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-
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 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.