2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football
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Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joey Lynch (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinator Nick Howell (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium FirstBank Stadium [1]
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^  8 0   15 0  
No. 6 Tennessee  6 2   11 2  
No. 23 South Carolina  4 4   8 5  
Kentucky  3 5   7 6  
Florida  3 5   6 7  
Missouri  3 5   6 7  
Vanderbilt  2 6   5 7  
Western Division
No. 16 LSU xy  6 2   10 4  
No. 5 Alabama x  6 2   11 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State  4 4   9 4  
Ole Miss  4 4   8 5  
Arkansas  3 5   7 6  
Auburn  2 6   5 7  
Texas A&M  2 6   5 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Clark Lea.

Contents

Vanderbilt started the season off with a 2–0 record for the first time in four years. [2]

Schedule

Vanderbilt and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021. [3] [4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 279:30 p.m.at Hawaii * CBSSN W 63–109,346
September 36:00 p.m. Elon * SECN+/ESPN+ W 42–3120,120
September 1011:00 a.m.No. 23 Wake Forest *
SECNL 25–4524,431
September 172:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois *CBSSNW 38–2814,110
September 246:30 p.m.at No. 2 Alabama SECNL 3–5596,246
October 83:00 p.m.No. 9 Ole Miss
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 28–5231,567
October 152:30 p.m.at No. 1 Georgia SECNL 0–5592,746
October 223:00 p.m.at Missouri SECNL 14–1760,618
November 56:30 p.m. South Carolina
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 27–3828,553
November 1211:00 a.m.at No. 24 Kentucky SECNW 24–2157,474
November 1911:00 a.m. Florida
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 31–2430,136
November 266:30 p.m. No. 10 Tennessee
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 0–5640,350

[1]

Game summaries

At Hawaii

1234Total
Commodores14735763
Rainbow Warriors730010


StatisticsVANHAW
First downs2820
Total yards601358
Rushing yards404108
Passing yards197250
Turnovers02
Time of possession31:0328:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassing Mike Wright 13/21, 146 yards, 2 TD
RushingMike Wright13 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 39 yards, 2 TD
HawaiiPassing Brayden Schager 18/35, 161 yards
RushingDedrick Parson13 rushes, 82 yards, TD
ReceivingJonah Panoke7 receptions, 101 yards

Elon

1234Total
Phoenix7314731
Commodores2177742
StatisticsELONVAN
First downs2317
Total yards495424
Rushing yards152179
Passing yards343245
Turnovers10
Time of possession34:2925:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ElonPassingMatthew McKay19/32, 333 yards, 2 TD
RushingMatthew McKay13 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJackson Parham8 receptions, 143 yards, TD
VanderbiltPassingMike Wright18/29, 245 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Ray Davis 20 rushes, 95 yards
Receiving Jayden McGowan 4 receptions, 118 yards, TD

No. 23 Wake Forest

1234Total
No. 23 Demon Deacons147141045
Commodores378725
StatisticsWAKEVAN
First downs2111
Total yards451294
Rushing yards151113
Passing yards300181
Turnovers13
Time of possession30:1329:47
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Wake ForestPassing Sam Hartman 18/27, 300 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Quinton Cooley 9 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Receiving A. T. Perry 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD
VanderbiltPassing AJ Swann 8/11, 146 yards, 2 TD
RushingRay Davis18 rushes, 87 yards, TD
ReceivingJayden McGowan3 receptions, 56 yards

At Northern Illinois

1234Total
Commodores7721338
Huskies7147028
StatisticsVANNIU
First downs2117
Total yards428354
Rushing yards173151
Passing yards255203
Turnovers11
Time of possession30:3929:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingAJ Swann18/28, 255 yards, 4 TD
RushingRay Davis23 rushes, 116 yards, TD
Receiving Will Sheppard 10 receptions, 171 yards, TD
Northern IllinoisPassing Ethan Hampton 12/19, 124 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Antario Brown 8 rushes, 60 yards, TD
ReceivingCole Tucker4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD

At No. 2 Alabama

1234Total
Commodores30003
No. 2 Crimson Tide1417101455
StatisticsVANALA
First downs934
Total yards129628
Rushing yards14228
Passing yards115400
Turnovers01
Time of possession27:4332:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingAJ Swann13/26, 115 yards
RushingRocko Griffin3 rushes, 19 yards
ReceivingWill Sheppard3 receptions, 52 yards
AlabamaPassing Bryce Young 25/36, 385 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Jase McClellan 11 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Ja'Corey Brooks 6 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

No. 9 Ole Miss

1234Total
No. 9 Rebels314211452
Commodores3170828
StatisticsMISSVAN
First downs2221
Total yards591403
Rushing yards143122
Passing yards448281
Turnovers21
Time of possession18:4341:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ole MissPassing Jaxson Dart 25/32, 448 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Zach Evans 11 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Receiving Jonathan Mingo 9 receptions, 247 yards, 2 TD
VanderbiltPassingAJ Swann27/38, 281 yards, 2 TD
RushingRay Davis27 rushes, 105 yards, TD
ReceivingJayden McGowan7 receptions, 104 yards, TD

At No. 1 Georgia

1234Total
Commodores00000
No. 1 Bulldogs141462155
StatisticsVANUGA
First downs1030
Total yards150579
Rushing yards45192
Passing yards105387
Turnovers10
Time of possession21:0039:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingAJ Swann12/23, 105 yards
RushingRay Davis12 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingWill Sheppard3 receptions, 45 yards
GeorgiaPassing Stetson Bennett 24/30, 289 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Daijun Edwards 10 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Darnell Washington 4 receptions, 78 yards

At Missouri

1234Total
Commodores007714
Tigers7100017
StatisticsVANMIZ
First downs1619
Total yards299308
Rushing yards5797
Passing yards242211
Turnovers14
Time of possession31:0328:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingMike Wright9/15, 127 yards, TD
RushingRay Davis15 rushes, 28 yards
ReceivingGamarion Carter1 reception, 80 yards, TD
MissouriPassing Brady Cook 17/25, 211 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cody Schrader 14 rushes, 84 yards
Receiving Luther Burden III 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

South Carolina

1234Total
Gamecocks17147038
Commodores777627
StatisticsSCVAN
First downs1724
Total yards492454
Rushing yards208226
Passing yards284228
Turnovers14
Time of possession29:1330:47
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South CarolinaPassing Spencer Rattler 18/26, 200 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jaheim Bell 16 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving Antwane Wells Jr. 4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
VanderbiltPassingAJ Swann10/18, 127 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingRay Davis20 rushes, 167 yards
ReceivingWill Sheppard6 receptions, 95 yards

At No. 24 Kentucky

1234Total
Commodores7071024
No. 24 Wildcats6031221
StatisticsVANUK
First downs1816
Total yards448322
Rushing yards264213
Passing yards184109
Turnovers21
Time of possession33:1526:45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingMike Wright12/23, 184 yards, TD, INT
RushingRay Davis26 rushes, 129 yards, TD
ReceivingWill Sheppard5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
KentuckyPassing Will Levis 11/23, 109 yards, INT
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 18 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tayvion Robinson 5 receptions, 49 yards

Florida

1234Total
Gators3361224
Commodores01414331
StatisticsFLAVAN
First downs2018
Total yards445283
Rushing yards45175
Passing yards400108
Turnovers22
Time of possession26:3433:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FloridaPassing Anthony Richardson 25/42, 400 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 11 rushes, 32 yards
ReceivingDaejon Reynolds8 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
VanderbiltPassingMike Wright10/16, 108 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingRay Davis30 rushes, 122 yards
ReceivingBen Bresnahan1 reception, 28 yards, TD

No. 10 Tennessee

1234Total
No. 10 Volunteers147211456
Commodores00000
StatisticsTENNVAN
First downs1617
Total yards513254
Rushing yards362147
Passing yards151107
Turnovers10
Time of possession16:1543:45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TennesseePassing Joe Milton 11/21, 147 yards, TD
Rushing Jaylen Wright 5 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jalin Hyatt 3 receptions, 86 yards
VanderbiltPassingAJ Swann11/17, 79 yards
RushingRay Davis21 rushes, 60 yards
ReceivingWill Sheppard6 receptions, 48 yards

Coaching staff

NamePositionConsecutive season at
Vanderbilt in current position
Clark Lea Head coach 2nd
Joey Lynch Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks2nd
Nick Howell Defensive coordinator/DBs coach1st
Justin LustigAssociate head coach/special teams coordinator/tight ends coach2nd
A.J. BlazekOffensive line coach2nd
Norval McKenzieRun game coordinator/running backs coach2nd
Alex BaileyWide receivers1st
Jovan Haye Defensive ends coach2nd
Larry Black Defensive tackles coach1st
Nick LezynskiLinebackers coach1st
Dan JacksonSafeties coach1st

References

  1. 1 2 "2022 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  2. Karp, Brandon (September 3, 2022). "Vanderbilt defeats Elon 42-31, start season 2-0 for the first time since 2018". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  3. Nick Gray (September 21, 2021). "Vanderbilt football 2022 SEC schedule: Commodores open SEC play at Alabama". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. "Vanderbilt unveils loaded 2022 football schedule". NashvillePost.com. September 22, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.