Vanderbilt was defeated by Temple 37-7 at Dudley Field on Aug 28, 2014. The game was delayed by two hours due to severe storms in the area.
2015 opponents Georgia, Ole Miss, Missouri and Tennessee all received spots in the Associated Press preseason poll, and Vanderbilt also heads out on the road for two non-conference matchups.
Eight home games in the comfy confines of the Vanderbilt stadium didn’t help the Dores much last year, and now the team must improve its record despite playing 6 of 12 games this fall on the road. The 2012 season marks the last time the ‘Dores played six away contests, and this comes on the heels of a 2014 campaign in which the squad averaged a dismal 9.