Old Dominion on Nov. 1 A fifth-round draft pick of the New York Giants, Goff played four years established a new team freshman record, topping the 156-yard total by in the NFL with the Giants and Washington Redskins. Rodney Williams vs. Western Michigan in 1998. It also marked most rushing yards by a Commodore since current St. VANDERBILT SEC LEGEND RECIPIENTS Louis Ram Zac Stacy ran for 180 yards at Wake Forest on Nov. 24, 2012. 2014 Jonathan Goff, LB, 2004-07 2003 Whit Taylor, QB, 1972-82 Webb has also been a workhorse in the Commodore backfield. His 2013 Jimmy Williams, RB/DB, 1997-2000 2002 Jim Arnold, punter, 1979-82 185 rush attempts represents a Vanderbilt freshman record, and ranks as 2012 Hunter Hillenmeyer, LB, 1999-2002 2001 Will Wolford, OT, 1982-85 the second most in the SEC behind Cameron Artis-Payne's 228 carries.