List of Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Vanderbilt Commodores college football team since its inception in 1890. [1] [2]

Contents

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Elliott Jones (Independent)(1890–1892)
1890 Vanderbilt 1–0
1891 Vanderbilt 3–1
1892 Vanderbilt 4–4
W. J. Keller (Independent)(1893)
1893 Vanderbilt 6–1
Henry Worth Thornton (Independent)(1894)
1894 Vanderbilt 7–1
Charles L. Upton (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1895)
1895 Vanderbilt 5–3–13–01st [n 1]
R. G. Acton (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1896–1898)
1896 Vanderbilt 3–2–23–0–14th
1897 Vanderbilt 6–0–13–01st
1898 Vanderbilt 1–51–28th
James L. Crane (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1899–1900)
1899 Vanderbilt 7–25–02nd
1900 Vanderbilt 4–4–12–3–18th
Walter H. Watkins (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1901–1902)
1901 Vanderbilt 6–1–14–01st
1902 Vanderbilt 8–15–1T–2nd
James R. Henry (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1903)
1903 Vanderbilt 6–1–15–1–1T–1st
Dan McGugin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1904–1917)
1904 Vanderbilt 9–04–0T–1st
1905 Vanderbilt 7–16–01st
1906 Vanderbilt 8–16–01st
1907 Vanderbilt 5–1–14–01st
1908 Vanderbilt 7–2–13–0–13rd
1909 Vanderbilt 7–33–1T–2nd
1910 Vanderbilt 8–0–15–0T–1st
1911 Vanderbilt 8–14–01st
1912 Vanderbilt 8–1–14–0–11st
1913 Vanderbilt 5–32–15th
1914 Vanderbilt 2–61–313th
1915 Vanderbilt 9–14–01st
1916 Vanderbilt 7–1–14–1–14th
1917 Vanderbilt 5–35–28th
Ray Morrison (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1918)
1918 Vanderbilt 4–22–0T–2nd
Dan McGugin(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1919–1921)
1919 Vanderbilt 5–1–24–1–24th
1920 Vanderbilt 5–3–13–311th
1921 Vanderbilt 7–0–14–0–1T–1st
Dan McGugin(Southern Conference)(1922–1932)
1922 Vanderbilt 8–0–14–0T–1st
1923 Vanderbilt 5–2–13–0–1T–1st
1924 Vanderbilt 6–3–13–3T–11th
1925 Vanderbilt 6–33–3T–10th
1926 Vanderbilt 8–14–13rd
1927 Vanderbilt 8–1–25–0–23rd
1928 Vanderbilt 8–24–2T–7th
1929 Vanderbilt 7–25–15th
1930 Vanderbilt 8–25–25th
1931 Vanderbilt 5–43–412th
1932 Vanderbilt 6–1–24–1–25th
Dan McGugin(Southeastern Conference)(1933–1934)
1933 Vanderbilt 4–3–32–2–2T–6th
1934 Vanderbilt 6–34–36th
Ray Morrison(Southeastern Conference)(1935–1939)
1935 Vanderbilt 7–35–12nd
1936 Vanderbilt 3–5–11–3–19th
1937 Vanderbilt 7–24–24th
1938 Vanderbilt 6–34–36th
1939 Vanderbilt 2–7–11–611th
Red Sanders (Southeastern Conference)(1940–1942)
1940 Vanderbilt 3–6–10–5–111th
1941 Vanderbilt 8–23–26th
1942 Vanderbilt 6–42–48th
Ernest Alley (Southeastern Conference)(1943)
1943 Vanderbilt 5–00–0N/A
Doby Bartling (Southeastern Conference)(1944–1945)
1944 Vanderbilt 3–0–10–0N/A
1945 Vanderbilt 3–62–49th
Red Sanders(Southeastern Conference)(1946–1948)
1946 Vanderbilt 5–43–47th
1947 Vanderbilt 6–43–35th
1948 Vanderbilt 8–2–14–2–14th12
Bill Edwards (Southeastern Conference)(1949–1952)
1949 Vanderbilt 5–54–47th
1950 Vanderbilt 7–43–47th
1951 Vanderbilt 6–53–5T–7th
1952 Vanderbilt 3–5–21–4–111th
Art Guepe (Southeastern Conference)(1953–1962)
1953 Vanderbilt 3–71–5T–10th
1954 Vanderbilt 2–71–5T–11th
1955 Vanderbilt 8–35–34thW Gator
1956 Vanderbilt 5–52–5T–8th
1957 Vanderbilt 5–3–23–3–1T–6th
1958 Vanderbilt 5–2–32–1–34th
1959 Vanderbilt 5–3–23–2–2T–5th
1960 Vanderbilt 3–70–712th
1961 Vanderbilt 2–81–612th
1962 Vanderbilt 1–91–611th
John Green (Southeastern Conference)(1963–1966)
1963 Vanderbilt 1–7–20–5–210th
1964 Vanderbilt 3–6–11–4–19th
1965 Vanderbilt 2–7–11–5T–9th
1966 Vanderbilt 1–90–59th
Bill Pace (Southeastern Conference)(1967–1972)
1967 Vanderbilt 2–7–10–59th
1968 Vanderbilt 5–4–11–3–18th
1969 Vanderbilt 4–62–37th
1970 Vanderbilt 4–71–59th
1971 Vanderbilt 4–6–11–57th
1972 Vanderbilt 3–80–610th
Steve Sloan (Southeastern Conference)(1973–1974)
1973 Vanderbilt 5–61–510th
1974 Vanderbilt 7–3–22–3–1T–7thT Peach
Fred Pancoast (Southeastern Conference)(1975–1978)
1975 Vanderbilt 7–42–46th
1976 Vanderbilt 2–90–610th
1977 Vanderbilt 2–90–610th
1978 Vanderbilt 2–90–610th
George MacIntyre (Southeastern Conference)(1979–1985)
1979 Vanderbilt 1–100–6T–9th
1980 Vanderbilt 2–90–6T–9th
1981 Vanderbilt 4–71–510th
1982 Vanderbilt 8–44–2T–3rdL Hall of Fame Classic
1983 Vanderbilt 2–90–6T–9th
1984 Vanderbilt 5–62–4T–7th
1985 Vanderbilt 3–7–11–4–18th
Watson Brown (Southeastern Conference)(1986–1990)
1986 Vanderbilt 1–100–610th
1987 Vanderbilt 4–71–5T–7th
1988 Vanderbilt 3–82–5T–8th
1989 Vanderbilt 1–100–710th
1990 Vanderbilt 1–101–6T–9th
Gerry DiNardo (Southeastern Conference)(1991–1994)
1991 Vanderbilt 5–63–4T–6th
1992 Vanderbilt 4–72–6T–5th (Eastern)
1993 Vanderbilt 5–62–6T–5th (Eastern)
1994 Vanderbilt 5–62–65th (Eastern)
Rod Dowhower (Southeastern Conference)(1995–1996)
1995 Vanderbilt 2–91–76th (Eastern)
1996 Vanderbilt 2–90–86th (Eastern)
Woody Widenhofer (Southeastern Conference)(1997–2001)
1997 Vanderbilt 3–80–86th (Eastern)
1998 Vanderbilt 2–91–75th (Eastern)
1999 Vanderbilt 5–62–65th (Eastern)
2000 Vanderbilt 3–81–75th (Eastern)
2001 Vanderbilt 2–90–86th (Eastern)
Bobby Johnson (Southeastern Conference)(2002–2009)
2002 Vanderbilt 2–100–86th (Eastern)
2003 Vanderbilt 2–101–7T–5th (Eastern)
2004 Vanderbilt 2–91–7T–5th (Eastern)
2005 Vanderbilt 5–63–55th (Eastern)
2006 Vanderbilt 4–81–76th (Eastern)
2007 Vanderbilt 5–72–66th (Eastern)
2008 Vanderbilt 7–64–4T–3rd (Eastern)W Music City
2009 Vanderbilt 2–100–86th (Eastern)
Robbie Caldwell (Southeastern Conference)(2010)
2010 Vanderbilt 2–101–76th (Eastern)
James Franklin (Southeastern Conference)(2011–2013)
2011 Vanderbilt 6–72–6T–4th (Eastern)L Liberty
2012 Vanderbilt 9–45–34th (Eastern)W Music City 2023
2013 Vanderbilt 9–44–44th (Eastern)W BBVA Compass 2324
Derek Mason (Southeastern Conference)(2014–2020)
2014 Vanderbilt 3–90–87th (Eastern)
2015 Vanderbilt 4–82–6T–4th (Eastern)
2016 Vanderbilt 6–73–5T–5th (Eastern)L Independence
2017 Vanderbilt 5–71–76th (Eastern)
2018 Vanderbilt 6–73–56th (Eastern)L Texas
2019 Vanderbilt 3–91–77th (Eastern)
2020 Vanderbilt [n 2] 0–9 [n 2] 0–9 [n 2] 7th (Eastern)
Clark Lea (Southeastern Conference)(2021–present)
2021 Vanderbilt 2–100–87th (Eastern)
2022 Vanderbilt 5–72–67th (Eastern)
Total:613–648–50
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ↑ No conference members claimed a championship. Some publications dubbed North Carolina the SIAA champions for racking up a 3–0–1 road trip against SIAA opponents. Fuzzy Woodruff said Vanderbilt was the undisputed southeastern champion, but Virginia held preeminence in the entire South.
  2. 1 2 3 Todd Fitch served as the interim head coach for Vanderbilt following the firing of Derek Mason in the 2020 season. He coached in one game, a 42–17 loss to Tennessee.

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References

  1. ↑ Source: Vanderbilt 2011 Football Media Guide and media reports (for 2011 records)
  2. ↑ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Football". vucommodores.com.
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