Vanderbilt Commodores

The Vanderbilt Commodores are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt fields 16 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 10 women's teams), 14 of which compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Vanderbilt's women's lacrosse team plays in the American Athletic Conference. The bowling team plays in the Southland Bowling League. The University of Tennessee Volunteers are Vanderbilt's primary athletic rival, and the only other SEC team in Tennessee.

Football

Vanderbilt Commodores college football

First Season
1890
Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores (1890-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1933-present) Southern Conference (1922-32) SIAA (1895-1921) Independent (1890-94)
Venue
Vanderbilt Stadium (1980-present) Dudley Field (1922–1980) Curry Field (1922) Old Dudley Field (1892-1921)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940
November 30	vs. Tennessee	Dudley Field
1946
October 5	vs. Ole Miss	Dudley Field

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
November 25	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium
1951
October 13	vs. Ole Miss	Crump Stadium
1952
October 4	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 1	vs. Washington and Lee	Dudley Field
1954
October 9	vs. Ole Miss	Dudley Field
November 27	vs. Tennessee	Dudley Field
1955
November 26	at Tennessee	Shields-Watkins Field
1957
September 21	vs. Missouri	Dudley Field
October 5	vs. Alabama	Dudley Field
November 9	vs. Kentucky	Dudley Field
November 16	at Florida	Florida Field
1958
September 20	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium
October 18	at Florida	Florida Field

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 1	at Alabama	Legion Field
October 8	vs. Ole Miss	Dudley Field
1961
October 14	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 25	vs. South Carolina	Dudley Field
1962
October 20	at Florida	Florida Field
1964
October 10	vs. Wake Forest	Dudley Field
1967
October 28	at Florida	Florida Field
1969
September 20	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
October 11	vs. Alabama	Dudley Field
October 18	vs. Georgia	Dudley Field
November 29	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
November 28	vs. Tennessee	Dudley Field
1972
September 23	vs. Mississippi State	Dudley Field
October 28	vs. Ole Miss	Dudley Field
1973
September 15, 1973	vs. Chattanooga	Dudley Field
October 20	vs. Georgia	Dudley Field
1974
September 28	at Alabama	Denny Stadium
1975
October 11	at Florida	Florida Field
October 18	vs. Georgia	Dudley Field
1977
November 5	vs. Kentucky	Dudley Field
1979
September 15	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
September 29	vs. Alabama	Dudley Field

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 27	at Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium
1982
December 31	vs. Air Force	Legion Field
1983
October 8	at Florida	Florida Field
1989
October 14	at Florida	Florida Field
November 11	vs. Kentucky	Dudley Field

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
September 9	at Alabama	Legion Field

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2018
September 15	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1980s	1985 • 1988
2000s	2000
2010s	2018

Men's Basketball

Vanderbilt Commodores men's college basketball

First Season
1900-01
Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores (1900-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1932-present) Southern Conference (1923-32) Independent (1900-22)
Venue
Memorial Gymnasium (1952-present) Old Gym
Key People
Players • Coaches

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s	1980-81