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1992 Vanderbilt

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gerry DiNardo.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1992, game by game: lost at No. 9 Alabama 8–25; won vs. Duke 42–37; won vs. No. 25 Ole Miss 31–9; lost at Auburn 7–31; lost vs. Wake Forest 6–40; lost at No. 10 Georgia 20–30; lost vs. South Carolina 17–21; won at Kentucky 20–7; won at Navy 27–7; lost vs. No. 9 Florida 21–41; lost vs. No. 18 Tennessee 25–29+22−34Lost 8–25 at No. 9 Alabama-17No. 9 AlabamaWon 42–37 vs. Duke+5DukeWon 31–9 vs. No. 25 Ole Miss+22No. 25 Ole MissLost 7–31 at Auburn-24AuburnLost 6–40 vs. Wake Forest-34Wake ForestLost 20–30 at No. 10 Georgia-10No. 10 GeorgiaLost 17–21 vs. South Carolina-4South CarolinaWon 20–7 at Kentucky+13KentuckyWon 27–7 at Navy+20NavyLost 21–41 vs. No. 9 Florida-20No. 9 FloridaLost 25–29 vs. No. 18 Tennessee-4No. 18 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at9AlabamaL 8–⁠2519%
Sep 12vsDukeW 42–⁠3758%
Sep 19vs25Ole MissW 31–⁠944%
Oct 3atAuburnL 7–⁠3136%
Oct 10vsWake ForestL 6–⁠4069%
Oct 17at10GeorgiaL 20–⁠3016%
Oct 24vsSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠2154%
Nov 7atKentuckyW 20–⁠734%
Nov 14atNavyW 27–⁠763%
Nov 21vs9FloridaL 21–⁠4127%
Nov 28vs18TennesseeL 25–⁠2925%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 29–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
224–⁠277
Coach
Gerry DiNardo
Elo
1422 −23 this season
SP+ rating
0.5 No. 55 of 105; offense No. 54, defense No. 61
SRS
−0.2 No. 56 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Don Frease
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Pat AkosTEAP-1

Second team

  • Gary RogersDEAP-2
  • Jeff BrothersSAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠013–⁠01
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠28
Florida6–⁠29–⁠410
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠312
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠316
Mississippi State4–⁠47–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠5–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠7
LSU1–⁠72–⁠9

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