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Vanderbilt Football Team History


Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
 Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Clark Lea
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Vanderbilt 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1890  
  2020 - Todd Fitch served as the interim head coach for Vanderbilt following the firing of Derek Mason. He coached in one game, a 42-17 loss to Tennessee.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1897, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907
1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922, 1923
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 623-671-50
 Winning Pct. 48%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 623-671-50
 Winning Pct. 48%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 140-460-18
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 425-324-29
 Away Record 194-343-20
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 66
 Losing Seasons (#1)66
 Most Wins in A Season 9 (2013)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2023)
 10 Win Seasons 0
 Most Points Scored in a Game 100 (10/5/1912)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 513 (1915)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 83 (11/3/1917)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 457 (1990)
 Largest Margin of Victory 100 (10/16/1915)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 83 (11/3/1917)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 104 (9/21/2019)
 Last Shutout 9/7/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/26/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 276
 Been Shutout All-Time 150
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (11/14/1903-10/7/1905)
 Longest Losing  16 (10/7/1961-11/10/1962)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 4-4-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  15-40
 2010-19  53-72
 2000-09  34-83
 1990-99 33-77
 1980-89 33-77-1
 1970-79 37-71-3
 1960-69 24-70-6
 1950-59 49-44-9
 1940-49 52-33-3
 1930-39 54-33-7
 1920-29 68-17-7
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Louisiana State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Vanderbilt lost 7-41 in 2020.
All-Time:
 Vanderbilt vs. Louisiana State 7-24-1 22.6% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Virginia Tech  34-27 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Alcorn State  55-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Georgia State  32-36 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Missouri  27-30 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Alabama  40-35 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Kentucky  20-13 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Ball State  24-14 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Texas  24-27 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Auburn  17-7 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. South Carolina  7-28 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Louisiana State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Tennessee  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Scoring280-217
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Georgia 8-25-0
Tennessee 8-25-0
Texas A&M 8-25-1
Alabama 8-23-0
Florida 5-53-1
Missouri 7-23-0
Texas 9-13-1
Mississippi 8-22-1
South Carolina 7-32-2
Arkansas 5-51-4
Vanderbilt 6-41-3
Auburn 4-6
Kentucky 4-60-4
Louisiana State 7-3
Mississippi State 2-80-3
Oklahoma 5-50-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Vanderbilt & Tennessee have played 118 games.
Vanderbilt has won 33 games.
Tennessee has won 80 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-56
 10 or more 102-139
 20 or more  89-67
 30 or more 62-16
 40 or more 31-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 26-1
 10 or more 76-194
 20 or more 40-174
 30 or more 6-123
 40 or more 0-57
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.