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Vanderbilt

SEC · 2018 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–7
0.462 Win %
Conference
11th
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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA8–6W 35–7
3Week 3 · Sep 11Nevada (NEVADA)H2HMWC8–5W 41–10
4Week 4 · Sep 18Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI12–1L 17–22
5Week 5 · Sep 25South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC7–6L 14–37
6Week 6 · Oct 2Tennessee State TigersUnranked—W 31–27
7Week 7 · Oct 9Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC11–3L 13–41
8Week 8 · Oct 16Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC10–3L 27–37
9Week 9 · Oct 23Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC10–3L 7–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC2–10W 45–31
12Week 12 · Nov 13Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HSEC8–5L 28–33
13Week 13 · Nov 20Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–7W 36–29
14Week 14 · Nov 27Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–7W 38–13
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB127–6L 38–45

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
3.324
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-27+28
  • Middle Tennessee +8
  • Nevada +8
  • Ole Miss +5
  • Tennessee +5
  • Arkansas +2
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Georgia -3
  • Florida -3
  • Kentucky -3
  • Missouri -5
  • South Carolina -6
  • Baylor -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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 81stBetter than 42%

0.462 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63Post-Season W1#65Post-Season W2#61Post-Season W3#77Post-Season W4#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
+31
-5
-23
+4
-28
-10
-7
+14
-5
+7
+25
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#372013#1112014#822015#632016#852017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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