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1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19661968 →
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Alabama 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Georgia's game against Clemson and Vanderbilt's game against Tulane counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Pace, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, tying for ninth place at the bottom of the SEC standings. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Georgia Tech*L 10–1724,000
September 30William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 14–1214,616
October 7at North Carolina*W 21–725,000
October 14No. 7 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–3533,407
October 28at FloridaL 22–2761,855
November 4at TulaneL 14–2718,160
November 11Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1218,942
November 18at Navy*T 35–3518,054
November 25Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–2812,000
December 2at No. 2 TennesseeL 14–4149,787
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Notes

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

References

  1. "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 66. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. "King engineers Tech past stubborn Vandy, 17 to 10". Pensacola News Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davis sparks Vandy 14–12". St. Petersburg Times. October 1, 1967. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vanderbilt takes 21–7 win over UNC at Chapel Hill". The Danville Register. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Land, Charles (October 15, 1967). "Tide tops tough Vandy". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 11. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  6. "Rentz passes Gators past Vanderbilt 27–22". Fort Myers News-Press. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tulane Wave rolls over Vandy, 27–14". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vandy bows to Kentucky". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Navy rallies for 35–35 tie with Vanderbilt". The Daily Advertiser. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hindman leads Rebs past Vanderbilt". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vols romp to 41–14 victory over Vandy". Chicago Tribune. December 3, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1967 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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