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Vanderbilt

SEC · 2005 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
9th
3–5 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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC4–7W 24–20
3Week 3 · Sep 13Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC4–7W 28–24
4Week 4 · Sep 20Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC3–8W 31–23
5Week 5 · Sep 27FCSUnranked—W 37–13
6Week 6 · Oct 4Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HSUN4–7L 15–17
7Week 7 · Oct 11LSUH2HSEC11–2L 6–34
8Week 8 · Oct 18Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–3L 17–34
9Week 9 · Oct 25South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC7–5L 28–35
11Week 11 · Nov 8Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–3L 42–49
12Week 12 · Nov 15Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–8L 43–48
13Week 13 · Nov 22Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–6W 28–24

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
4.076
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-28+16
  • Tennessee +5
  • Wake Forest +4
  • Arkansas +4
  • Ole Miss +3
  • LSU -2
  • Georgia -3
  • Florida -3
  • South Carolina -5
  • Middle Tennessee -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 #81Better than 42%
Win % Place 65thBetter than 53%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#80W14#80Regular Season Final#78Post-Season W3#81Post-Season W4#81Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+4
+8
+24
-2
-28
-17
-7
-7
-5
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#922000#1002001#1052002#1002003#1082004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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