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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 623-673-50
 Winning Pct. 48%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 623-673-50
 Winning Pct. 48%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 142-462-18
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 425-325-29
 Away Record 194-344-20
 
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  15-42
 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
 12/27/2024 (Fri)  
 Georgia Tech in Birmingham Bowl
@ Birmingham, AL
Last Time: Vanderbilt lost 7-38 in 2016.
All-Time:
 Vanderbilt vs. Georgia Tech 15-20-3 42.9% 
 
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  17-24 L
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Tennessee  23-36 L
 Fri., Dec. 27  vs. Georgia Tech  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Scoring320-277
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record2-3
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Texas 11-27-1
Georgia 11-26-2
Louisiana State 9-36-2
Tennessee 10-26-2
Alabama 9-35-2
Mississippi 9-35-3
Missouri 9-35-3
South Carolina 9-35-3
Texas A&M 8-45-3
Florida 7-54-4
Arkansas 6-63-5
Vanderbilt 6-63-5
Auburn 5-72-6
Oklahoma 6-62-6
Kentucky 4-81-7
Mississippi State 2-100-8
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Vanderbilt & Tennessee have played 119 games.
Vanderbilt has won 33 games.
Tennessee has won 81 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-56
 10 or more 102-141
 20 or more  89-68
 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 76-196
 20 or more 40-176
 30 or more 6-124
 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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.