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at its 5-year level▼ Down 12 this season
Career63since 1936
Peak861948
Last 565seasons
#60 nationally · 3-3 (0-3 conf)
Résumé #57
Schedule so far #20
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Vanderbilt Commodores
SEC · Nashville, TN · FirstBank Stadium · Head coach Clark Lea
31-81-4 all time (116 meetings since 1902)
Tennessee leads
Last: won 45-24 (2025)
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
3All-Americans
54NFL picks
37.8%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1899. Every season →
Chemistry
40
68Foundation
31Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▼ Below its norm -20
early · #122 of 138
HC year6
Ret. starters46%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 3-3 | SEC | — | #60 | 67 | Clark Lea |
| 2025 | 10-3 | SEC | #15 | #10 | 82 | Clark Lea |
| 2024 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #36 | 74 | Clark Lea |
| 2023 | 2-10 | SEC | — | #110 | 53 | Clark Lea |
| 2022 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #75 | 61 | Clark Lea |
| 2021 | 2-10 | SEC | — | #107 | 53 | Clark Lea |
| 2020 | 0-9 | SEC | — | #67 | 50 | Derek Mason; Todd Fitch |
| 2019 | 3-9 | SEC | — | #112 | 53 | Derek Mason |
| 2018 | 6-7 | SEC | — | #28 | 75 | Derek Mason |
| 2017 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #85 | 59 | Derek Mason |
| 2016 | 6-7 | SEC | — | #54 | 67 | Derek Mason |
| 2015 | 4-8 | SEC | — | #79 | 63 | Derek Mason |
| 2014 | 3-9 | SEC | — | #94 | 55 | Derek Mason |
| 2013 | 9-4 | SEC | #24 | #40 | 71 | James Franklin |
| 2012 | 9-4 | SEC | #23 | #26 | 75 | James Franklin |
| 2011 | 6-7 | SEC | — | #28 | 73 | James Franklin |
| 2010 | 2-10 | SEC | — | #91 | 54 | Robbie Caldwell |
| 2009 | 2-10 | SEC | — | #78 | 60 | Bobby Johnson |
| 2008 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #40 | 69 | Bobby Johnson |
| 2007 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #57 | 67 | Bobby Johnson |
| 2006 | 4-8 | SEC | — | #56 | 66 | Bobby Johnson |
| 2005 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #69 | 62 | Bobby Johnson |
| 2004 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #81 | 59 | Bobby Johnson |
| 2003 | 2-10 | SEC | — | #85 | 56 | Bobby Johnson |
| 2002 | 2-10 | SEC | — | #87 | 56 | Bobby Johnson |
| 2001 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #87 | 56 | Woody Widenhofer |
| 2000 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #81 | 58 | Woody Widenhofer |
| 1999 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #59 | 64 | Woody Widenhofer |
| 1998 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #97 | 51 | Woody Widenhofer |
| 1997 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #63 | 63 | Woody Widenhofer |
| 1996 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #76 | 59 | Ron Dowhower |
| 1995 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #83 | 57 | Ron Dowhower |
| 1994 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #69 | 61 | Gerry DiNardo |
| 1993 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #69 | 60 | Gerry DiNardo |
| 1992 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #56 | 64 | Gerry DiNardo |
| 1991 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #61 | 61 | Gerry DiNardo |
| 1990 | 1-10 | SEC | — | #100 | 40 | Watson Brown |
| 1989 | 1-10 | SEC | — | #76 | 57 | Watson Brown |
| 1988 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #68 | 60 | Watson Brown |
| 1987 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #51 | 64 | Watson Brown |
| 1986 | 1-10 | SEC | — | #79 | 54 | Watson Brown |
| 1985 | 3-7-1 | SEC | — | #78 | 55 | George MacIntyre |
| 1984 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #38 | 70 | George MacIntyre |
| 1983 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #50 | 64 | George MacIntyre |
| 1982 | 8-4 | SEC | — | #32 | 72 | George MacIntyre |
| 1981 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #65 | 64 | George MacIntyre |
| 1980 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #100 | 54 | George MacIntyre |
| 1979 | 1-10 | SEC | — | #108 | 51 | George MacIntyre |
| 1978 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #111 | 49 | Fred Pancoast |
| 1977 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #85 | 59 | Fred Pancoast |
| 1976 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #75 | 59 | Fred Pancoast |
| 1975 | 7-4 | SEC | — | #83 | 58 | Fred Pancoast |
| 1974 | 7-3-2 | SEC | — | #23 | 76 | Steve Sloan |
| 1973 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #72 | 59 | Steve Sloan |
| 1972 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #69 | 59 | Bill Pace |
| 1971 | 4-6-1 | SEC | — | #56 | 63 | Bill Pace |
| 1970 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #56 | 63 | Bill Pace |
| 1969 | 4-6 | SEC | — | #47 | 66 | Bill Pace |
| 1968 | 5-4-1 | SEC | — | #52 | 67 | Bill Pace |
| 1967 | 2-7-1 | SEC | — | #76 | 59 | Bill Pace |
| 1966 | 1-9 | SEC | — | #84 | 55 | Jack Green |
| 1965 | 2-7-1 | SEC | — | #57 | 64 | Jack Green |
| 1964 | 3-6-1 | SEC | — | #60 | 64 | Jack Green |
| 1963 | 1-7-2 | SEC | — | #70 | 58 | Jack Green |
| 1962 | 1-9 | SEC | — | #79 | 56 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1961 | 2-8 | SEC | — | #66 | 59 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1960 | 3-7 | SEC | — | #71 | 58 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1959 | 5-3-2 | SEC | — | #30 | 71 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1958 | 5-2-3 | SEC | — | #27 | 71 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1957 | 5-3-2 | SEC | — | #34 | 72 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1956 | 5-5 | SEC | — | #38 | 70 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1955 | 8-3 | SEC | — | #10 | 80 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1954 | 2-7 | SEC | — | #53 | 63 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1953 | 3-7 | SEC | — | #69 | 56 | Arthur Guepe |
| 1952 | 3-5-2 | SEC | — | #50 | 65 | Bill Edwards |
| 1951 | 6-5 | SEC | — | #36 | 70 | Bill Edwards |
| 1950 | 7-4 | SEC | — | #60 | 63 | Bill Edwards |
| 1949 | 5-5 | SEC | — | #42 | 66 | Bill Edwards |
| 1948 | 8-2-1 | SEC | #12 | #4 | 86 | Red Sanders |
| 1947 | 6-4 | SEC | — | #25 | 73 | Red Sanders |
| 1946 | 5-4 | SEC | — | #26 | 74 | Red Sanders |
| 1945 | 3-6 | SEC | — | #62 | 56 | Doby Bartling |
| 1942 | 6-4 | SEC | — | #28 | 70 | Red Sanders |
| 1941 | 8-2 | SEC | — | #30 | 71 | Red Sanders |
| 1940 | 3-6-1 | SEC | — | #64 | 61 | Red Sanders |
| 1939 | 2-7-1 | SEC | — | #56 | 63 | Ray Morrison |
| 1938 | 6-3 | SEC | — | #35 | 70 | Ray Morrison |
| 1937 | 7-2 | SEC | — | #20 | 76 | Ray Morrison |
| 1936 | 3-5-1 | SEC | — | #45 | 67 | Ray Morrison |
| 1935 | 7-3 | SEC | — | #27 | 73 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1934 | 6-3 | SEC | — | #41 | 66 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1933 | 4-3-3 | SEC | — | #58 | 61 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1932 | 6-1-2 | Southern | — | #27 | 73 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1931 | 5-4 | Southern | — | #15 | 77 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1930 | 8-2 | Southern | — | #14 | 78 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1929 | 7-2 | Southern | — | #29 | 71 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1928 | 8-2 | Southern | — | #28 | 71 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1927 | 8-1-2 | Southern | — | #14 | 77 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1926 | 8-1 | Southern | — | #20 | 74 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1925 | 6-3 | Southern | — | #47 | 63 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1924 | 6-3-1 | Southern | — | #31 | 69 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1923 | 5-2-1 | Southern | — | #32 | 70 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1922 | 8-0-1 | Southern | — | #14 | 76 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1921 | 7-0-1 | SIAA | — | #20 | 70 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1920 | 5-3-1 | SIAA | — | #41 | 64 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1919 | 5-1-2 | SIAA | — | #47 | 61 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1918 | 4-2 | SIAA | — | — | — | Ray Morrison |
| 1917 | 5-3 | SIAA | — | #39 | 60 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1916 | 7-1-1 | SIAA | — | #29 | 66 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1915 | 9-1 | SIAA | — | #16 | 73 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1914 | 2-6 | SIAA | — | #35 | 61 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1913 | 5-3 | SIAA | — | #23 | 67 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1912 | 8-1-1 | SIAA | — | #14 | 73 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1911 | 8-1 | SIAA | — | #4 | 81 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1910 | 8-0-1 | SIAA | — | #4 | 78 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1909 | 7-3 | SIAA | — | #17 | 70 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1908 | 7-2-1 | SIAA | — | #29 | 63 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1907 | 5-1-1 | SIAA | — | #10 | 76 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1906 | 8-1 | SIAA | — | #2 | 85 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1905 | 7-1 | SIAA | — | #7 | 78 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1904 | 9-0 | SIAA | — | #10 | 77 early | Dan McGugin |
| 1903 | 6-1-1 | SIAA | — | #18 | 66 early | J.H. Henry |
| 1902 | 8-1 | SIAA | — | #13 | 69 early | W.H. Watkins |
| 1899 | 0-1 | SIAA | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.