1997 Vanderbilt
3–8 (0–8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Woody Widenhofer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat TCU 40–16Sep 20
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs North Texas | W 29–12 | 61% |
| Sep 11 | vs 15Alabama | L 0–20 | 27% |
| Sep 20 | vs TCU | W 40–16 | 58% |
| Sep 27 | at Ole Miss | L 3–15 | 37% |
| Oct 4 | vs 13LSU | L 6–7 | 29% |
| Oct 11 | at Northern Illinois | W 17–7 | 68% |
| Oct 18 | vs 19Georgia | L 13–34 | 37% |
| Oct 25 | at South Carolina | L 3–35 | 24% |
| Nov 8 | at 13Florida | L 7–20 | 8% |
| Nov 15 | vs Kentucky | L 10–21 | 46% |
| Nov 29 | at 3Tennessee | L 10–17 | 6% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 17–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1997.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 0–8 12th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 138–204
- Coach
- Woody Widenhofer
- Elo
- 1359 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.8 No. 70 of 112; offense No. 110, defense No. 13
- SRS
- −1.8 No. 63 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ed Lambert
- Defensive coordinator
- Norm Parker
- Captains
- Jamie Duncan, Corey Chavous, Jay Stallworth, Damian Allen and John Bradley
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1998
The 1998 draft| Rd 2 | Corey Chavous DB | Arizona Cardinals |
| Rd 3 | Jamie Duncan LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Rd 5 | Antony Jordan LB | Indianapolis Colts |
All-SEC
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Jamie DuncanLBAP-1; Coaches-1
Corey ChavousCBAP-1; Coaches-1
Second team
- Carlton HallLBAP-2; Coaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1997 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1997 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 7–1 | 11–2 | 7 |
| Florida | 6–2 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Georgia | 6–2 | 10–2 | 10 |
 Auburn | 6–2 | 10–3 | 11 |
| LSU | 6–2 | 9–3 | 13 |
| Ole Miss | 4–4 | 8–4 | 22 |
 Mississippi State | 4–4 | 7–4 | |
| South Carolina | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Kentucky | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Alabama | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Arkansas | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Vanderbilt | 0–8 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.