# 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.
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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### vs Charleston Southern

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Buccaneers | | | 0 |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Charleston Southern | Passing |
| Charleston Southern | Rushing |
| Charleston Southern | Receiving |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |

### at Virginia Tech

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
| Hokies | | | 0 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |
| Virginia Tech | Passing |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving |

### at South Carolina

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
| Gamecocks | | | 0 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |
| South Carolina | Passing |
| South Carolina | Rushing |
| South Carolina | Receiving |

### vs Georgia State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Panthers | | | 0 |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: September 20
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Georgia State | Passing |
| Georgia State | Rushing |
| Georgia State | Receiving |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |

### vs Utah State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Aggies | | | 0 |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: September 27
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Utah State | Passing |
| Utah State | Rushing |
| Utah State | Receiving |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |

### at Alabama

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
| Crimson Tide | | | 0 |
at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
* Date: October 4
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |
| Alabama | Passing |
| Alabama | Rushing |
| Alabama | Receiving |

### vs LSU

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Tigers | | | 0 |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 18
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| LSU | Passing |
| LSU | Rushing |
| LSU | Receiving |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |

### vs Missouri

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Tigers | | | 0 |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 25
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Missouri | Passing |
| Missouri | Rushing |
| Missouri | Receiving |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |

### at Texas

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
| Longhorns | | | 0 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas
* Date: November 1
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |
| Texas | Passing |
| Texas | Rushing |
| Texas | Receiving |

### vs Auburn

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Tigers | | | 0 |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: November 8
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Auburn | Passing |
| Auburn | Rushing |
| Auburn | Receiving |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |

### vs Kentucky

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: November 22
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Kentucky | Passing |
| Kentucky | Rushing |
| Kentucky | Receiving |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |

### at Tennessee

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Commodores | | | 0 |
| Volunteers | | | 0 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
* Date: November 29
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |
| Tennessee | Passing |
| Tennessee | Rushing |
| Tennessee | Receiving |