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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–3–2
0.667 Win %
Conference
6th
2–3 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 28–6
5Week 5 · Sep 24Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 45–7
6Week 6 · Oct 1Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC11–1L 10–23
8Week 8 · Oct 15Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4W 24–10
9Week 9 · Oct 22Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC6–6L 31–38
10Week 10 · Oct 29Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC3–8W 24–14
11Week 11 · Nov 5Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 38–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–5L 12–38
13Week 13 · Nov 19Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 30–22
14Week 14 · Nov 26Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND MVC4–7W 44–0
15Week 15 · Dec 3Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC7–3–2T 21–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC6–4–2T 6–6

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
2.032
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+22
-12+34
  • Florida +8
  • Virginia Military Institute +7
  • Tulane +5
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +4
  • Louisville +4
  • Ole Miss +3
  • Army +3
  • Tennessee 0
  • Texas Tech 0
  • Alabama -1
  • Kentucky -5
  • Georgia -6

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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#25Regular Season Final#23Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#25Post-Season W3#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+38
-13
+14
-7
+10
+24
-26
+8
+44
0
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#631969#841970#841971#1041972#591973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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