1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 8 – 2
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • LSU, Florida, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; LSU's game against TCU; and Mississippi State's game against Texas Tech counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Pace, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC standings.[1] Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21VMI*
W 25–1217,000[2]
September 281:00 p.m.at Army*
W 17–1323,000[3]
October 5North Carolina*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–820,480[4]
October 12at Alabama
L 7–3145,357[5]
October 19at No. 10 Georgia
L 6–3254,342[6]
October 26No. 15 Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 14–1415,500[7]
November 2Tulane[n 1]
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–716,469[8]
November 9at Kentucky
W 6–029,000[9]
November 23at Davidson*
W 53–204,000[10]
November 30No. 7 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1034,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Vanderbilt's game against Tulane counted in the SEC standings.

References

  1. ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 66. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "VU vanquishes VMI 25–12". The Tennessean. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tar Heels beat Vanderbilt, 8–7, for first victory this season". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kelly, Weigand, Moore, Seay shine in Tide win". The Dothan Eagle. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Unbeaten Georgia rolls by Vandy, 32–6". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators rebound to tie Vandy". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy rolls, handymen top Wave". The Tennessean. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy's dandies down KY's Wildcats, 6–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Light in the dark, Hannen shines in a 53–20 swamping". The Charlotte News. November 23, 1968. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tennessee survives Vandy bid 10–7". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1968 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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