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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1965 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
2–7–1
0.250 Win %
Conference
10th
1–5 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

1965 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1T 10–10
5Week 5 · Sep 28Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC6–4L 10–24
6Week 6 · Oct 5Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–7L 0–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–1–1L 7–22
8Week 8 · Oct 19Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 21–10
9Week 9 · Oct 26Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC7–4L 7–24
10Week 10 · Nov 2Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC2–8W 13–0
11Week 11 · Nov 9Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–4L 0–34
12Week 12 · Nov 16Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 14–28
14Week 14 · Nov 30Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–1–2L 3–21

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
5.367
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-25+9
  • Virginia Tech +7
  • Tulane +2
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Alabama -1
  • Tennessee -1
  • Georgia -4
  • Ole Miss -4
  • Kentucky -4
  • Miami -4
  • Wake Forest -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 #97Better than 30%
Win % Place 101stBetter than 27%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96W14#97Regular Season Final#97Post-Season W1#97Post-Season W2#97Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
-14
-7
-15
+11
-17
+13
-34
-14
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#791960#1021961#1131962#1031963#851964

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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