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Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University · 2024 · SEC

FanBoardHQ CFP
#41
Efficiency
+7.6
40th FBS
Record
7-6
Conf. record
3-5
Conf. finish
T-11th
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Vanderbilt went 7-6 and was ranked 41st in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 28th-ranked offense was the engine, backed by a 67th-ranked defense. They ran the ball on 58% of offensive plays with a 67th-ranked rushing attack and passed the ball on the remaining 42% of plays with a 27th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
1-4
Q2
4-1
Q3
0-0
Q4
2-1

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 7.0 wins
Strength of Record
42nd
-0.9 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
22nd
full season
22nd
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
8th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~3.8 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Virginia TechACC#52W 3427-1.6100%10.2Q2
2vs Alcorn StateSWACW 550+46.8100%8.2Q4
3@ Georgia StateSun Belt#120L 3236+17.40%-13.2Q4
4@ MissouriSEC#17L 2730-6.50%11.3Q2
6vs AlabamaSEC#15W 4035-9.3100%25.4Q1
7@ KentuckySEC#77W 2013+1.0100%14.6Q2
8vs Ball StateMid-American#122W 2414+28.9100%-10.4Q4
9vs TexasSEC#5L 2427-13.80%16.2Q1
10@ AuburnSEC#67W 177-2.3100%19.9Q2
11vs South CarolinaSEC#16L 728-5.70%-10.9Q1
13@ LSUSEC#12L 1724-9.50%8.3Q1
14vs TennesseeSEC#11L 2336-5.80%0.6Q1
Postseason
vs Georgia TechACC#47W 3527+1.9100%18.4Q2

13 played · 7-6. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Vanderbilt, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-10.1+6.1+22.3108-13112515-101620-1181Week 0Week 20
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 27th
SR 36thYPP 47thEPA 16th
RushingEff 67th
SR 45thYPP 86thEPA 63rd
Defense
Pass defenseEff 108th
SR 124thYPP 90thEPA 102nd
Rush defenseEff 46th
SR 50thYPP 39thEPA 48th
Dropback rate 42%Tempo -0.1 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 51st on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 43%1st · Defense allowed: 47%1st2nd · Offense: 40%2nd · Defense allowed: 46%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 45%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 51%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 75.0Q1 · Allowed: 52.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 84.0Q2 · Allowed: 82.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 54.0Q3 · Allowed: 85.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 114.0Q4 · Allowed: 79.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Vanderbilt Offense vs Defense, 2024
Offensive EffRanked 28th
+6.1
Field position: +1.0Finishing drives: +5.1
Field position +1.0Finishing drives +5.1= +6.1
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 30th · Finishing 29th

Defensive EffRanked 67th
+0.1
Field position: +2.6Finishing drives: -2.5
Field position +2.6Finishing drives -2.5= +0.1
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 1st · Finishing 86th

2.48 points per drive on offense, 2.18 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 32.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(165)35% / 65%47%6.8
Q2(216)49% / 51%42%5.0
Q3(177)42% / 58%37%4.4
Q4(207)40% / 60%45%5.7
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(113)10.451%8.3
2nd(94)9.041%7.2
3rd(106)7.737%5.1
4th(8)2.838%5.4
All (321)43%6.9
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(222)9.739%4.2
2nd(155)7.139%3.9
3rd(61)6.256%6.2
4th(6)2.3100%3.7
All (444)42%4.4

Vanderbilt, all games.