1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Pace, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC standings.^[1] Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Pace (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Florida	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	4	–	2			0	–	8	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion LSU, Florida, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; LSU's game against TCU; and Mississippi State's game against Texas Tech counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		VMI*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 25–12	17,000	[2]
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 17–13	23,000	[3]
October 5		North Carolina*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–8	20,480	[4]
October 12		at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 7–31	45,357	[5]
October 19		at No. 10 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 6–32	54,342	[6]
October 26		No. 15 Florida	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	T 14–14	15,500	[7]
November 2		Tulane[n 1]	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 21–7	16,469	[8]
November 9		at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 6–0	29,000	[9]
November 23		at Davidson*	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 53–20	4,000	[10]
November 30		No. 7 Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–10	34,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Notes

1. Vanderbilt's game against Tulane counted in the SEC standings.