1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Bill Pace in his second season and finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1 overall, 1–3–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

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

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References

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


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