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Vanderbilt

SEC · 2016 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–7
0.462 Win %
Conference
10th
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

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC6–7L 10–13
3Week 3 · Sep 13Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA8–5W 47–24
4Week 4 · Sep 20Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC9–4L 7–38
5Week 5 · Sep 27Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)H2HUSA11–3W 31–30
6Week 6 · Oct 4Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–4L 6–13
7Week 7 · Oct 11Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–6L 13–20
8Week 8 · Oct 18Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC8–5W 17–16
9Week 9 · Oct 25Tennessee State TigersUnranked—W 35–17
11Week 11 · Nov 8Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–5L 16–23
12Week 12 · Nov 15Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HSEC4–8L 17–26
13Week 13 · Nov 22Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–7W 38–17
14Week 14 · Nov 29Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–4W 45–34
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–6L 17–41

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
2.583
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-40+41
  • Western Kentucky +11
  • Tennessee +9
  • Middle Tennessee +8
  • Georgia +8
  • Ole Miss +5
  • Georgia Tech -4
  • Florida -4
  • Auburn -5
  • Kentucky -6
  • NC State -6
  • South Carolina -7
  • Missouri -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 #63Better than 55%
Win % Place 68thBetter than 51%

0.462 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57Post-Season W1#57Post-Season W2#64Post-Season W3#63Post-Season W4#63Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+23
-31
+1
-7
-7
+1
+18
-7
-9
+21
+11
-24

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

Final Rank by Season
#682011#322012#372013#1112014#822015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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