# List of Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Vanderbilt Commodores college football team since its inception in 1890.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| 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 | | | |
| 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 | 0–6 | T–9th | | | |
| Bill Pace (Southeastern Conference) (1967–1972) ||||||||
| 1967 | Vanderbilt | 2–7–1 | 0–6 | T–9th | | | |
| 1968 | Vanderbilt | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 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 | 0–9 | 0–9 | 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) | | | |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 7–6 | 3–5 | T–11th | W Birmingham | | |
| Total: | Total: | 625–671–50 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. $^°$Rankings from final AP Poll. ||||||||