The 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented

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during the 2009–10 college football season. The team's head coach was

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, who served his eighth season as the Commodores' head coach. Vanderbilt has been a member of the

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(SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Eastern Division since its formation in

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. The Commodores played their six home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in

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, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. The Commodores finished the season 2–10 and 0–8 in SEC play.

Coaching staff

- Head Coach *

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- Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach *

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- Defensive Coordinator *

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- Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach *Rick Logo - Defensive Line Coach *Warren Belin - Linebackers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator *Jamie Bryant - Defensive Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator * Charlie Fisher - Co-Passing Game Coordinator & Wide Receivers *Jimmy Kiser - Co-Passing Game Coordinator & Quarterbacks * Desmond Kitchings - Running Backs Coach *Michael Hazel - Assistant Director of Football Operations *Joey Orck - Offensive Quality Control *Andy Frank - Defensive Quality Control *Norval McKenzie - Offensive Graduate Assistant *Mark Moehring - Defensive Graduate Assistant *Tom Bossung - Head Athletic Trainer *Brian Reese - Associate Director of Student Athletics *John Sisk - Director of Speed, Strength and Conditioning *Luke Wyatt - Head Equipment Manager * Gary Veach - Assistant Equipment Manager

Schedule

Game summaries

Western Carolina

LSU

Mississippi State

Rice

Ole Miss

Army

Georgia

South Carolina

Georgia Tech

Florida

Kentucky

Tennessee

References

Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons

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