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1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Pace, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC standings.[1] Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $5–0–18–1–2
No. 13 Tennessee4–1–18–2–1
No. 17 Alabama4–2–08–3–0
No. 19 LSU4–2–08–3–0
No. 16 Auburn4–2–07–4–0
Ole Miss3–2–17–3–1
Florida3–2–16–3–1
Vanderbilt2–3–15–4–1
Mississippi State0–4–20–8–2
Kentucky0–7–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • LSU, Florida, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; LSU's game against TCU; and Mississippi State's game against Texas Tech counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21VMI*
W 25–1217,000[2]
September 281:00 p.m.at Army*
W 17–1323,000[3]
October 5North Carolina*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–820,480[4]
October 12at Alabama
L 7–3145,357[5]
October 19at No. 10 Georgia
L 6–3254,342[6]
October 26No. 15 Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 14–1415,500[7]
November 2Tulane[n 1]
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–716,469[8]
November 9at Kentucky
W 6–029,000[9]
November 23at Davidson*
W 53–204,000[10]
November 30No. 7 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1034,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Vanderbilt's game against Tulane counted in the SEC standings.

References

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  1. ↑ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 66. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "VU vanquishes VMI 25–12". The Tennessean. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tar Heels beat Vanderbilt, 8–7, for first victory this season". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Kelly, Weigand, Moore, Seay shine in Tide win". The Dothan Eagle. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Unbeaten Georgia rolls by Vandy, 32–6". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Gators rebound to tie Vandy". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Vandy rolls, handymen top Wave". The Tennessean. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vandy's dandies down KY's Wildcats, 6–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Light in the dark, Hannen shines in a 53–20 swamping". The Charlotte News. November 23, 1968. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tennessee survives Vandy bid 10–7". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1968 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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