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1970 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
American college football season
The 1970 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Bill Pace in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).
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| 1970 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–5 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 LSU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Chattanooga* | W 39–6 | 20,862 | [1] | |
| September 19 | The Citadel* |
| W 52–0 | 17,333 | [2] |
| September 26 | vs. Mississippi State | L 6–20 | 16,615 | [3] | |
| October 3 | No. 19 North Carolina* |
| L 7–10 | 20,400 | [4] |
| October 10 | at Alabama | L 11–35 | 49,038 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Georgia | L 3–37 | 53,241 | [6] | |
| October 24 | No. 13 Ole Miss |
| L 16–26 | 34,000 | [7] |
| October 31 | Tulane* |
| L 7–10 | 19,000 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Kentucky | W 18–17 | 30,000 | [9] | |
| November 21 | at No. 4 (small) Tampa* | W 36–28 | 35,897 | [10] | |
| November 28 | No. 7 Tennessee |
| L 6–24 | 33,850 | [11] |
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- "Vandy rolls past Mocs". The Tennessean. September 13, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vanderbilt beats The Citadel 52–0". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miss. State jolts Vandy eleven 20–6". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UNC's rally beats Vandy". The News and Observer. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Land, Charles (October 11, 1970). "Bama wins third". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- "Revived Cavan leads Georgia by Vandy Commodores, 37–3". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ole Miss whips Vanderbilt, climbs atop the SEC". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Commodores sunk by Wave". The Tennessean. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vanderbilt rally detours Kentucky". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vandy clips stubborn Tamps, 36–28". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols tumble Vandy 24–6". The Tennessean. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1970 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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