Then in the third quarter, it was like Houston caught fire and we froze, at the same time. They scored 24 points to tie it up. But he managed to get the ship righted in the fourth quarter. We scored 17 more points, our defense crushed Houston, and we Vandy fans were delirious. Kevin has always been a little nerdy, in an academic sort of way.
After his retirement from a top law firm in Atlanta, he started studies for an advanced degree in history, hoping to become a professor. So, anyway, during that third quarter collapse, most of us were sitting in shocked silence — or were yelling in outrage at what we were seeing.
Grady, however, remained the calm Vanderbilt man. The perfect new cheer for us. You can write the columnist at chuck Offenburger. Chuck Offenburger is shown handing out free Krispy Kreme doughnuts to Vanderbilt fans. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field.
See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. More Vanderbilt Pages. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Heisman Trophy Winners: D. Henry , B. Sanders , R. Williams , T. Dorsett , T. All-Americans: A. Cooper , J. The Vols came into the game without receiver Marquez North , and losing Hurd left them even thinner on offense.
Dobbs wound up throwing for 92 yards with completions to only three receivers. Dobbs ran 21 times and got some help from senior Marlin Lane who ran for 51 yards.
Dobbs scored just before halftime to cap a yard drive giving Tennessee a halftime lead, and he added an 8-yard TD with left in the third quarter for a lead. He went on the non-football injury list Monday after a mass was found on his chest that doctors believe could be lymphoma, and his twin brothers play for Tennessee.
Fans chanted Berry's name several times during the game. Vanderbilt pulled within when Ralph Webb bounced off two Tennessee defenders on his way to a 3-yard TD late in the third, then McGaster picked off his second pass of the game giving the Commodores the ball at the Tennessee 47 within the first minute of the fourth quarter. Robinette was intercepted two plays later by Tennessee safety Brian Randolph , and the Commodores didn't get back to midfield until inside the final minute. Vanderbilt football will not be returning to a bowl game in Florida handed the Commodores their sixth-straight conference loss in a win on Saturday night.
The defeat dropped Vandy to in SEC play and overall to squash any dream of bowl eligibility in Derek Mason's first year as head coach in Nashville. Gator quarterback Treon Harris had total yards and two rushing touchdowns in the win - Florida's second in a row after a point loss to Missouri.
Vandy passer Johnny McCrary completed 16 of 34 passes for yards and threw for a touchdown, but also had three interceptions that eliminated the 'Dores hopes of a comeback late in this game. Vanderbilt struck first when McCrary engineered an yard drive that ended when the freshman QB stepped up in the face of a big hit and found Steven Scheu for a yard touchdown.
The Gators responded immediately with a yard drive of their own. Kelvin Taylor found a seam in an otherwise stingy Vandy D to run 13 yards and make it as the first quarter wore down.
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