List of Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons
Season results for the Vanderbilt University football team since 1890
This is a list of seasons completed by the Vanderbilt Commodores college football team since its inception in 1890.[1][2]
Seasons
Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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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 | 5–3–1 | 3–0 | 1st[n 1] | |||||
R. G. Acton (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896–1898) | |||||||||
1896 | Vanderbilt | 3–2–2 | 3–0–1 | 4th | |||||
1897 | Vanderbilt | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1898 | Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 1–2 | 8th | |||||
James L. Crane (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899–1900) | |||||||||
1899 | Vanderbilt | 7–2 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
1900 | Vanderbilt | 4–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
Walter H. Watkins (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1901–1902) | |||||||||
1901 | Vanderbilt | 6–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1902 | Vanderbilt | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
James R. Henry (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903) | |||||||||
1903 | Vanderbilt | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
Dan McGugin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1904–1917) | |||||||||
1904 | Vanderbilt | 9–0 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
1905 | Vanderbilt | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1906 | Vanderbilt | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1907 | Vanderbilt | 5–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1908 | Vanderbilt | 7–2–1 | 3–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
1909 | Vanderbilt | 7–3 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1910 | Vanderbilt | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
1911 | Vanderbilt | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1912 | Vanderbilt | 8–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1913 | Vanderbilt | 5–3 | 2–1 | 5th | |||||
1914 | Vanderbilt | 2–6 | 1–3 | 13th | |||||
1915 | Vanderbilt | 9–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1916 | Vanderbilt | 7–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 4th | |||||
1917 | Vanderbilt | 5–3 | 5–2 | 8th | |||||
Ray Morrison (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1918) | |||||||||
1918 | Vanderbilt | 4–2 | 2–0 | T–2nd | |||||
Dan McGugin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1921) | |||||||||
1919 | Vanderbilt | 5–1–2 | 4–1–2 | 4th | |||||
1920 | Vanderbilt | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | 11th | |||||
1921 | Vanderbilt | 7–0–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
Dan McGugin (Southern Conference) (1922–1932) | |||||||||
1922 | Vanderbilt | 8–0–1 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
1923 | Vanderbilt | 5–2–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1924 | Vanderbilt | 6–3–1 | 3–3 | T–11th | |||||
1925 | Vanderbilt | 6–3 | 3–3 | T–10th | |||||
1926 | Vanderbilt | 8–1 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
1927 | Vanderbilt | 8–1–2 | 5–0–2 | 3rd | |||||
1928 | Vanderbilt | 8–2 | 4–2 | T–7th | |||||
1929 | Vanderbilt | 7–2 | 5–1 | 5th | |||||
1930 | Vanderbilt | 8–2 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
1931 | Vanderbilt | 5–4 | 3–4 | 12th | |||||
1932 | Vanderbilt | 6–1–2 | 4–1–2 | 5th | |||||
Dan McGugin (Southeastern Conference) (1933–1934) | |||||||||
1933 | Vanderbilt | 4–3–3 | 2–2–2 | T–6th | |||||
1934 | Vanderbilt | 6–3 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
Ray Morrison (Southeastern Conference) (1935–1939) | |||||||||
1935 | Vanderbilt | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
1936 | Vanderbilt | 3–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 9th | |||||
1937 | Vanderbilt | 7–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
1938 | Vanderbilt | 6–3 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
1939 | Vanderbilt | 2–7–1 | 1–6 | 11th | |||||
Red Sanders (Southeastern Conference) (1940–1942) | |||||||||
1940 | Vanderbilt | 3–6–1 | 0–5–1 | 11th | |||||
1941 | Vanderbilt | 8–2 | 3–2 | 6th | |||||
1942 | Vanderbilt | 6–4 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
Ernest Alley (Southeastern Conference) (1943) | |||||||||
1943 | Vanderbilt | 5–0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
Doby Bartling (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1945) | |||||||||
1944 | Vanderbilt | 3–0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
1945 | Vanderbilt | 3–6 | 2–4 | 9th | |||||
Red Sanders (Southeastern Conference) (1946–1948) | |||||||||
1946 | Vanderbilt | 5–4 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
1947 | Vanderbilt | 6–4 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
1948 | Vanderbilt | 8–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | 12 | ||||
Bill Edwards (Southeastern Conference) (1949–1952) | |||||||||
1949 | Vanderbilt | 5–5 | 4–4 | 7th | |||||
1950 | Vanderbilt | 7–4 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
1951 | Vanderbilt | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
1952 | Vanderbilt | 3–5–2 | 1–4–1 | 11th | |||||
Art Guepe (Southeastern Conference) (1953–1962) | |||||||||
1953 | Vanderbilt | 3–7 | 1–5 | T–10th | |||||
1954 | Vanderbilt | 2–7 | 1–5 | T–11th | |||||
1955 | Vanderbilt | 8–3 | 5–3 | 4th | W Gator | ||||
1956 | Vanderbilt | 5–5 | 2–5 | T–8th | |||||
1957 | Vanderbilt | 5–3–2 | 3–3–1 | T–6th | |||||
1958 | Vanderbilt | 5–2–3 | 2–1–3 | 4th | |||||
1959 | Vanderbilt | 5–3–2 | 3–2–2 | T–5th | |||||
1960 | Vanderbilt | 3–7 | 0–7 | 12th | |||||
1961 | Vanderbilt | 2–8 | 1–6 | 12th | |||||
1962 | Vanderbilt | 1–9 | 1–6 | 11th | |||||
John Green (Southeastern Conference) (1963–1966) | |||||||||
1963 | Vanderbilt | 1–7–2 | 0–5–2 | 10th | |||||
1964 | Vanderbilt | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 9th | |||||
1965 | Vanderbilt | 2–7–1 | 1–5 | T–9th | |||||
1966 | Vanderbilt | 1–9 | 0–5 | 9th | |||||
Bill Pace (Southeastern Conference) (1967–1972) | |||||||||
1967 | Vanderbilt | 2–7–1 | 0–5 | 9th | |||||
1968 | Vanderbilt | 5–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 8th | |||||
1969 | Vanderbilt | 4–6 | 2–3 | 7th | |||||
1970 | Vanderbilt | 4–7 | 1–5 | 9th | |||||
1971 | Vanderbilt | 4–6–1 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
1972 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | 0–6 | 10th | |||||
Steve Sloan (Southeastern Conference) (1973–1974) | |||||||||
1973 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
1974 | Vanderbilt | 7–3–2 | 2–3–1 | T–7th | T Peach | ||||
Fred Pancoast (Southeastern Conference) (1975–1978) | |||||||||
1975 | Vanderbilt | 7–4 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
1976 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 0–6 | 10th | |||||
1977 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 0–6 | 10th | |||||
1978 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 0–6 | 10th | |||||
George MacIntyre (Southeastern Conference) (1979–1985) | |||||||||
1979 | Vanderbilt | 1–10 | 0–6 | T–9th | |||||
1980 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 0–6 | T–9th | |||||
1981 | Vanderbilt | 4–7 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
1982 | Vanderbilt | 8–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | L Hall of Fame Classic | ||||
1983 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 0–6 | T–9th | |||||
1984 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–7th | |||||
1985 | Vanderbilt | 3–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 8th | |||||
Watson Brown (Southeastern Conference) (1986–1990) | |||||||||
1986 | Vanderbilt | 1–10 | 0–6 | 10th | |||||
1987 | Vanderbilt | 4–7 | 1–5 | T–7th | |||||
1988 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–8th | |||||
1989 | Vanderbilt | 1–10 | 0–7 | 10th | |||||
1990 | Vanderbilt | 1–10 | 1–6 | T–9th | |||||
Gerry DiNardo (Southeastern Conference) (1991–1994) | |||||||||
1991 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–6th | |||||
1992 | Vanderbilt | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–5th (Eastern) | |||||
1993 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 2–6 | T–5th (Eastern) | |||||
1994 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 2–6 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
Rod Dowhower (Southeastern Conference) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
1995 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 1–7 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
1996 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 0–8 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
Woody Widenhofer (Southeastern Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
1997 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | 0–8 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
1998 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 1–7 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
1999 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 2–6 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
2000 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | 1–7 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
2001 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 0–8 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
Bobby Johnson (Southeastern Conference) (2002–2009) | |||||||||
2002 | Vanderbilt | 2–10 | 0–8 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
2003 | Vanderbilt | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–5th (Eastern) | |||||
2004 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–5th (Eastern) | |||||
2005 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 3–5 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
2006 | Vanderbilt | 4–8 | 1–7 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
2007 | Vanderbilt | 5–7 | 2–6 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
2008 | Vanderbilt | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Eastern) | W Music City | ||||
2009 | Vanderbilt | 2–10 | 0–8 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
Robbie Caldwell (Southeastern Conference) (2010) | |||||||||
2010 | Vanderbilt | 2–10 | 1–7 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
James Franklin (Southeastern Conference) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
2011 | Vanderbilt | 6–7 | 2–6 | T–4th (Eastern) | L Liberty | ||||
2012 | Vanderbilt | 9–4 | 5–3 | 4th (Eastern) | W Music City | 20 | 23 | ||
2013 | Vanderbilt | 9–4 | 4–4 | 4th (Eastern) | W BBVA Compass | 23 | 24 | ||
Derek Mason (Southeastern Conference) (2014–2020) | |||||||||
2014 | Vanderbilt | 3–9 | 0–8 | 7th (Eastern) | |||||
2015 | Vanderbilt | 4–8 | 2–6 | T–4th (Eastern) | |||||
2016 | Vanderbilt | 6–7 | 3–5 | T–5th (Eastern) | L Independence | ||||
2017 | Vanderbilt | 5–7 | 1–7 | 6th (Eastern) | |||||
2018 | Vanderbilt | 6–7 | 3–5 | 6th (Eastern) | L Texas | ||||
2019 | Vanderbilt | 3–9 | 1–7 | 7th (Eastern) | |||||
2020 | Vanderbilt[n 2] | 0–9[n 2] | 0–9[n 2] | 7th (Eastern) | |||||
Clark Lea (Southeastern Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
2021 | Vanderbilt | 2–10 | 0–8 | 7th (Eastern) | |||||
2022 | Vanderbilt | 5–7 | 2–6 | 7th (Eastern) | |||||
2023 | Vanderbilt | 2–10 | 0–8 | 7th (Eastern) | |||||
Total: | 618–665–50 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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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