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1991 Vanderbilt

5–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gerry DiNardo.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1991, game by game: lost at No. 24 Syracuse 10–37; won vs. SMU 14–11; lost at LSU 14–16; lost vs. No. 22 Alabama 17–48; lost at Duke 13–17; lost vs. No. 24 Auburn 22–24; won vs. No. 17 Georgia 27–25; won at Ole Miss 30–27; won at Army 41–10; won vs. Kentucky 17–7; lost at No. 9 Tennessee 0–45+31−45Lost 10–37 at No. 24 Syracuse-27No. 24 SyracuseWon 14–11 vs. SMU+3SMULost 14–16 at LSU-2LSULost 17–48 vs. No. 22 Alabama-31No. 22 AlabamaLost 13–17 at Duke-4DukeLost 22–24 vs. No. 24 Auburn-2No. 24 AuburnWon 27–25 vs. No. 17 Georgia+2No. 17 GeorgiaWon 30–27 at Ole Miss+3Ole MissWon 41–10 at Army+31ArmyWon 17–7 vs. Kentucky+10KentuckyLost 0–45 at No. 9 Tennessee-45No. 9 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at24SyracuseL 10–⁠3713%
Sep 14vsSMUW 14–⁠1158%
Sep 21atLSUL 14–⁠1628%
Sep 28vs22AlabamaL 17–⁠4823%
Oct 5atDukeL 13–⁠1722%
Oct 12vs24AuburnL 22–⁠2418%
Oct 19vs17GeorgiaW 27–⁠2521%
Oct 26atOle MissW 30–⁠2714%
Nov 2atArmyW 41–⁠1033%
Nov 9vsKentuckyW 17–⁠758%
Nov 30at9TennesseeL 0–⁠4513%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 45–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
205–⁠267
Coach
Gerry DiNardo
Elo
1418 +81 this season
SP+ rating
-4.0 No. 68 of 104; offense No. 67, defense No. 64
SRS
−3.2 No. 61 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Don Frease
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 3Corey Harris WRHouston Oilers

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Kevin BrothenCAP-2
  • Pat AkosTEAP-2
  • David LawrencePAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠010–⁠27
Alabama6–⁠111–⁠15
Tennessee5–⁠29–⁠314
Georgia4–⁠39–⁠317
Mississippi State4–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠6
LSU3–⁠45–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠55–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠65–⁠6
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠8

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