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2019 Vanderbilt

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Derek Mason.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 2019, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Georgia 6–30; lost at Purdue 24–42; lost vs. No. 4 LSU 38–66; won vs. Northern Illinois 24–18; lost at Ole Miss 6–31; lost vs. UNLV 10–34; won vs. No. 22 Missouri 21–14; lost at South Carolina 7–24; lost at No. 10 Florida 0–56; lost vs. Kentucky 14–38; won vs. East Tennessee State 38–0; lost at Tennessee 10–28+38−56Lost 6–30 vs. No. 3 Georgia-24No. 3 GeorgiaLost 24–42 at Purdue-18PurdueLost 38–66 vs. No. 4 LSU-28No. 4 LSUWon 24–18 vs. Northern Illinois+6Northern Illino…Lost 6–31 at Ole Miss-25Ole MissLost 10–34 vs. UNLV-24UNLVWon 21–14 vs. No. 22 Missouri+7No. 22 MissouriLost 7–24 at South Carolina-17South CarolinaLost 0–56 at No. 10 Florida-56No. 10 FloridaLost 14–38 vs. Kentucky-24KentuckyWon 38–0 vs. East Tennessee State+38East Tennessee …Lost 10–28 at Tennessee-18Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs3GeorgiaL 6–⁠3033%
Sep 7atPurdueL 24–⁠4237%
Sep 21vs4LSUL 38–⁠6626%
Sep 28vsNorthern IllinoisW 24–⁠1855%
Oct 5atOle MissL 6–⁠3141%
Oct 12vsUNLVL 10–⁠3468%
Oct 19vs22MissouriW 21–⁠1422%
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠2432%
Nov 9at10FloridaL 0–⁠5613%
Nov 16vsKentuckyL 14–⁠3836%
Nov 23vsEast Tennessee StateW 38–⁠076%
Nov 30atTennesseeL 10–⁠2821%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 28–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠381
Coach
Derek Mason
Elo
1376 −121 this season
SP+ rating
-10.4 No. 106 of 130; offense No. 104, defense No. 98, special teams No. 24
SRS
−10.5 No. 109 of 130 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 67 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 56 roster talent No. 52 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Gerry Gdowski
Defensive coordinator
Jason Tarver
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense123rd of 130
  • Defense112th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted110th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0835%1.16123rd of 130
Defense0.2048%1.25112th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.17 def		38% off
47% def		—126th off
110th 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
Offense2.5own 2623% allowed
Defense3.6own 2919% caused

CORE rating -13.2, 115th of 130 (offense -6.7, defense 6.5).

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 yardsRiley Neal QB1,585 yds
Passing touchdownsRiley Neal QB9 TD
Rushing yardsKe’Shawn Vaughn RB1,028 yds
Rushing touchdownsKe’Shawn Vaughn RB9 TD
Receiving yardsKalija Lipscomb WR511 yds
Receiving touchdownsCam Johnson WR3 TD
TacklesDimitri Moore LB99 tkl
SacksAndre Mintze LB4.5 sacks
InterceptionsTae Daley S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Anfernee Orji S★★★No. 463
Daevion Davis DT★★★No. 689
Justin Harris S★★★No. 866
Devin Boddie Jr. ATH★★★No. 889
Jayden Harrison WR★★★No. 924

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.859
Receivers23.00.858
Offensive line43.00.844
Defensive line23.00.865
Defensive backs43.00.855
Athletes and specialists42.80.827
Whole class172.90.848

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 3Ke’Shawn Vaughn RBTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 110

The 2019 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠015–⁠01
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠24
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠28
Florida6–⁠211–⁠26
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠9
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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