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Vanderbilt

SEC · 2008 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
6th
4–4 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

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC2–10W 34–13
3Week 3 · Sep 9South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC7–6W 24–17
4Week 4 · Sep 16Rice (RICE)H2HUSA10–3W 38–21
5Week 5 · Sep 23Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC9–4W 23–17
7Week 7 · Oct 7Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–7W 14–13
8Week 8 · Oct 14Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–8L 14–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–3L 14–24
10Week 10 · Oct 28Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8L 7–10
12Week 12 · Nov 11Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC13–1L 14–42
13Week 13 · Nov 18Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–6W 31–24
14Week 14 · Nov 25Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–7L 10–20
15Week 15 · Dec 2Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC8–5L 10–23
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 6Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC9–5W 16–14

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
2.858
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-32+49
  • Rice +10
  • Ole Miss +9
  • Boston College +9
  • South Carolina +7
  • Kentucky +7
  • Auburn +5
  • Miami (OH) +2
  • Florida -1
  • Georgia -3
  • Wake Forest -5
  • Tennessee -7
  • Mississippi State -8
  • Duke -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 #51Better than 64%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#59Regular Season Final#60Post-Season W2#61Post-Season W3#51Post-Season W4#51Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+7
+17
+6
+1
-3
-10
-3
-28
+7
-10
-13
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1002003#1082004#812005#842006#692007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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