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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1962 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–9
0.100 Win %
Conference
11th
1–6 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

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 0–26
6Week 6 · Oct 2Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC3–4–3L 0–10
7Week 7 · Oct 9Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–1L 7–17
8Week 8 · Oct 16Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–7L 6–21
9Week 9 · Oct 23Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–4L 7–42
10Week 10 · Oct 30Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC10–0L 0–35
11Week 11 · Nov 6Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 22–27
12Week 12 · Nov 13Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–5–2L 0–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC0–10W 20–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC4–6L 0–30

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
7.230
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-31
-31+0
  • Ole Miss 0
  • Tulane 0
  • Alabama -1
  • West Virginia -2
  • Boston College -2
  • Georgia -4
  • Florida -4
  • Kentucky -5
  • Tennessee -6
  • Citadel -7

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 #113Better than 18%
Win % Place 113thBetter than 18%

0.100 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#113Post-Season W1#113Post-Season W2#113Post-Season W3#113Post-Season W4#113Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-26
-10
-10
-15
-35
-35
-5
-7
+20
-30

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

Final Rank by Season
#291957#331958#361959#791960#1021961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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