1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
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
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.[1] Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Georgia Tech*
L 10–1724,000[2]
September 30William & Mary*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 14–1214,616[3]
October 7at North Carolina*
W 21–725,000[4]
October 14No. 7 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–3533,407[5]
October 28at Florida
L 22–2761,855[6]
November 4at Tulane[n 1]
L 14–2718,160[7]
November 11Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1218,942[8]
November 18at Navy*
T 35–3518,054[9]
November 25Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–2812,000[10]
December 2at No. 2 Tennessee
L 14–4149,787[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

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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