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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