1970 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1970 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Chattanooga*
W 39–620,862[1]
September 19The Citadel*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 52–017,333[2]
September 26vs. Mississippi State
L 6–2016,615[3]
October 3No. 19 North Carolina*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–1020,400[4]
October 10at Alabama
L 11–3549,038[5]
October 17at Georgia
L 3–3753,241[6]
October 24No. 13 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 16–2634,000[7]
October 31Tulane*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–1019,000[8]
November 7at Kentucky
W 18–1730,000[9]
November 21at No. 4 (small) Tampa*
W 36–2835,897[10]
November 28No. 7 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–2433,850[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  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.


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