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The Vanderbilt Commodores football program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football. The Commodores compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) within the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by head coach Clark Lea. Vanderbilt plays their home games at FirstBank Stadium, located on the university's Nashville, Tennessee campus.
| Season | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
| 1897 | SIAA | R. G. Acton | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 |
| 1901 | W. H. Watkins | 6–1–1 | 6–0–1 | |
| 1903† | James H. Henry | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| 1904 | Dan McGugin | 9–0 | 5–0 | |
| 1905 | 7–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 1906† | 8–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 1907 | 5–1–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 1910† | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 1911 | 8–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 1912 | 8–1–1 | 4–0–1 | ||
| 1915 | 9–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 1921† | 7–0–1 | 4–0–1 | ||
| 1922† | SoCon | 8–0–1 | 3–0 | |
| 1923† | 5–2–1 | 3–0–1 |
| Season | Coach | Overall record | Conference record | National Championship Selector |
| 1906 | Dan McGugin | 8–1–0 | 6–0–0 | Billingsley Report |
| 1910 | 8–0–1 | 5–0–0 | James Howell | |
| 1911 | 8–1–0 | 5–0–0 | Billingsley Report | |
| 1918 | 4–2–0 | 4–0–0 | David Wilson | |
| 1921 | 7–0–1 | 4–0–1 | Berryman QPRS, James Howell | |
| 1922 | 8–0–1 | 3–0–0 | Berryman QPRS, James Howell |
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
| 1955 | Art Guepe | Gator Bowl | Auburn | W 25–13 |
| 1974 | Steve Sloan | Peach Bowl | Texas Tech | T 6–6 |
| 1982 | George MacIntyre | Hall of Fame Classic | Air Force | L 28–36 |
| 2008 | Bobby Johnson | Music City Bowl | Boston College | W 16–14 |
| 2011 | James Franklin | Liberty Bowl | Cincinnati | L 24–31 |
| 2012 | Music City Bowl | NC State | W 38–24 | |
| 2013 | BBVA Compass Bowl | Houston | W 41–24 | |
| 2016 | Derek Mason | Independence Bowl | NC State | L 17–41 |
| 2018 | Texas Bowl | Baylor | L 38–45 | |
| 2024 | Clark Lea | Birmingham Bowl | Georgia Tech | W 35–27 |
| Name | Position | Career |
| John J. Tigert | HB | 1901–1903 |
| Josh Cody | T | 1914–1916, 1919 |
| Lynn Bomar | End | 1921–1924 |
| William Spears | QB | 1925–1927 |
| Carl Hinkle | C | 1935–1937 |
| Name | Career |
| Dan McGugin | 1904–1917, 1919–1934 |
| Ray Morrison | 1918, 1935–1939 |
| Red Sanders | 1940–1942, 1946–1948 |
| Bill Edwards | 1949–1952 |
| Player | Year | Position |
| Zach Cunningham | 2016 | LB |
| Jordan Matthews | 2013 | WR |
| Casey Hayward | 2011 | CB |
| Moore | 2008 | DB |
| Earl Bennett | 2006 | WR |
| Jamie Winborn | 1999 | LB |
| Jamie Duncan | 1997 | LB |
| Bill Marinangel | 1996 | P |
| Boo Mitchell | 1988 | WR |
| Chris Gaines | 1987 | LB |
| Ricky Anderson | 1984 | P |
| Leonard Coleman | 1983 | DB |
| Chuck Scott | 1983 | TE |
| Jim Arnold | 1982 | P |
| Allama Matthews | 1982 | TE |
| Preston Brown | 1979 | Back |
| Barry Burton | 1974 | TE |
| Bob Asher | 1969 | T |
| Chip Healy | 1968 | LB |
| George Diedrich | 1958 | G |
| Charley Horton | 1955 | RB |
| Bill Wade | 1951 | QB |
| Bob Werckle | 1951 | T |
| Bucky Curtis | 1950 | End |
| Bob Gude | 1941 | C |
| Carl Hinkle | 1937 | C |
| Pete Gracey | 1932 | C |
| Bull Brown | 1929 | G |
| Dick Abernathy | 1928 | End |
| Bill Spears | 1926, 1927 | QB |
| Gil Reese | 1923, 1924 | Back |
| Henry Wakefield | 1923, 1924 | End |
| Oliver Kuhn | 1922 | QB |
| Lynn Bomar | 1922, 1923 | End |
| Josh Cody | 1914, 1915, 1919 | T |
| Irby Curry | 1916 | QB |
| Lewie Hardage | 1912 | Back |
| Ray Morrison | 1911 | QB |
| W. E. Metzger | 1910 | G |
| Bob Blake | 1907 | E |
| Owsley Manier | 1906 | Back |
| Player | Year | Position |
| Lynn Bomar | 1923 | E |
| Hek Wakefield | 1924 | E |
| Pete Gracey | 1932 | C |
| George Deiderich | 1958 | G |
| Jim Arnold | 1982 | P |
| Ricky Anderson | 1984 | P |
| Zach Cunningham | 2016 | LB |
| Player | Year |
| Diego Pavia | 2025 |
| Name | Year |
| Willie Geny | 1935 |
| Carl Hinkle | 1937 |
| Jack Jenkins | 1941 |
| Bill Wade | 1951 |
| Bob Goodridge | 1967 |
| Name | Year |
| Jay Cutler | 2005 |
| Name | Year |
| Kwane Doster | 2002 |
| Warren Norman | 2009 |
| Name | Year |
| Jack Jenkins | 1941, 1942 |
| Name | Year |
| Earl Bennett | 2005–2007 |
| Name | Year |
| Ray Morrison | 1937 |
| Red Sanders | 1941 |
| Art Guepe | 1955 |
| George MacIntyre | 1982 |
| Bobby Johnson | 2008 |
| Clark Lea | 2024 |
| at Alabama |
| Auburn |
| Kentucky |
| LSU |
| Missouri |
| at South Carolina |
| at Tennessee |
| at Texas |
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2032 | 2033 |
| Charleston Southern | Austin Peay | Eastern Kentucky | at NC State | Purdue | at Stanford | Stanford |
| at Virginia Tech | Delaware | at Stanford | ||||
| Georgia State | NC State | |||||
| Utah State |