2020 Vanderbilt

0–⁠9 (0–⁠9 Southeastern Conference), coached by Derek Mason, then Todd Fitch (interim, final game).

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 2020, game by game: lost at No. 10 Texas A&M 12–17; lost vs. No. 20 LSU 7–41; lost vs. South Carolina 7–41; lost vs. Ole Miss 21–54; lost at Mississippi State 17–24; lost at Kentucky 35–38; lost vs. No. 6 Florida 17–38; lost at Missouri 0–41; lost vs. Tennessee 17–42+7−41Lost 12–17 at No. 10 Texas A&M-5No. 10 Texas A&MLost 7–41 vs. No. 20 LSU-34No. 20 LSULost 7–41 vs. South Carolina-34South CarolinaLost 21–54 vs. Ole Miss-33Ole MissLost 17–24 at Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Lost 35–38 at Kentucky-3KentuckyLost 17–38 vs. No. 6 Florida-21No. 6 FloridaLost 0–41 at Missouri-41MissouriLost 17–42 vs. Tennessee-25Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 42–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
0–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠9 14th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠336
Coach
Derek Mason, then Todd Fitch (interim, final game)
Elo
1278 −139 this season
SP+ rating
-16.8 No. 121 of 130; offense No. 122, defense No. 105
SRS
−14.4 No. 67 of 77 in FBS
Returning
24% of last season’s EPA, No. 126 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 52 roster talent No. 54 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Todd Fitch
Defensive coordinator
Ted Roof
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense111th of 127
  • Defense127th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted120th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted130th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0239%1.11111th of 127
Defense0.3654%1.20127th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.28 def
38% off
51% def
—120th off
130th 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
Offense2.4own 2618% allowed
Defense4.0own 3112% caused

CORE rating -20.1, 118th of 127 (offense -5.7, defense 14.4).

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 yardsKen Seals QB1,913 yds
Passing touchdownsKen Seals QB12 TD
Rushing yardsKeyon Brooks RB478 yds
Rushing touchdownsKeyon Brooks RB2 TD
Receiving yardsCam Johnson WR528 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Pierce WR5 TD
TacklesAnfernee Orji LB65 tkl
SacksDayo Odeyingbo DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsGabe Jeudy DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

De’Rickey Wright ATH★★★★No. 384
D.K. Kaufman S★★★No. 416
Kevo Wesley OC★★★No. 486
Ken Seals PRO★★★No. 502
Mike Wright Jr. DUAL★★★No. 525

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.881
Running backs13.00.853
Receivers33.00.862
Offensive line43.00.858
Linebackers23.00.836
Defensive backs13.00.890
Athletes and specialists33.00.837
Whole class163.00.856

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 2Dayo Odeyingbo DEIndianapolis Colts

Roster 112

The 2020 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama10–⁠013–⁠01
Texas A&M8–⁠19–⁠14
Florida8–⁠28–⁠413
Georgia7–⁠28–⁠27
Auburn6–⁠46–⁠5
LSU5–⁠55–⁠5
Missouri5–⁠55–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠65–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠74–⁠7
Arkansas3–⁠73–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠73–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠82–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠90–⁠9

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