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2017 Vanderbilt

5–⁠7 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Derek Mason.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 2017, game by game: won at Middle Tennessee 28–6; won vs. Alabama A&M 42–0; won vs. No. 18 Kansas State 14–7; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 0–59; lost at No. 21 Florida 24–38; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia 14–45; lost at Ole Miss 35–57; lost at South Carolina 27–34; won vs. Western Kentucky 31–17; lost vs. Kentucky 21–44; lost vs. Missouri 17–45; won at Tennessee 42–24+42−59Won 28–6 at Middle Tennessee+22Middle TennesseeWon 42–0 vs. Alabama A&M+42Alabama A&MWon 14–7 vs. No. 18 Kansas State+7No. 18 Kansas StateLost 0–59 vs. No. 1 Alabama-59No. 1 AlabamaLost 24–38 at No. 21 Florida-14No. 21 FloridaLost 14–45 vs. No. 5 Georgia-31No. 5 GeorgiaLost 35–57 at Ole Miss-22Ole MissLost 27–34 at South Carolina-7South CarolinaWon 31–17 vs. Western Kentucky+14Western KentuckyLost 21–44 vs. Kentucky-23KentuckyLost 17–45 vs. Missouri-28MissouriWon 42–24 at Tennessee+18Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMiddle TennesseeW 28–⁠644%
Sep 9vsAlabama A&MW 42–⁠088%
Sep 16vs18Kansas StateW 14–⁠745%
Sep 23vs1AlabamaL 0–⁠5924%
Sep 30at21FloridaL 24–⁠3832%
Oct 7vs5GeorgiaL 14–⁠4532%
Oct 14atOle MissL 35–⁠5741%
Oct 28atSouth CarolinaL 27–⁠3431%
Nov 4vsWestern KentuckyW 31–⁠1742%
Nov 11vsKentuckyL 21–⁠4453%
Nov 18vsMissouriL 17–⁠4549%
Nov 25atTennesseeW 42–⁠2434%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 42–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠376
Coach
Derek Mason
Elo
1469 −19 this season
SP+ rating
0.6 No. 70 of 128; offense No. 41, defense No. 77, special teams No. 126
SRS
−4.1 No. 85 of 130 in FBS
Returning
94% of last season’s EPA, No. 4 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 65 roster talent No. 45 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense77th of 130
  • Defense109th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted69th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0740%1.3477th of 130
Defense0.2044%1.28109th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.15 def		41% off
42% def		—69th off
102nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.3own 2918% allowed
Defense3.9own 3117% caused

CORE rating -2.1, 76th of 130 (offense 0.4, defense 2.5).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsKyle Shurmur QB2,823 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Shurmur QB26 TD
Rushing yardsRalph Webb RB831 yds
Rushing touchdownsRalph Webb RB10 TD
Receiving yardsTrent Sherfield WR729 yds
Receiving touchdownsKalija Lipscomb WR8 TD
TacklesLaDarius Wiley S88 tkl
SacksCharles Wright LB9.5 sacks
InterceptionsRyan White S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jacob Free PRO★★★No. 610
Dayo Odeyingbo SDE★★★No. 630
Bryce Bailey OT★★★No. 638
Dimitri Moore OLB★★★No. 668
Randall Haynie CB★★★No. 696

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.864
Receivers23.00.821
Offensive line43.00.842
Defensive line42.80.835
Linebackers52.80.833
Defensive backs33.00.840
Whole class192.90.837

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 3Oren Burks OLBGreen Bay Packers

Roster 100

The 2017 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠113–⁠22
Auburn7–⁠110–⁠410
LSU6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠4
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠419
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Tennessee0–⁠84–⁠8

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