1972 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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

1972 Southeastern Conference football standings

	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

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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	Chattanooga*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 24–7
September 23	Mississippi State	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–10
September 30	at No. 6 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 21–48
October 7	Virginia*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 10–7
October 14	at William & Mary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 21–17
October 21	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 3–28
October 28	Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–31
November 11	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 13–14
November 18	Tulane*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–21
November 25	at Tampa*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 7–30
December 2	No. 12 Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 10–30
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Source: 1972 Vanderbilt football schedule