
1977 Vanderbilt
2–9 (0–6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Fred Pancoast. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 13–9Nov 19
By 4 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at | L 23–25 | 15% |
| Sep 17 | at | W 3–0 | 33% |
| Sep 24 | vs | L 12–24 | 27% |
| Oct 1 | at | L 7–36 | 51% |
| Oct 8 | vs | L 15–28 | 33% |
| Oct 15 | vs | L 13–24 | 23% |
| Oct 22 | at | L 14–26 | 25% |
| Nov 5 | vs | L 6–28 | 15% |
| Nov 12 | at | L 28–34 | 50% |
| Nov 19 | vs | W 13–9 | 24% |
| Nov 26 | at | L 7–42 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 42–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 0–6 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 141–276
- Coach
- Fred Pancoast
- Elo
- 1335 −89 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.4 No. 106 of 140; offense No. 115, defense No. 93
- SRS
- −3.4 No. 89 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Tom Goode
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 4 | Dennis Harrison DT | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-SEC
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Martin CoxWRAP-1
Dennis HarrisonDTUPI
Ed SmithLBAP-1
Second team
Brenard WilsonDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–0 | 11–1 | 2 | |
| 6–0 | 10–1 | 6 | |
| 4–2 | 8–4 | ||
| 4–2 | 5–6 | ||
| 3–3 | 6–4–1 | ||
| 2–4 | 5–6 | ||
| 2–4 | 5–6 | ||
| 2–5 | 5–6 | ||
| 1–5 | 4–7 | ||
| 0–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.