Vanderbilt Commodores
Intercollegiate sports teams of Vanderbilt University
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| 2025 | Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team competed in the NCAA Tournament, losing to #10 Oregon in the First Round with a close score of 73-77 in overtime. |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt Commodores football will transition to a new conference scheduling format, moving away from the East Division system they maintained from 1992 to 2023. |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt introduces new all-white ('whiteout') and all-black ('blackout') uniforms, expanding their uniform combinations for the season opening. |
| 2024 | Clark Lea was recognized as Vanderbilt Commodores football Coach of the Year. |
| 2024 | Under head coach Clark Lea, Vanderbilt won the Birmingham Bowl against Georgia Tech with a score of 35-27. |
| 2024 | Competed in the NCAA Division I tournament as a #12 seed, defeating #12 Columbia (72-68) in the First Four before losing to #5 Baylor (63-80) in the First Round. |
| June 14 2024 | SEC announced the 2024 conference schedule for Vanderbilt Commodores football, marking a significant change in conference structure with the expansion to 16 teams and elimination of divisional play. |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt and Ole Miss end their long-standing cross-divisional rivalry status in the SEC. |
| 2023 | The annual Georgia-Vanderbilt football series concludes, with Georgia leading the all-time series 61-20-2. |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt Commodores won their first two rounds of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), defeating Yale 71-62 and Michigan 66-65, before losing to UAB 59-67 in the Quarterfinals. |
| 2023 | Jerry Stackhouse won SEC Coach of the Year and Ben Jobe National Minority Coach of the Year, recognizing his outstanding leadership of the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team. |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt Commodores reached the Quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), defeating Belmont 82-71 and Dayton 70-68 in overtime, before losing to Xavier 73-75. |
| 2022 | Darius Garland was selected as an NBA All-Star, representing the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| 2021 | Clark Lea era begins, marking a return to more traditional uniform designs while maintaining modern elements like a modernized 'V' logo. |
| December 14 2020 | Clark Lea is hired as the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores football team. |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt played in the Texas Bowl, losing to Baylor 38-45. |
| 2016 | Under head coach Derek Mason, Vanderbilt played in the Independence Bowl, losing to NC State 17-41. |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt Commodores reached Quarterfinals in NIT tournament, winning against Saint Mary's and South Dakota State, before losing to Stanford. |
| 2014 | Derek Mason era starts, continuing the trend of innovative uniform designs including 'blackout' and 'whiteout' uniforms. |
| 2013 | Vanderbilt won the BBVA Compass Bowl against Houston with a score of 41-24. |
| 2012 | Vanderbilt won the Music City Bowl against NC State with a score of 38-24. |
| 2012 | Vanderbilt Commodores won their first-round NCAA tournament game against Harvard 79-70, but lost to Wisconsin 57-60 in the second round. |
| 2011 | Under head coach James Franklin, Vanderbilt played in the Liberty Bowl, losing to Cincinnati 24-31. |
| 2011 | James Franklin era begins, introducing new uniform combinations and design approaches for Vanderbilt Commodores football team. |
| 2011 | Vanderbilt wins SEC Tournament Championship under Head Coach Kevin Stallings, reaches NCAA Third Round |
| 2010 | Kevin Stallings was named SEC Coach of the Year, highlighting his coaching excellence with the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball program. |
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