
1968 Vanderbilt
5–4–1 (1–3–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bill Pace. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 53–20Nov 23
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs | W 25–12 | 51% |
| Sep 28 | at | W 17–13 | 22% |
| Oct 5 | vs | L 7–8 | 71% |
| Oct 12 | at | L 7–31 | 18% |
| Oct 19 | at | L 6–32 | 16% |
| Oct 26 | vs | T 14–14 | 38% |
| Nov 2 | vs | W 21–7 | 61% |
| Nov 9 | at | W 6–0 | 41% |
| Nov 23 | at | W 53–20 | 67% |
| Nov 30 | vs | L 7–10 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 10–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1968.
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 163–147
- Coach
- Bill Pace
- Elo
- 1486 +84 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.4 No. 52 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 3 | Chip Healy LB | St. Louis Cardinals |
All-SEC
1 second teamSecond team
Bob AsherOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1968 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0–1 | 8–1–2 | 8 | |
| 4–1–1 | 8–2–1 | 13 | |
| 4–2 | 8–3 | 17 | |
| 4–2 | 7–4 | 16 | |
| 3–2–1 | 7–3–1 | ||
| 2–2 | 8–3 | 19 | |
| 2–2–1 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 1–3–1 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 0–4–1 | 0–8–2 | ||
| 0–7 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.