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1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19671969 →
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
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 8 – 2
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 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

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. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

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

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. "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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