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First season | 1890; 134 years ago | ||
Athletic director | Candice Storey Lee | ||
Head coach | Clark Lea 3rd season, 9–27 (.250) | ||
Stadium | FirstBank Stadium (capacity: 40,550) | ||
Field | Dudley Field | ||
Year built | 1922 | ||
Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
Past conferences | Independent (1890–1894) SIAA (1895–1921) SoCon (1922–1932) | ||
All-time record | 618–665–50 (.482) | ||
Bowl record | 4–4–1 (.500) | ||
Unclaimed national titles | 6 (1906, 1910, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1922) | ||
Conference titles | 14 (12 SIAA, 2 SoCon) | ||
Rivalries | Georgia (rivalry) Georgia Tech (dormant) Kentucky (rivalry) Ole Miss (rivalry) Sewanee (rivalry; historical) Tennessee (rivalry) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 7[1] | ||
Colors | Black and gold[2] | ||
Fight song | Dynamite! | ||
Mascot | Mr. C | ||
Marching band | Spirit of Gold Marching Band | ||
Outfitter | Nike | ||
Website | vucommodores.com |
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) and the East Division of 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.