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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 617-667-50
 Winning Pct. 48%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 617-667-50
 Winning Pct. 48%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 139-457-18
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 421-322-29
 Away Record 192-341-20
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 65
 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 11/23/2019
 Last Time Shutout 11/26/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 275
 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  9-36
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Virginia in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Vanderbilt won 17-14 in 1975.
All-Time:
 Vanderbilt vs. Virginia 12-7-2 63.2% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Virginia
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Alcorn State
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Georgia State
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Missouri
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Alabama
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Kentucky
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Ball State
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Texas
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Auburn
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. South Carolina
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Louisiana State
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Tennessee
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Alabama 0-0
Arkansas 0-0
Auburn 0-0
Florida 0-0
Georgia 0-0
Kentucky 0-0
Louisiana State 0-0
Mississippi 0-0
Mississippi State 0-0
Missouri 0-0
Oklahoma 0-0
South Carolina 0-0
Tennessee 0-0
Texas 0-0
Texas A&M 0-0
Vanderbilt 0-0
 
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 0-55
 10 or more 96-136
 20 or more  84-64
 30 or more 59-15
 40 or more 29-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-1
 10 or more 72-190
 20 or more 38-170
 30 or more 5-121
 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.