1970 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1970 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Bill Pace in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

1970 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Pace (4th season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Chattanooga*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 39–6	20,862	[1]
September 19	The Citadel*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 52–0	17,333	[2]
September 26	vs. Mississippi State	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 6–20	16,615	[3]
October 3	No. 19 North Carolina*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–10	20,400	[4]
October 10	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 11–35	49,038	[5]
October 17	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 3–37	53,241	[6]
October 24	No. 13 Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 16–26	34,000	[7]
October 31	Tulane*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–10	19,000	[8]
November 7	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 18–17	30,000	[9]
November 21	at No. 4 (small) Tampa*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	W 36–28	35,897	[10]
November 28	No. 7 Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–24	33,850	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Vandy rolls past Mocs". The Tennessean. September 13, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Vanderbilt beats The Citadel 52–0". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Miss. State jolts Vandy eleven 20–6". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UNC's rally beats Vandy". The News and Observer. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Land, Charles (October 11, 1970). "Bama wins third". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
6. "Revived Cavan leads Georgia by Vandy Commodores, 37–3". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ole Miss whips Vanderbilt, climbs atop the SEC". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Commodores sunk by Wave". The Tennessean. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vanderbilt rally detours Kentucky". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Vandy clips stubborn Tamps, 36–28". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Vols tumble Vandy 24–6". The Tennessean. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1970 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.