The 1975 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...

 in the 1975 college football season

1975 college football season

The 1975 college football season saw University of Oklahoma repeat as national champion in the Associated Press writers' poll. With the Sooners having completed two seasons of NCAA probation, they were ranked #1 in the United Press International coaches' poll as well...

. The team was led by head coach Fred Pancoast

Fred Pancoast

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, who replaced Steve Sloan

Steve Sloan

Stephen Charles Sloan is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Alabama from 1962 to 1965 and then played for two seasons in the National Football League with the Atlanta Falcons...

. In 1974, Sloan had led Vanderbilt to a bowl game for the first time since 1955, before leaving to become head coach at Texas Tech

Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University . The team competes, as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

, the team Vanderbilt had faced in the Peach Bowl

1974 Peach Bowl

1974 Peach Bowl was a postseason college football match between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Vanderbilt represented the Southeastern Conference and Texas Tech represented the Southwestern Conference in the competition...

 to close the season. The Vanderbilt squad finished the season with a record of 7–4, but was not invited to a bowl game. Three of the Commodores's four defeats came by margins of more than 30 points while all seven of their victors were by ten or fewer points.

Season

Vanderbilt defeated , , Army

1975 Army Cadets football team

The 1975 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy. Led by head coach Homer Smith, the team finished with a record of two wins and nine losses. The Black Knights offense scored 165 points, while the defense allowed 337 points...

, , Kentucky

1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1975 college football season...

, , and Tennessee

1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1975 college football season. The Volunteers offense scored 253 points while the defense allowed 193 points. Led by head coach Bill Battle, the Volunteers finished the season with seven wins...

. The Commodores lost to Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and . Vanderbilt started off with three wins and four losses before winning their last four games of the season including the regular season finale against rival Tennessee. Vanderbilt's final record was 7–4 with a mark of 2–4 in the SEC.

Schedule

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Gene Moshier	Defensive end	14	346	Kansas City Chiefs