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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1970 record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coachBill Pace (4th season)
Home stadiumDudley Field
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12Chattanooga*
W 39–6
September 19The Citadel*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 52–0
September 26vs. Mississippi State
L 6–20
October 3No. 19 North Carolina*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–10
October 10at Alabama
L 11–35
October 17at GeorgiaL 3–37
October 24No. 13 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 16–26
October 31Tulane*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–10
November 7at KentuckyW 18–17
November 21at Tampa*W 36–28
November 28No. 7 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1970 Vanderbilt football schedule[1]

References

  1. "1970 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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