1972 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1972 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Bill Pace in his sixth season and finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

1972 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–8 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Pace (6th season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Alabama $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 11 LSU	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		Chattanooga*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 24–7	19,500	[1]
September 23		Mississippi State	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–10	21,374	[2]
September 30		at No. 6 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 21–48	56,179	[3][4]
October 7		Virginia*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 10–7	17,903	[5]
October 14		at William & Mary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 21–17	13,000	[6]
October 21		at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 3–28	58,141	[7]
October 28		Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–31	21,975	[8]
November 11		at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 13–14	30,000	[9]
November 18		Tulane*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–21	10,000	[10]
November 25	7:03 p.m.	at Tampa*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 7–30	11,831	[11]
December 2		No. 12 Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 10–30	34,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1972 1972 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Paul Brogdon Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches {{{asst_coach}}} Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt