1986-87 Vanderbilt Commodores basketball — schedule and results

The 1986-87 Vanderbilt Commodores went 18-16 (7-11 in the SEC) under head coach C.M. Newton. Simple Rating System: 10.19.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 34 games from this season: 12–5 at home, 3–8 on the road, and 3–3 on neutral courts. The Commodores scored 73.4 points per game and allowed 73.0 (+0.4 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 5 games, from Dec 9, 1986 to Dec 22, 1986. The most lopsided win was 93–64 over Chattanooga Mocs on Dec 3, 1986; the heaviest defeat was 76–53 at Georgia Bulldogs on Jan 14, 1987. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Pennsylvania Quakers (71–70).

Among Vanderbilt Commodores' 116 recorded seasons, 1986-87's .529 winning percentage ranks 68th. Previous season: 1985-86 Commodores (13–15). Next season: 1987-88 Commodores (20–11).

Game-by-game results (34 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1986-11-28	neutral VCU Rams	W 75–67	Lahaina Civic Center
1986-11-29	neutral Missouri Tigers	W 69–54	Lahaina Civic Center
1986-11-30	neutral New Mexico Lobos	W 87–81	Lahaina Civic Center
1986-12-03	vs Chattanooga Mocs	W 93–64	Memorial Gymnasium
1986-12-06	at Duke Blue Devils	L 66–78	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1986-12-09	vs Indiana Hoosiers	W 79–75	Memorial Gymnasium
1986-12-13	at Pennsylvania Quakers	W 71–70	The Palestra
1986-12-19	vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	W 89–65	Memorial Gymnasium
1986-12-20	vs Kansas State Wildcats	W 79–72	Memorial Gymnasium
1986-12-22	at LSU Tigers	W 63–61	Maravich Assembly Center
1986-12-28	neutral South Carolina Gamecocks	L 91–96
1986-12-29	neutral Houston Cougars	L 72–73
1987-01-03	vs Tennessee Volunteers	L 72–81	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-01-07	vs Ole Miss Rebels	W 66–59	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-01-10	at Alabama Crimson Tide	L 71–75	Memorial Coliseum
1987-01-14	at Georgia Bulldogs	L 53–76	Georgia Coliseum
1987-01-17	vs Auburn Tigers	W 91–75	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-01-21	vs Kentucky Wildcats	L 65–71	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-01-24	at Florida Gators	L 81–85	Stephen C. O''Connell Center
1987-01-28	at Mississippi State Bulldogs	W 76–57	Humphrey Coliseum
1987-01-31	vs LSU Tigers	W 66–65	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-02-04	at Tennessee Volunteers	L 69–79	Stokely Center
1987-02-06	vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish	W 60–56	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-02-09	at Ole Miss Rebels	L 54–77	C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1987-02-11	vs Alabama Crimson Tide	L 67–71	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-02-14	vs Georgia Bulldogs	L 59–75	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-02-19	at Kentucky Wildcats	L 54–65	Rupp Arena
1987-02-23	at Auburn Tigers	L 83–91	Memorial Coliseum
1987-02-25	vs Florida Gators	W 84–76	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-02-28	vs Mississippi State Bulldogs	W 66–58	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-03-05	neutral Tennessee Volunteers	L 57–74	The Omni
1987-03-12	vs Jacksonville Dolphins	W 74–72	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-03-16	vs Florida State Seminoles	W 109–92	Memorial Gymnasium
1987-03-21	vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles	L 84–95	Memorial Gymnasium

Game recaps

1987-01-21: Kentucky Wildcats beat Vanderbilt 71–65. Ed Davender led the winners with 16 points. Will Perdue had 20 for Vanderbilt.

1987-02-19: Kentucky Wildcats beat Vanderbilt 65–54 as Rex Chapman scored a team-high 19. Bobby Westbrooks had 12 for Vanderbilt.

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