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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 4–0 (1–0 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Beck (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Steve Gregory (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | FirstBank Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Ole Miss | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 LSU | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Missouri | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Oklahoma | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Georgia | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Texas | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Tennessee | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represents Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores are led by Clark Lea in his fifth year as their head coach. The Commodores play their home games at FirstBank Stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee.
After defeating No. 11 South Carolina 31–7, Vanderbilt started 3–0 for the first time since 2017 and beat South Carolina for the first time since 2008, snapping a 16-game losing streak to the Gamecocks. This marked the first season since 1930 that Vanderbilt won each of their first three games by over 20 points. [1]
Following a victory in the 2024 Birmingham Bowl that capped off a rather successful 7–6 season, quarterback Diego Pavia announced his intention to return to Vanderbilt for the 2025 season on December 29, 2024. [2]
The SEC released its preseason prediction poll on July 18, 2025. The Commodores were predicted to finish 13th in the conference and also received two first-place votes. [3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern * | SECN+/ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 35,000 | ||
September 6 | 6:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech * | ACCN | W 44–20 | 65,632 | ||
September 13 | 6:45 p.m. | at No. 11 South Carolina | SECN | W 31–7 | 79,873 | ||
September 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia State * | No. 20 |
| ESPNU | W 70–21 | 35,000 |
September 27 | 11:45 a.m. | Utah State * | No. 18 |
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October 4 | at Alabama | ||||||
October 18 | LSU |
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October 25 | Missouri |
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November 1 | 11:00 a.m. | at Texas | ABC/ESPN | ||||
November 8 | Auburn ![]() |
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November 22 | Kentucky |
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November 29 | at Tennessee | ||||||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Commodores | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Game information |
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Statistics | CHSO | VAN |
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First downs | 7 | 25 |
Total yards | 135 | 481 |
Rushing yards | 47 | 201 |
Passing yards | 88 | 280 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 10–19–1 | 21–28–0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:51 | 32:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Charleston Southern | Passing | Zolten Osborne | 8/16, 54 yards, INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Gordon | 8 rushes, 28 yards | |
Receiving | Jamil Bishop | 2 receptions, 36 yards | |
Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 20/25, 275 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 12 rushes, 83 yards | |
Receiving | Eli Stowers | 4 receptions, 86 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commodores | 0 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 44 |
Hokies | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
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Statistics | VAN | VT |
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First downs | 23 | 16 |
Total yards | 490 | 248 |
Rushing yards | 262 | 134 |
Passing yards | 228 | 134 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–20–1 | 17–29–0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:12 | 27:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 12/18, 193 Yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Makhilyn Young | 8 Carries, 95 Yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Eli Stowers | 4 Receptions, 29 Yards, 1 TD | |
Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 17/29, 134 Yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Kyron Drones | 13 Carries, 36 Yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Cameron Seldon | 3 Receptions, 10 Yards, 0 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commodores | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
No. 11 Gamecocks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
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Statistics | VAN | SC |
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First downs | 22 | 20 |
Total yards | 323 | 328 |
Rushing yards | 146 | 86 |
Passing yards | 177 | 242 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–26–1 | 24–34–2 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Time of possession | 35:43 | 24:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 18–27, 177 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jamezell Lassiter | 1 carry, 44 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Eli Stowers | 3 receptions, 45 yards | |
South Carolina | Passing | Luke Doty | 18–27, 148 yards, INT |
Rushing | Rahsul Faison | 15 carries, 74 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Nyck Harbor | 4 receptions, 66 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | ||
No. 20 Commodores | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
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Georgia State | Passing | ||
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | ||
No. 18 Commodores | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
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Utah State | Passing | ||
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Commodores | 0 | ||
Crimson Tide | 0 |
at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Alabama | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
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Tigers | 0 | ||
Commodores | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
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LSU | Passing | ||
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Tigers | 0 | ||
Commodores | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
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Missouri | Passing | ||
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Commodores | 0 | ||
Longhorns | 0 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas
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Texas | Passing | ||
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Tigers | 0 | ||
Commodores | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
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Auburn | Passing | ||
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Wildcats | 0 | ||
Commodores | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
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Kentucky | Passing | ||
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Commodores | 0 | ||
Volunteers | 0 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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Tennessee | Passing | ||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | RV | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | ||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |