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1974 Vanderbilt

7–⁠3–⁠2 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Sloan.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1974, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 28–6; won vs. VMI 45–7; lost at No. 4 Alabama 10–23; won vs. No. 8 Florida 24–10; lost at Georgia 31–38; won vs. Ole Miss 24–14; won at Army 38–14; lost at Kentucky 12–38; won vs. Tulane 30–22; won at Louisville 44–0; tied vs. Tennessee 21–21; tied vs. Texas Tech 6–6+44−26Won 28–6 vs. Chattanooga+22ChattanoogaWon 45–7 vs. VMI+38VMILost 10–23 at No. 4 Alabama-13No. 4 AlabamaWon 24–10 vs. No. 8 Florida+14No. 8 FloridaLost 31–38 at Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 24–14 vs. Ole Miss+10Ole MissWon 38–14 at Army+24ArmyLost 12–38 at Kentucky-26KentuckyWon 30–22 vs. Tulane+8TulaneWon 44–0 at Louisville+44LouisvilleTied 21–21 vs. Tennessee0TennesseeTied 6–6 vs. Texas Tech0Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsChattanoogaW 28–⁠691%
Sep 21vsVMIW 45–⁠771%
Sep 28at4AlabamaL 10–⁠2313%
Oct 12vs8FloridaW 24–⁠1038%
Oct 19atGeorgiaL 31–⁠3830%
Oct 26vsOle MissW 24–⁠1457%
Nov 2atArmyW 38–⁠1468%
Nov 9atKentuckyL 12–⁠3839%
Nov 16vsTulaneW 30–⁠2259%
Nov 23atLouisvilleW 44–⁠057%
Nov 30vsTennesseeT 21–⁠2147%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsTexas TechPeach BowlT 6–⁠647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Texas Tech 6–⁠6 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠199
Coach
Steve Sloan
Elo
1555 +107 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 32 of 124; offense No. 27, defense No. 48
SRS
13.1 No. 23 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rex Dockery
Defensive coordinator
Bill Parcells
Captain
David Lee

All-SEC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jamie O’RourkeRBAP-2
  • Tom GalbierzLBAP-2
  • Steve CurnutteDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠15
Auburn4–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠39–⁠317
Florida3–⁠38–⁠415
Kentucky3–⁠36–⁠5
Vanderbilt2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠220
LSU2–⁠45–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠63–⁠8

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