Vanderbilt's struggles resemble 2002 team

  • Mike Organ, THE TENNESSEAN
  • Posted November 18, 2009 at 7:31 a.m.
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Vanderbilt quarterback Mackenzi Adams, center, tries to get past Kentucky linebacker Sam Maxwell (50) and safety Calvin Harrison, right, in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Kentucky won 24-13.

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Vanderbilt quarterback Mackenzi Adams, center, tries to get past Kentucky linebacker Sam Maxwell (50) and safety Calvin Harrison, right, in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Kentucky won 24-13.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt fans hoped this year's team would be comparable to last year's team that won seven games, including a victory in the Music City Bowl.

This year's team does resemble one of Bobby Johnson's squads, but it's his first Vanderbilt team in 2002.

That team finished 2-10 and is his only team that failed to win an SEC game. The Commodores also suffered a particularly embarrassing loss to Middle Tennessee State, which was 0-5 at the time. Wins were over Connecticut, in its first season as a full-fledged Football Bowl Subdivision team, and Furman, a Football Championship Series team.

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