34 years ago today, the Vanderbilt Commodores lost to Florida by a 78-66 score. That was Vanderbilt’s eleventh loss in a row, a school record that stood untouched for the last 34 years.
Until tonight, that is. Vanderbilt dropped a home game to Alabama by a 77-67 score, its 11th loss in a row. The 1985 Commodores would squeak by Georgia a few days later to end the skid; this year’s team, with games coming up at Florida, Auburn, at Tennessee, and at Alabama, has no obvious end in sight to the losing. Like the 2019 team, the 1984-85 Commodores suffered due to injuries — with Bobby Westbrooks’ season ending after four games and Will Perdue, later the SEC Player of the Year, missing the entire season.