2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
2021 record | 2–10 (0–8 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | David Raih (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jesse Minter (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Vanderbilt Stadium (Capacity: 40,550) |
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No. 3 Georgia x^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Alabama x$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Ole Miss | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Arkansas | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Clark Lea.
Previous season[]
The 2020 team finished the COVID-19 shortened season with a record of 0–9 with an all-SEC schedule, finishing in last place in the East Division. Head coach Derek Mason was fired on November 29 following a 0–41 loss to Missouri; offensive coordinator Todd Fitch served as the team's interim head coach for the season finale against Tennessee.[1]
Staff[]
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Vanderbilt in current position |
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Clark Lea | Head Coach | 1st |
David Raih | Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers | 1st |
Jesse Minter | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach | 1st |
Special Teams Coordinator/ Tight Ends Coach | 1st | |
Joey Lynch | Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach | 1st |
Offensive Line Coach | 1st | |
Run Game Coordinator/Running Backs Coach | 1st | |
Jovan Haye | Defensive Ends Coach | 1st |
Inoke Breckterfield | Defensive Tackles Coach | 1st |
Linebackers Coach | 1st | |
Cornerbacks Coach | 1st |
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State* |
| ESPN+/SECN+ | L 3–23 | 22,029 | ||
September 11 | 9:00 p.m. | at Colorado State* |
| CBSSN | W 24–21 | 27,233[2] | ||
September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Stanford* |
| ESPNU | L 23–41 | 21,124 | ||
September 25 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 2 Georgia |
| SECN | L 0–62 | 32,178[3] | ||
October 2 | 6:30 p.m. | UConn* |
| ESPNU | W 30–28 | 21,218 | ||
October 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 20 Florida |
| SECN | L 0–42 | 86,258 | ||
October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at South Carolina |
| SECN | L 20–21 | 64,695 | ||
October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Mississippi State |
| SECN | L 6–45 | 22,036 | ||
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri |
| SECN | L 28–37 | 19,821 | ||
November 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Kentucky |
| ESPN2 | L 17–34 | 25,798 | ||
November 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Ole Miss |
| SECN | L 17–31 | 50,819 | ||
November 27 | 2:45 p.m. | at Tennessee |
| SECN | L 21–45 | 77,349 | ||
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Roster[]
2021 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Roster | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Fullback
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Long snappers
Punters
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Placekickers
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Linebackers
Cornerbacks
Defensive backs
Safeties
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Game summaries[]
East Tennessee State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Commodores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics
Statistics | ETSU | VAN |
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First downs | 13 | 23 |
Total yards | 314 | 321 |
Rushing yards | 179 | 85 |
Passing yards | 135 | 236 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 32:47 | 27:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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East Tennessee State | Passing | Tyler Riddell | 13/22, 135 yards, TD |
Rushing | Quay Holmes | 23 rushes, 149 yards | |
Receiving | Will Huzzie | 4 receptions, 62 yards | |
Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 20/35, 195 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Re'Mahn Davis | 15 rushes, 58 yards | |
Receiving | Will Sheppard | 9 receptions, 84 yards |
at Colorado State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Commodores | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Statistics
Statistics | VAN | CSU |
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First downs | 21 | 20 |
Total yards | 342 | 445 |
Rushing yards | 104 | 207 |
Passing yards | 238 | 238 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 35:27 | 24:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 27/42, 238 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Re'Mahn Davis | 17 rushes, 77 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Pierce Jr. | 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD | |
Colorado State | Passing | Todd Centeio | 20/38, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | David Bailey | 15 rushes, 80 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Trey McBride | 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD |
Stanford[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Commodores | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Statistics
Statistics | STAN | VAN |
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First downs | 20 | 23 |
Total yards | 422 | 398 |
Rushing yards | 204 | 247 |
Passing yards | 218 | 151 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 28:38 | 31:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 19/29, 218 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Austin Johns | 7 rushes, 80 yards | |
Receiving | Brycen Tremayne | 5 receptions, 54 yards TD | |
Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 16/37, 120 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Rocko Griffin | 19 rushes, 107 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Pierce Jr. | 6 receptions, 52 yards |
No. 2 Georgia[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 2 Bulldogs | 35 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 62 |
Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
Statistics | UGA | VAN |
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First downs | 28 | 4 |
Total yards | 532 | 77 |
Rushing yards | 241 | 53 |
Passing yards | 291 | 24 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 37:16 | 22:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 11/15, 151 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Zamir White | 9 rushes, 48 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Brock Bowers | 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD | |
Vanderbilt | Passing | Mike Wright | 3/9, 16 yards, INT |
Rushing | Mike Wright | 8 rushes, 41 yards | |
Receiving | Cam Johnson | 1 reception, 10 yards |
UConn[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 28 |
Commodores | 3 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
Statistics
Statistics | CONN | VAN |
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First downs | 24 | 23 |
Total yards | 523 | 439 |
Rushing yards | 192 | 106 |
Passing yards | 331 | 333 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 28:10 | 31:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UConn | Passing | Steven Krajewski | 18/34, 264 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Nathan Carter | 24 rushes, 123 yards | |
Receiving | Keelan Marion | 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD | |
Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 27/40, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Rocko Griffin | 19 rushes, 77 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Will Sheppard | 8 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD |
at No. 20 Florida[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 20 Gators | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
Statistics
Statistics | VAN | FLA |
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First downs | 18 | 18 |
Total yards | 287 | 479 |
Rushing yards | 88 | 181 |
Passing yards | 199 | 298 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 36:10 | 23:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 22/43, 192 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Patrick Smith | 17 rushes, 75 yards | |
Receiving | Cam Johnson | 4 receptions, 49 yards | |
Florida | Passing | Emory Jones | 14/22, 273 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Nay'Quan Wright | 7 rushes, 46 yards | |
Receiving | Jacob Copeland | 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
at South Carolina[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Commodores | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Gamecocks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Statistics
Statistics | VAN | SC |
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First downs | 15 | 17 |
Total yards | 312 | 434 |
Rushing yards | 106 | 117 |
Passing yards | 206 | 317 |
Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
Time of possession | 31:13 | 28:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Vanderbilt | Passing | Mike Wright | 11/21, 206 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Rocko Griffin | 18 rushes, 57 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Will Sheppard | 3 receptions, 120 yards, TD | |
South Carolina | Passing | Luke Doty | 17/27, 242 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | ZaQuandre White | 12 rushes, 65 yards | |
Receiving | Jaheim Bell | 6 receptions, 136 yards, TD |
Mississippi State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Commodores | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Statistics
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Missouri[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Kentucky[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
Statistics | UK | VAN |
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Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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at No. 12 Ole Miss[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 12 Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
Statistics | VAN | MISS |
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Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ole Miss | Passing | ||
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at Tennessee[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
Statistics | VAN | TENN |
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Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tennessee | Passing | ||
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References[]
- ^ Schlabach, Mark (November 29, 2020). "Vanderbilt fires football coach Derek Mason during 0-8 campaign". ESPN. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Game Notes CSU vs. Vanderbilt 9 11 2021" (PDF). csurams.com. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Dogs Too Much for Dores". vucommodores.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "2021 Vanderbilt Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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