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Vanderbilt

SEC · 2017 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
12th
1–7 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA7–6W 28–6
3Week 3 · Sep 12Alabama A&M BulldogsUnranked—W 42–0
4Week 4 · Sep 19Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB128–5W 14–7
5Week 5 · Sep 26Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC13–1L 0–59
6Week 6 · Oct 3Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC4–7L 24–38
7Week 7 · Oct 10Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC13–2L 14–45
8Week 8 · Oct 17Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC6–6L 35–57
10Week 10 · Oct 31South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC9–4L 27–34
11Week 11 · Nov 7Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)H2HUSA6–7W 31–17
12Week 12 · Nov 14Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–6L 21–44
13Week 13 · Nov 21Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HSEC7–6L 17–45
14Week 14 · Nov 28Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC4–8W 42–24

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
4.190
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-32+25
  • Kansas State +8
  • Middle Tennessee +7
  • Western Kentucky +6
  • Tennessee +4
  • Alabama -1
  • Georgia -2
  • South Carolina -4
  • Ole Miss -6
  • Kentucky -6
  • Missouri -6
  • Florida -7

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 #85Better than 39%
Win % Place 84thBetter than 39%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86Post-Season W1#85Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#85Post-Season W4#85Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+42
+7
-59
-14
-31
-22
-7
+14
-23
-28
+18

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

Final Rank by Season
#322012#372013#1112014#822015#632016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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