1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Bill Pace in his first season and finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1 overall, 0–5 in the SEC).

1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 Alabama 5 –1 –08 –2 –1
Florida 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –16 –4 –1
Georgia 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
LSU 3 –2 –17 –3 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –5 –02 –7 –1
Mississippi State 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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


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