1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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.

1967 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–7–1 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Pace (1st season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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
Vanderbilt	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Georgia Tech*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 10–17	24,000	[2]
September 30	William & Mary*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 14–12	14,616	[3]
October 7	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 21–7	25,000	[4]
October 14	No. 7 Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 21–35	33,407	[5]
October 28	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 22–27	61,855	[6]
November 4	at Tulane[n 1]	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–27	18,160	[7]
November 11	Kentucky	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–12	18,942	[8]
November 18	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	T 35–35	18,054	[9]
November 25	Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–28	12,000	[10]
December 2	at No. 2 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–41	49,787	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.