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1969 Vanderbilt

4–⁠6 (2–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bill Pace.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1969, game by game: lost at Michigan 14–42; lost vs. Army 6–16; lost at North Carolina 22–38; won vs. No. 13 Alabama 14–10; lost vs. No. 14 Georgia 8–40; lost at No. 10 Florida 20–41; won at Tulane 26–23; won vs. Kentucky 42–6; won vs. Davidson 63–8; lost at No. 10 Tennessee 27–40+55−32Lost 14–42 at Michigan-28MichiganLost 6–16 vs. Army-10ArmyLost 22–38 at North Carolina-16North CarolinaWon 14–10 vs. No. 13 Alabama+4No. 13 AlabamaLost 8–40 vs. No. 14 Georgia-32No. 14 GeorgiaLost 20–41 at No. 10 Florida-21No. 10 FloridaWon 26–23 at Tulane+3TulaneWon 42–6 vs. Kentucky+36KentuckyWon 63–8 vs. Davidson+55DavidsonLost 27–40 at No. 10 Tennessee-13No. 10 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atMichiganL 14–⁠4232%
Sep 27vsArmyL 6–⁠1641%
Oct 4atNorth CarolinaL 22–⁠3852%
Oct 11vs13AlabamaW 14–⁠1027%
Oct 18vs14GeorgiaL 8–⁠4028%
Oct 25at10FloridaL 20–⁠4120%
Nov 1atTulaneW 26–⁠2347%
Nov 8vsKentuckyW 42–⁠664%
Nov 22vsDavidsonW 63–⁠860%
Nov 29at10TennesseeL 27–⁠4016%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 40–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-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 1969.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠264
Coach
Bill Pace
Elo
1482 −9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.2 No. 48 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 2Bob Asher OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Pat Toomay DEDallas Cowboys

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee5–⁠19–⁠215
LSU4–⁠19–⁠110
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠320
Florida3–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠114
Ole Miss4–⁠28–⁠38
Georgia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠34–⁠6
Alabama2–⁠46–⁠5
Kentucky1–⁠62–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠53–⁠7

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