Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Bill Pace Conference: Southeastern-
1972 Season Highlights
Bill Pace enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
24
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Mississippi State
6
10
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Alabama
21
48
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Virginia
10
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @ William & Mary
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Georgia
3
28
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Mississippi
7
31
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Kentucky
13
14
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Tulane
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @ Tampa
7
30
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Tennessee
10
30
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 129
Scoring Average 11.7
Points Allowed 243
Defense Average 22.1
Opponents Record 49-40
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.