1968 Vanderbilt

5–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bill Pace.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1968, game by game: won vs. VMI 25–12; won at Army 17–13; lost vs. North Carolina 7–8; lost at Alabama 7–31; lost at No. 10 Georgia 6–32; tied vs. No. 15 Florida 14–14; won vs. Tulane 21–7; won at Kentucky 6–0; won at Davidson 53–20; lost vs. No. 7 Tennessee 7–10+33−26Won 25–12 vs. VMI+13VMIWon 17–13 at Army+4ArmyLost 7–8 vs. North Carolina-1North CarolinaLost 7–31 at Alabama-24AlabamaLost 6–32 at No. 10 Georgia-26No. 10 GeorgiaTied 14–14 vs. No. 15 Florida0No. 15 FloridaWon 21–7 vs. Tulane+14TulaneWon 6–0 at Kentucky+6KentuckyWon 53–20 at Davidson+33DavidsonLost 7–10 vs. No. 7 Tennessee-3No. 7 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsVMIW 25–⁠1251%
Sep 28atArmyW 17–⁠1322%
Oct 5vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠871%
Oct 12atAlabamaL 7–⁠3118%
Oct 19at10GeorgiaL 6–⁠3216%
Oct 26vs15FloridaT 14–⁠1438%
Nov 2vsTulaneW 21–⁠761%
Nov 9atKentuckyW 6–⁠041%
Nov 23atDavidsonW 53–⁠2067%
Nov 30vs7TennesseeL 7–⁠1028%

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 3Chip Healy LBSt. Louis Cardinals

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠28
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠113
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠317
Auburn4–⁠27–⁠416
Ole Miss3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
LSU2–⁠28–⁠319
Florida2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠4–⁠10–⁠8–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.