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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1972 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
10th
0–6 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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 24–7
5Week 5 · Sep 26Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–7L 6–10
6Week 6 · Oct 3Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 21–48
7Week 7 · Oct 10Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7W 10–7
8Week 8 · Oct 17William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 21–17
9Week 9 · Oct 24Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–4L 3–28
10Week 10 · Oct 31Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–5L 7–31
12Week 12 · Nov 14Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–8L 13–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–21
14Week 14 · Nov 28Tampa (TAMPA)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 7–30
13Regular Season Final · Dec 5Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–2L 10–30

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
5.485
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-24
-35+11
  • William & Mary +5
  • Virginia +4
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +2
  • Alabama -2
  • Tampa -2
  • Tennessee -2
  • Georgia -4
  • Ole Miss -5
  • Tulane -5
  • Mississippi State -7
  • Kentucky -8

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 #104Better than 25%
Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#104Regular Season Final#104Post-Season W1#104Post-Season W2#104Post-Season W3#104Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
-4
-27
+3
+4
-25
-24
-1
-14
-23
-20

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

Final Rank by Season
#1051967#561968#631969#841970#841971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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