1987 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1987 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his second season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Memphis State*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 27–17	40,694	[1]
September 19	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 31–35	23,100	[2]
September 26	No. 17 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 23–30	41,824	[3]
October 3	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 17–27	34,878	[4]
October 10	at No. 5 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 15–48	79,500	[5]
October 17	No. 18 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 24–52	40,878	[6]
October 24	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 14–42	31,000	[7]
October 31	Rutgers*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 27–13	35,347	[8]
November 7	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 38–29	40,892	[9]
November 21	Maryland*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 34–24	34,816	[10]
November 28	at No. 16 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	WZTV	L 36–38	93,306	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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