2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team will represent Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores will be led by Clark Lea in his fifth year as their head coach. The Commodores will play their home games at FirstBank Stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee.

2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Clark Lea (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Beck (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Gregory (2nd season)
Home stadium	FirstBank Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Auburn		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kentucky		0	–	0					0	–	0
LSU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Mississippi State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ole Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas A&M		0	–	0					0	–	0
Vanderbilt		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of March 18, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Charleston Southern*	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
September 6	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA
September 13	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
September 20	Georgia State*	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
September 27	Utah State*	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
October 4	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL
October 18	LSU	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
October 25	Missouri	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
November 1	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX
November 8	Auburn	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
November 22	Kentucky	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)
November 29	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
*Non-conference game

^[2][3]

Game summaries

vs Charleston Southern

See also: 2025 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buccaneers			0
Commodores			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0–0) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: August 30

Statistics	CSU	VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Virginia Tech

See also: 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Commodores			0
Hokies			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) at Virginia Tech Hokies (0–0) – Game summary

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: September 6

Statistics	VAN	VT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Carolina

See also: 2025 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Commodores			0
Gamecocks			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) – Game summary

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

• Date: September 13

Statistics	VAN	SCAR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Georgia State

See also: 2025 Georgia State Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Panthers			0
Commodores			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Georgia State Panthers (0–0) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: September 20

Statistics	GSU	VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Utah State

See also: 2025 Utah State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Aggies			0
Commodores			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Utah State Aggies (0–0) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: September 27

Statistics	USU	VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Alabama

See also: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Commodores			0
Crimson Tide			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) at Alabama Crimson Tide (0–0) – Game summary

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Date: October 4

Statistics	VAN	ALA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs LSU

See also: 2025 LSU Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Commodores			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

LSU Tigers (0–0) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: October 18

Statistics	LSU	VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Missouri

See also: 2025 Missouri Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Commodores			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Missouri Tigers (0–0) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: October 25

Statistics	MIZZ	VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Texas

See also: 2025 Texas Longhorns football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Commodores			0
Longhorns			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

• Date: November 1

Statistics	VAN	TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Auburn

See also: 2025 Auburn Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Commodores			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Auburn Tigers (0–0) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: November 8

Statistics	AUB	VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Kentucky

See also: 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football team and Kentucky–Vanderbilt football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Commodores			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: November 22

Statistics	UK	VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tennessee

See also: 2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Quarter	1	2	Total
Commodores			0
Volunteers			0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) at Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: November 29

Statistics	VAN	TENN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving