2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores will play their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, and compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by second-year head coach Clark Lea.

2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2022 record0-0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoey Lynch (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Howell (1st season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
(capacity: 40,550)
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida  0 –0   0 –0  
Georgia  0 –0   0 –0  
Kentucky  0 –0   0 –0  
Missouri  0 –0   0 –0  
South Carolina  0 –0   0 –0  
Tennessee  0 –0   0 –0  
Vanderbilt  0 –0   0 –0  
West Division
Alabama  0 –0   0 –0  
Arkansas  0 –0   0 –0  
Auburn  0 –0   0 –0  
LSU  0 –0   0 –0  
Mississippi State  0 –0   0 –0  
Ole Miss  0 –0   0 –0  
Texas A&M  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of April 20, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2021 team finished the season with a record of 2-10 record going 0–8 in their SEC games, finishing in last place in the East Division.

Schedule

Vanderbilt and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.[1][2]

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 27at Hawaii*
September 3Elon*
September 10Wake Forest*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
September 17at Northern Illinois*
September 24at Alabama
October 8Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
October 15at Georgia
October 22at Missouri
November 5South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
November 12at Kentucky
November 19Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
November 26Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game

Staff
Name Position Consecutive season at
Vanderbilt in current position
Clark LeaHead Coach2nd
Joey LynchOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2nd
Nick HowellDefensive Coordinator/DBs Coach1st
Justin LustigAssociate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach2nd
A.J. BlazekOffensive Line Coach2nd
Norval McKenzieRun Game Coordinator/Running Backs Coach2nd
Alex BaileyWide Receivers1st
Jovan HayeDefensive Ends Coach2nd
Larry BlackDefensive Tackles Coach1st
Nick LezynskiLinebackers Coach1st
Dan JacksonSafeties Coach1st

Rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
Coaches
CFPNot releasedNot released

References
  1. Nick Gray (September 21, 2021). "Vanderbilt football 2022 SEC schedule: Commodores open SEC play at Alabama". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. "Vanderbilt unveils loaded 2022 football schedule". NashvillePost.com. September 22, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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