The 1987 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

in the

1987 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second national championship of the 1980s in an Orange Bowl game featuring a rare No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between the top ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the Hurricanes. Miami's ...

as a member of the

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ...

(SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach

Watson Brown Watson Brown may refer to: * Watson Brown (American football) (born 1950), retired American football coach and former player * Watson Brown (abolitionist) Watson Brown (October 7, 1835 – October 19, 1859) was a son of the abolitionist John Brown ...

in his second season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

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Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons

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