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Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Bill Pace
Conference: Southeastern-

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1890 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Bill Pace enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Virginia Military Institute	25	12	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Army	17	13	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. North Carolina	7	8	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Alabama	7	31	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Georgia	6	32	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Florida	14	14	T
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Tulane	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Kentucky	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Davidson	53	20	W
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Tennessee	7	10	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	163
Scoring Average	16.3
Points Allowed	147
Defense Average	14.7
Opponents Record	45-34
Conference Record	1-3
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	3-2

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	8-1-2	284	114	Lost 2-16	5-0-1	173	47	Vince Dooley
Alabama	8-3	184	139	Lost 10-35	4-2	108	63	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Tennessee	8-2-1	261	146	Lost 13-36	4-1-1	106	68	Doug Dickey
Auburn	7-4	257	159		4-2	123	75	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi	7-3-1	212	197	Won 34-17	3-2-1	91	115	John H. Vaught
Louisiana State	8-3	221	171	Won 31-27	2-2	64	62	Charles McClendon
Florida	6-3-1	151	175		2-2-1	74	117	Ray Graves
Vanderbilt	5-4-1	163	147		1-3-1	40	87	Bill Pace
Kentucky	3-7	141	206		0-7	59	150	Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State	0-8-2	146	260		0-4-1	60	114	Charley Shira

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.