1978 Vanderbilt
2–9 (0–6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Fred Pancoast. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Air Force 41–27Nov 18
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at 2Arkansas | L 17–48 | 13% |
| Sep 23 | vs Furman | W 17–10 | 53% |
| Sep 30 | at 7Alabama | L 28–51 | 11% |
| Oct 7 | vs Tulane | L 3–38 | 61% |
| Oct 14 | vs Auburn | L 7–49 | 30% |
| Oct 21 | at 18Georgia | L 10–31 | 15% |
| Oct 28 | vs Ole Miss | L 10–35 | 38% |
| Nov 4 | at Memphis | L 14–35 | 23% |
| Nov 11 | at Kentucky | L 2–53 | 11% |
| Nov 18 | vs Air Force | W 41–27 | 52% |
| Dec 2 | vs Tennessee | L 15–41 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 41–15; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 119th-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
- 164–418
- Coach
- Fred Pancoast
- Elo
- 1286 −105 this season
- SP+ rating
- -20.4 No. 130 of 133; offense No. 85, defense No. 132
- SRS
- −14.8 No. 119 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
All-SEC
4 second teamSecond team
Martin CoxWRAP-2- Tom WoodroofOTAP-2
- Frank MordicaRBAP-2
- Randy SittasonLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1978 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1978 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6–0 | 11–1 | 1 |
| Georgia | 5–0–1 | 9–2–1 | 16 |
| Auburn | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 LSU | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| Tennessee | 3–3 | 5–5–1 | |
 Florida | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Kentucky | 2–4 | 4–6–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 0–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.