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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1957 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–3–2
0.600 Win %
Conference
6th
3–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
576–651–43
0.470 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1906, 1921, 1922
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras

1957 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B85–4–1T 7–7
6Week 6 · Oct 1Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC3–7W 9–6
7Week 7 · Oct 8Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC2–7–1T 6–6
8Week 8 · Oct 15Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC9–1–1L 0–28
9Week 9 · Oct 22Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 32–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5LSUH2HSEC5–5W 7–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–7W 12–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC6–2–1L 7–14
14Week 14 · Nov 26Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1W 27–0
15Week 15 · Dec 3Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–3L 6–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.256
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-6+22
  • Penn State +6
  • LSU +5
  • Citadel +5
  • Georgia +3
  • Kentucky +3
  • Missouri 0
  • Alabama 0
  • Ole Miss -1
  • Florida -2
  • Tennessee -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.600 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24W14#31W15#31Regular Season Final#31Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+3
0
-28
+12
+7
+5
-7
+27
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#631952#931953#911954#291955#571956

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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