2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
CFPNo. 14
Record10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorSteve Gregory (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFirstBank Stadium
2025 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Alabama y^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 3 Georgia y$^   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 6 Ole Miss ^   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 7 Texas A&M ^   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 13 Texas   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 8 Oklahoma ^   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 14 Vanderbilt   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Tennessee   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Missouri   4 – 4     8 – 4  
LSU   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Florida   2 – 6     4 – 8  
South Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Auburn   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Mississippi State   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Arkansas   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Georgia 28, Alabama 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 19, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represents Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores are led by Clark Lea in his fifth year as their head coach. The Commodores played their home games at FirstBank Stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee.

After defeating No. 11 South Carolina 31–7, Vanderbilt started 3–0 for the first time since 2017 and beat South Carolina for the first time since 2008, snapping a 16-game losing streak to the Gamecocks. This marked the first season since 1930 that Vanderbilt won each of their first three games by over 20 points.[1] Vanderbilt's 70–21 victory over Georgia State marked the most points scored in a game by Vanderbilt since 1918. A 55–35 win over Utah State marked Vanderbilt's first 5–0 start since 2008.

Vanderbilt appeared on College GameDay against No. 10 Alabama, Vanderbilt's first GameDay appearance since 2008 and second all-time. The lone prior GameDay appearance was a 14–13 upset win over Auburn.[2][3] Despite this, the Crimson Tide avenged their stunning loss against the Commodores the year prior, winning the game 30–14. Vanderbilt later appeared on GameDay again against No. 15 Missouri, making 2025 Vanderbilt's first ever season with multiple GameDay appearances. Vanderbilt would go on to defeat Missouri 17-10.

After defeating No. 10 LSU, Vanderbilt was ranked No. 10, making it the first time they have been ranked in the top ten on an AP poll since their No. 10 ranking during the 1947 season.[4] This win also marked Vanderbilt's best start since 1950 at 6–1 and the Commodores became bowl eligible for a second consecutive season.

In the final week of the regular, Vanderbilt defeated No. 19 Tennessee 45–24, finished the regular season 10–2. This marked Vanderbilt's first win over Tennessee since 2018 and the first 10-win season in program history. A few days later, on December 2, Vanderbilt managed to flip the commitment of five-star quarterback Jared Curtis from Georgia, making him the highest-ranked signing in program history.[5]

Preseason

Following a victory in the 2024 Birmingham Bowl that capped off a relatively successful 7–6 season, quarterback Diego Pavia announced his intention to return to Vanderbilt for the 2025 season on December 29, 2024.[6]

SEC prediction poll

The SEC released its preseason prediction poll on July 18, 2025. The Commodores were predicted to finish 13th in the conference and also received two first-place votes.[7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Charleston Southern*
SECN+/ESPN+W 45–335,000
September 66:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ACCNW 44–2065,632
September 136:45 p.m.at No. 11 South Carolina
SECNW 31–779,873
September 206:30 p.m.Georgia State*No. 20
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNUW 70–2135,000
September 2711:45 a.m.Utah State*No. 18
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 55–3533,688
October 42:30 p.m.at No. 10 AlabamaNo. 16
ABCL 14–30100,077
October 1811:00 a.m.No. 10 LSUNo. 17
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ABCW 31–2435,000
October 252:30 p.m.No. 15 MissouriNo. 10
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (College GameDay)
ESPNW 17–1035,000
November 111:00 a.m.at No. 20 TexasNo. 9
ABCL 31–34102,338
November 83:00 p.m.AuburnNo. 16
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 45–38 OT35,000
November 222:30 p.m.KentuckyNo. 14
ESPNW 45–1735,000
November 292:30 p.m.at No. 19 TennesseeNo. 14
ESPNW 45–24101,915
December 3111:00 a.m.vs. No. 23 Iowa*No. 14
ESPN

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Game summaries

vs Charleston Southern

See also: 2025 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (FCS) (0–0) at Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers (FCS) 0 0 033
Commodores 14 14 71045

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,000
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – Kayleb Barnett 9-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 10:13. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:47.
  • VAN – Junior Sherrill 12-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 6:59. Commodores 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:32.
Second quarter
  • VAN – A. J. Newberry 4-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 10:19. Commodores 21–0. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:45.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 26-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 3:11. Commodores 28–0. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:51.
Third quarter
  • VAN – Makhilyn Young 4-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 5:47. Commodores 35–0. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 2:27.
Fourth quarter
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 35-yard field goal, 11:48. Commodores 38–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:00.
  • VAN – Jamezell Lassiter 35-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 7:14. Commodores 45–0. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:12.
  • CHSO – Zach Gordon 38-yard field goal, 0:07. Commodores 45–3. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 7:07.
Statistics CHSO VAN
First downs 7 25
Total yards 135 481
Rushing yards 47 201
Passing yards 88 280
Passing: comp–att–int 10–19–1 21–28–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 27:51 32:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Zolten Osborne 8/16, 54 yards, INT
Rushing Isaiah Gordon 8 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving Jamil Bishop 2 receptions, 36 yards
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 20/25, 275 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Sedrick Alexander 12 rushes, 83 yards
Receiving Eli Stowers 4 receptions, 86 yards

at Virginia Tech

See also: 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Vanderbilt Commodores (1–0) at Virginia Tech Hokies (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commodores 0 10 132144
Hokies 10 10 0020

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT / 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • VT – John Love 28-yard field goal, 7:11. Hokies 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 7:49.
  • VT – Ja'Ricous Hairston 2-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick), 0:06. Hokies 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:27.
Second quarter
  • VAN – Brycen Coleman 54-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 14:51. Hokies 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:15.
  • VT – Kyron Drones 1-yard run (John Love kick), 11:10. Hokies 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:15.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 29-yard field goal, 4:19. Hokies 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:51.
  • VT – John Love 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Hokies 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 4:19.
Third quarter
  • VAN – Makhilyn Young 1-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 8:02. Hokies 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:58.
  • VAN – Tre Richardson 26-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick failed), 0:24. Commodores 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 5:26.
Fourth quarter
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 18-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 10:13. Commodores 30–20. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:30.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 6-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 6:05. Commodores 37–20. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:39.
  • VAN – Eli Stowers 9-yard pass from Blaze Berlowitz (Brock Taylor kick), 2:12. Commodores 44–20. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:21.
Statistics VAN VT
First downs 23 16
Total yards 490 248
Rushing yards 262 134
Passing yards 228 134
Passing: comp–att–int 14–20–1 17–29–0
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 32:12 27:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 12/18, 193 Yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Makhilyn Young 8 Carries, 95 Yards, 1 TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 4 Receptions, 29 Yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 17/29, 134 Yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kyron Drones 13 Carries, 36 Yards, 1 TD
Receiving Cameron Seldon 3 Receptions, 10 Yards, 0 TD

at No. 11 South Carolina

See also: 2025 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Vanderbilt Commodores (2–0) at No. 11 South Carolina Gamecocks (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commodores 7 7 71031
No. 11 Gamecocks 7 0 007

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:45 p.m. CDT / 7:45 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 79,873
  • Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:33) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 18-yard pass from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:22; Vanderbilt 7–0)
  • (5:58) SC – Rahsul Faison 7-yard run, William Joyce kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (1:56) VAN – Junior Sherrill 5-yard pass from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:59; Vanderbilt 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:48) VAN – Jamezell Lassiter 44-yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Vanderbilt 21–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:31) VAN – Brock Taylor 51-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:48; Vanderbilt 24–7)
  • (5:29) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 2-yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:29; Vanderbilt 31–7)
Statistics VAN SC
First downs 22 20
Total yards 323 328
Rushing yards 146 86
Passing yards 177 242
Passing: comp–att–int 18–26–1 24–34–2
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 35:43 24:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 18–27, 177 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jamezell Lassiter 1 carry, 44 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 3 receptions, 45 yards
South Carolina Passing Luke Doty 18–27, 148 yards, INT
Rushing Rahsul Faison 15 carries, 74 yards, TD
Receiving Nyck Harbor 4 receptions, 66 yards

vs Georgia State

See also: 2025 Georgia State Panthers football team
Georgia State Panthers (1–2) at No. 20 Vanderbilt Commodores (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 6 6621
No. 20 Commodores 21 21 141470

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86°F
  • Game attendance: 35,000
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • GAST – Braeden McAlister 52-yard field goal, 10:24. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 4:36.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 3-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 5:52. Commodores 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:32.
  • VAN – Diego Pavia 16-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 3:08. Commodores 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:31.
  • VAN – Junior Sherrill 8-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 1:33. Commodores 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:23.
Second quarter
  • GAST – Jordon Simmons 4-yard pass from Cameran Brown (Braeden McAlister kick BLOCKED), 10:21. Commodores 21–9. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:12.
  • VAN – AJ Newberry 2-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 4:15. Commodores 28–9. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:56.
  • VAN – AJ Newbery 8-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 1:41. Commodores 35–9. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:16.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 10-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 0:24. Commodores 42–9. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 0:53.
Third quarter
  • GAST – Leo Blackburn 3-yard pass from TJ Finley (run failed), 10:11. Commodores 42–15. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 3:16.
  • VAN – Makhilyn Young 60-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 9:23. Commodores 49–15. Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:47.
  • VAN – Jamison Curtis 4-yard blocked punt return, 8:38. Commodores 56–15.
Fourth quarter
  • VAN – Blaze Berlowitz 7-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 11:02. Commodores 63–15. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:07.
  • VAN – Drew Dickey 9-yard run (Mason Rohmiller kick), 7:23. Commodores 70–15. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:16.
  • GAST – DJ Riles 32-yard from TJ Finley (pass failed), 2:26. Commodores 70–21. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:57.
Statistics GAST VAN
First downs 18 30
Total Yards 290 635
Rushes–yards 20–32 37–286
Passing yards 258 349
Passing: comp–att–int 31-48-0 23-24-0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 30:11 29:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia State Passing TJ Finley 22-35, 176 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Rashad Amos 5 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Ted Hurst 7 receptions, 71 yards
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 18-24, 245 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 9 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 5 receptions, 73 yards

vs Utah State

See also: 2025 Utah State Aggies football team
Utah State Aggies (3–1) vs No. 18 Vanderbilt Commodores (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 7 14 01435
No. 18 Commodores 7 24 17755

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 11:45 a.m.
  • Game weather: Scattered clouds, 83°F
  • Game attendance: 33,688
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics USU VAN
First downs 21 31
Total yards 393 543
Rushing yards 119 222
Passing yards 274 321
Passing: comp–att–int 28-38-0 26-35-1
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 26:43 33:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Bryson Barnes 15-22, 161 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Javen Jacobs 4 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Broc Lane 7 receptions, 98 yards
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 26-34, 321 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Diego Pavia 9 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Junior Sherrill 6 receptions, 91 yards, 3 TD

at No. 10 Alabama

See also: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
No. 16 Vanderbilt Commodores (5–0) at No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Commodores 7 7 0014
No. 10 Crimson Tide 0 14 61030

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C); Wind: W 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 100,077
  • Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:34) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 65-yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 3:13; Vanderbilt 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:22) ALA – Ryan Williams 14-yard pass from Ty Simpson, Conor Talty kick (Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 7:24; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:33) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 4-yard pass from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:23; Vanderbilt 14–7)
  • (0:17) ALA – Germie Bernard 27-yard pass from Ty Simpson, Conor Talty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:11; Tied 14–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:15) ALA – Conor Talty 38-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:34; Alabama 17–14)
  • (1:17) ALA – Conor Talty 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:56; Alabama 20–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:08) ALA – Conor Talty 30-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 8:29; Alabama 23–14)
  • (0:17) ALA – Jam Miller 20-yard run, Conor Talty kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:01; Alabama 30–14)
Statistics VAN ALA
First downs 16 25
Plays–yards 54–333 69–486
Rushes–yards 19–135 38–146
Passing yards 198 340
Passing: comp–att–int 21–35–1 23–31–1
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 22:37 37:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 21/35, 198 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Sedrick Alexander 4 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Junior Sherrill 6 receptions, 49 yards
Alabama Passing Ty Simpson 23/31, 340 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jam Miller 22 carries, 136 yards, TD
Receiving Ryan Williams 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD

vs No. 10 LSU

See also: 2025 LSU Tigers football team
No. 10 LSU Tigers (5–1) vs No. 17 Vanderbilt Commodores (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Tigers 3 10 8324
No. 17 Commodores 7 10 14031

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 35,000
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:32) LSU – Damian Ramos 48-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:28; LSU 3–0)
  • (3:38) VAN – Diego Pavia 1-yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:44; Vanderbilt 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:50) LSU – Trey'Dez Green 24-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:48; LSU 10–7)
  • (5:52) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 1-yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:58; Vanderbilt 14–10)
  • (0:45) LSU – Damian Ramos 42-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 0:58; Vanderbilt 14–13)
  • (0:02) VAN – Brock Taylor 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 0:37; Vanderbilt 17–13)
Third quarter
  • (9:03) VAN – Cole Spence 1-yard pass from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:57; Vanderbilt 24–13)
  • (6:52) LSU – Zavion Thomas 62-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Trey'Dez Green pass (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:03; Vanderbilt 24–21)
  • (0:27) VAN – Diego Pavia 21-yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:25; Vanderbilt 31–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:39) LSU – Damian Ramos 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:48; Vanderbilt 31–24)
Statistics LSU VAN
First downs 14 20
Plays–yards 49–325 67–399
Rushes–yards 21–100 45–239
Passing yards 225 160
Passing: comp–att–int 19–28–0 14–22–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 23:29 36:31
Team Category Player Statistics
LSU Passing Garrett Nussmeier 19/28, 225 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Caden Durham 7 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Zavion Thomas 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 14/22, 160 yards, TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 17 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cole Spence 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD

vs No. 15 Missouri

See also: 2025 Missouri Tigers football team
No. 15 Missouri Tigers (6–1) vs No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Tigers 0 3 0710
No. 10 Commodores 0 3 7717

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,000
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (5:11) MIZ – Robert Meyer 39-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:48; Missouri 3–0)
  • (2:00) VAN – Brock Taylor 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:06; Tied 3–3)
Third quarter
  • (3:51) VAN – Makhilyn Young 80-yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13; Vanderbilt 10–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:49) MIZ – Jude James 6-yard pass from Matt Zollers, Robert Meyer kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:02; Tied 10–10)
  • (1:52) VAN – Diego Pavia 1-yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:10; Vanderbilt 17–10)
Statistics MIZ VAN
First downs 22 13
Plays–yards 78–376 45–265
Rushes–yards 41–170 26–136
Passing yards 206 129
Passing: comp–att–int 23–37–0 10–19–1
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 36:12 23:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Matt Zollers 14/23, 138 yards, TD
Rushing Ahmad Hardy 20 carries, 97 yards
Receiving Kevin Coleman Jr. 7 receptions, 109 yards
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 10/19, 129 yards, INT
Rushing Makhilyn Young 4 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Tre Richardson 4 receptions, 62 yards

at No. 20 Texas

See also: 2025 Texas Longhorns football team
No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores (7–1) at Texas Longhorns (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Commodores 0 10 02131
No. 20 Longhorns 17 7 10034

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 102,338
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:49) TEX – Ryan Wingo 75-yard pass from Arch Manning (Mason Shipley kick), (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11; Texas 7–0)
  • (11:38) TEX – Mason Shipley 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, 1:08; Texas 10–0)
  • (2:11) TEX – CJ Baxter 6–yard pass from Arch Manning (Mason Shipley kick), (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:01; Texas 17–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:22) VAN – Brock Taylor 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:44; Texas 17–3)
  • (7:02) TEX – Quintrevion Wisner 4-yard run (Mason Shipley kick), (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:15; Texas 24–3)
  • (0:11) VAN – Eli Stowers 18–yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:51; Texas 24–10)
Third quarter
  • (9:12) TEX – Emmett Mosley V 6–yard pass from Arch Manning (Mason Shipley kick), (Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:15; Texas 31–10)
  • (0:06) TEX – Mason Shipley 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:31; Texas 34–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:05) VAN – Diego Pavia 25-yard run (Two-point conversion failed), (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:15; Texas 34–16)
  • (3:54) VAN – Eli Stowers 67–yard pass from Diego Pavia (Diego Pavia pass to Junior Sherrill for two-point conversion), (Drive: 1 plays, 67 yards, 0:10; Texas 34–24)
  • (0:33) VAN – Richie Hoskins 8–yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), (Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 2:31; Texas 34–31)
Statistics VAN TEX
First downs 25 23
Plays–yards 62–423 60–428
Rushes–yards 24–58 27–100
Passing yards 365 328
Passing: comp–att–int 27–38–0 25–33–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 27–38, 365 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 14 carries, 43 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 7 receptions, 146 yards, 2 TD
Texas Passing Arch Manning 25–33, 328 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Quintrevion Wisner 18 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ryan Wingo 2 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

vs Auburn

See also: 2025 Auburn Tigers football team
Auburn Tigers (4–5) vs No. 16 Vanderbilt Commodores (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Tigers 7 13 108038
No. 16 Commodores 0 10 1414745

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics AUB VAN
First downs 34 30
Plays–yards 563 544
Rushes–yards 210 167
Passing yards 353 377
Passing: comp–att–int 31-46-0 25-33-0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Ashton Daniels 31-44, 353 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 16 carries, 115 yards
Receiving Cam Coleman 10 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 25-33, 377 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 18 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tre Richardson 3 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD

vs Kentucky (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football team and Kentucky–Vanderbilt football rivalry
Kentucky Wildcats (5–5) vs No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 3 01417
No. 14 Commodores 3 21 21045

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 35,000
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UK VAN
First downs 18 29
Total yards 315 604
Rushes–yards 19–31 25–65
Passing yards 284 539
Passing: comp–att–int 29–49–3 37–44–1
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 23:47 36:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Cutter Boley 26–44, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Seth McGowan 10 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Willie Rodriguez 6 receptions, 78 yards
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 33–39, 484 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Diego Pavia 15 carries, 48 yards, TD
Receiving Tre Richardson 6 receptions, 159 yards, 3 TD

at No. 19 Tennessee (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry
No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores (9–2) at No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Commodores 7 14 101445
No. 19 Volunteers 7 14 0324

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST / 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics VAN TENN
First downs 27 21
Plays–yards 579 382
Rushes–yards 314 83
Passing yards 265 299
Passing: comp–att–int 18-28-2 29-44-0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 34:59 25:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 18-28, 268 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Diego Pavia 20 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Junior Sherrill 3 receptions, 76 yards
Tennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 29-44, 299 yards, 1 TD
Rushing DeSean Bishop 20 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chris Brazzell II 6 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 23 Iowa (ReliaQuest Bowl)

See also: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and 2025 ReliaQuest Bowl


No. 23 Iowa Hawkeyes (8–4) vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores (10-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
No. 23 Hawkeyes 0
No. 14 Commodores 0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Referee: Nate Black (ACC)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics IOWA VAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Roster

2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Junior Sherrill Jr
WR 1 Trent Hudson GS
QB 2 Diego Pavia GS
WR 3 Tristen Brown So
WR 5 Richie Hoskins GS
WR 6 Tre Richardson Jr
QB 7 Drew Dickey Sr
TE 9 Eli Stowers GS
QB 10 Whit Muschamp So
QB 11 Jack Elliott Fr
RB 13 Chase Gillespie Sr
QB 14 Jérémy St-Hilaire So
WR 15 Joseph McVay So
TE 16 Cole Spence Sr
WR 17 Chance Fitzgerald Jr
WR 18 Boski Barrett So
QB 19 Blaze Berlowitz Jr
RB 22 Makhilyn Young Jr
RB 23 AJ Newberry Jr
RB 28 Sedrick Alexander Jr
RB 33 Gabe Fields Fr
WR 35 Ryder Brownstein Fr
WR 38 Wils Jackson Fr
RB 41 Jamezell Lassiter So
RB 42 Jake Balis So
RB 43 Dominic Rezac Sr
FB, TE 44 Gabe Fisher Jr
TE 45 Emmanuel Adebi GS
RB 47 Isaiah Fontan Sr
TE 49 Elijah Rooney So
OL 50 Chase Mitchell GS
OL 51 Clinton Azubuike So
OL 52 Kevo Wesley GS
OL 53 Jordan White GS
OL 55 Bryce Henderson GS
OL 56 Gunner Givens Sr
OL 57 Max Fisher Jr
OL 58 Orion Irving Jr
OL 62 CJ Williams So
OL 69 Cooper Starks Jr
OL 70 Cade McConnell Sr
OL 71 Ted Gregoire Jr
OL 72 Isaia Glass GS
OL 73 Charlie Clark GS
OL 75 Misael Sandoval Jr
OL 77 David Siegel Sr
OL 78 Keegan Wechsler Jr
OL 79 Sterling Porcher GS
WR 80 Claiborne Richards Jr
WR 81 Kayleb Barnett Fr
TE 82 Brycen Coleman So
WR 83 Derek Kee Jr
WR 85 Lebron Hill Fr
TE 86 Witt Edwards So
WR 87 Ty Burd Jr
WR 89 Cameran Dickson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 0 Marlon Jones GS
S 1 Dontae Carter So
S, OLB 2 Randon Fontenette Jr
CB 3 Kolbey Taylor GS
CB, WR 4 Martel Hight Jr
DL 5 Yilanan Ouattara Sr
CB 6 Jordan Matthews Jr
S 7 Marlen Sewell GS
S 8 CJ Heard So
EDGE 9 Keanu Koht Sr
LB 10 Langston Patterson Sr
LB 11 Bryan Longwell Jr
STAR 14 Jailen Ruth Jr
DL 15 Zaylin Wood GS
CB 17 Mark Davis GS
S 18 Jalen Gilbert Jr
LB 20 Prince Kollie GS
S 21 Davin Chandler Fr
LB 22 Bryce Cowan Sr
S 23 Carson Lawrence Fr
LB 24 Nick Rinaldi Sr
CB 26 Cayden Daniels Fr
CB 27 Jaylin Lackey So
S 28 Thomas Jones So
EDGE 29 Miles Capers GS
CB 30 Trudell Berry Sr
STAR 31 Tate Hamby So
EDGE 32 Mason Carter So
STAR 33 Vanzale Hinton Fr
LB 34 Austin Howard Fr
S 35 Payne Daniel Jr
LB 36 Josiah Broxton Fr
CB 37 Jack Wanzung Fr
S 39 Brail Lipford GS
LB 40 Jamison Curtis So
CB 42 Blaine McClure So
LB 43 Luke D'Alise So
LB 45 Ty Bartholomew Jr
CB 46 Mustafa Dannett Sr
DL 49 Simeon Boulware So
DL 53 Glenn Seabrooks III So
DL 54 Mason Nelson GS
DL 55 Aaron Bryant Sr
DL 90 Jake Stanish Fr
DL 92 Jaylon Stone Jr
DL 93 Nikhil Jefferson Fr
DL 94 Bradley Mann Sr
DL 95 Linus Zunk Sr
DL 96 Khordae Sydnor GS
DL 97 Hayden Bray GS
DL 98 Terry Nwabuisi-Ezeala So
DL 99 Joshua Singh GS
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 38 Nick Haberer GS
K 40 Mason Rohmiller Sr
LS 41 Stone Owens Fr
LS 46 Durham Harris GS
K 47 Justin Dewers Fr
P 79 Conor Weasler Jr
K 88 Brock Taylor Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jerry Kill
    Chief consultant to the head coach/
    Senior offensive advisor
  • Tim Beck
    Offensive coordinator
  • Steve Gregory
    Defensive coordinator
  • Nick Lezynski
    Co-defensive coordinator/Linebackers
  • Jeff LePak
    Special teams coordinator/Tight ends
  • Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford
    Run game coordinator/Running backs
  • Alex Bailey
    Pass game coordinator/Wide receivers
  • Larry Black
    Defensive run game coordinator/Defensive line
  • Jovan Haye
    Defensive ends
  • Melvin Rice
    Safeties
  • Jamaal Richardson
    Cornerbacks
  • Chris Klenakis
    Offensive line
  • Brendan Flaherty
    Tight ends
  • Jimmy Thompson
    Stars/Nickels
  • Garrett Altman
    Quarterbacks
  • Shane Gallant
    Specialists/Assistant special teams
  • Josh Adams
    Assistant running backs
  • Arion Shinaver
    Assistant safeties
  • Justin Harris
    Assistant cornerbacks
  • Jafar Williams
    Assistant wide receivers
  • Jeff Nady
    Assistant offensive line
  • Jordan Matthews
    Offensive Consultant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2025

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP——RV2018162017109151312121313
CoachesRVRVRV23201720181211161413121212
CFPNot released161414141414Not released

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