Vanderbilt
Commodores · SEC
- GIE rank
- #113
- of 138 FBS
- Rating
- 1416
- 2026 Week 11
- Record
- 3-5
- 2026 season
- Proj record
- 4-8
- 12-game season
Head coach Clark Lea Year 6 with Vanderbilt
Season projection
- Expected wins
- 3.9
- 0.9 more wins in 4 left
- Win range (90%)
- 3 to 6
- Final rank (90%)
- #116 (101–125)
- Make playoff
- 0%
- Win conference
- 0%
Path to glory
No remaining game changes Vanderbilt's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%
Schedule
Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.
| Week | Opponent | Result or win prob.Result or win probability |
|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 Sep 5 | vs Austin Peay Non-FBS | Win, 28-9 Final |
| Wk 2 Sep 12 | vs Delaware Conference USA | Win, 35-26 Final |
| Wk 3 Sep 19 | vs NC State ACC | Win, 35-31 Final |
| Wk 4 Sep 26 | at Auburn SEC | Loss, 15-21 Final |
| Wk 5 Oct 3 | at Georgia SEC | Loss, 14-38 Final |
| Wk 6 Oct 10 | vs Ole Miss SEC | Loss, 17-52 Final |
| Wk 7 Oct 17 | vs Arkansas SEC | Loss, 21-31 Final |
| Wk 8 Oct 24 | at Kentucky SEC | Loss, 17-34 Final |
| Wk 9 | Bye | |
| Wk 10 Nov 7 | at Mississippi State SEC | |
| Wk 11 Nov 14 | vs Alabama SEC | |
| Wk 12 Nov 21 | at Florida SEC | |
| Wk 13 Nov 28 | vs Tennessee SEC | |
In the news
- If Silverfield Gets Hogs To Stick Together, It'll Show Against Vanderbilt (opens in a new tab)
- Joe Tessitore salutes lonely, dedicated Vanderbilt fan (opens in a new tab)
- ‘Kentucky is definitely a program I could see myself at,’ says Vanderbilt commit Allen Evans IV (opens in a new tab)
- Ole Miss Exposed Everything Wrong With Vanderbilt Right Now (opens in a new tab)
- Poll Position: Ole Miss dismantles Vanderbilt, remains in Top 10 (opens in a new tab)
- Sunday Leftovers: A forgotten pass rusher emerges as Ole Miss rediscovers its bite (opens in a new tab)
More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.
Returning production · 2026
39 score
Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.
Portal additions · 2026
+0.1 rating
22 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.
| Player | From | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo JonesS From Clemson | Clemson | 153 |
| Jayvontay ConnerTE From East Carolina | East Carolina | 135 |
| Ja'Cory ThomasWR From Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 130 |
| Talan CarterDL From Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 117 |
| Edwin KolengeEDGE From Boston College | Boston College | 53 |
| Khalil PoteatEDGE From Temple | Temple | 46 |
Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.
Situational efficiency · 2025
Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.