Football

Commodore football fans are invited to join Coach James Franklin and his Vanderbilt student-athletes on campus this Sunday evening as the team celebrates its third consecutive bowl game invitation. Read More

Vanderbilt becomes bowl eligible for the third year in a row—a first in Vanderbilt football history—with a win over Kentucky. Watch this VUCast Extra and get excited all over again. Go Dores!… Read More

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For the fourth consecutive year, Vanderbilt will participate in the Game Day Recycling Challenge Oct. 19 at the Commodores’ home football game against Georgia. Read More

by Dianne Killebrew, MEd, R.D., LDN As tailgating time moves into full swing, there are great chances to visit with friends in the crisp fall air and enjoy the ambiance of the season. Of course, nobody wants to get sick while out having a good time, and by taking a… Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics, the Vanderbilt Sustainability and Environmental Management Office, and Waste Management, Inc. are looking for the greenest group on campus during this year’s Athletics Sustainability competition. Read More

The Vanderbilt football team will open its 2013 season Aug. 29 with a nationally televised game against Ole Miss, necessitating some changes in parking and traffic flow on game day. Read More

All Commodore fans are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing black and gold to work or class on College Colors Day, Friday Aug. 30, and all black on Thursday, Aug. 29, in honor of Vanderbilt’s football season opener against Old Miss, a “blackout” game. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Registration is now closed to reserve tickets to the Vanderbilt vs. Austin Peay football game Sept. 7, part of Tailgate 2013. Due to the popularity of the event, all Tailgate 2013 game tickets have been allocated. Beginning at 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 7, any unclaimed… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt head football coach James Franklin is now at a store near you—at least his likeness is. Autographed cutouts of Franklin are on display at four area retailers: Sport Seasons on White Bridge Road College Station at Cool Springs Galleria Locker Room… Read More

Vanderbilt is participating in the second annual College Colors Day spirit competition and is asking for fan support to help win the national Spirit Cup award, which includes $10,000 toward the university’s general scholarship fund. Read More

Coach James Franklin autographs a poster for young Commodore fans at Dore Jam. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt faculty and staff and their families are invited to meet Head Coach James Franklin and the Commodore football team at Dore Jam 2013, presented by Gary Force Acura on the Vanderbilt Football Practice… Read More

Tailgate 2013, a free event for Vanderbilt staff and faculty, is scheduled for 3-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics is hosting a pre-season picnic lunch exclusively for Vanderbilt faculty and staff on Thursday, Aug. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read More

The Commodore football team will open its 2013 season Aug. 29 with a nationally televised game on ESPN, necessitating some adjustments in parking and traffic flow for Vanderbilt personnel. Read More

The Commodores are coming off an historic nine-win season that saw them capture the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl. They will play in front of their home fans seven times in 2013. Read More

Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute has teamed up with Warner Music Nashville for a project in its intense month-long business boot camp run by the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. In the program, college students and recent graduates from across the country are immersed in a competitive… Read More

Vanderbilt will present its second football clinic on Thursday, June 6, designed to provide Commodore Nation an up-close look at its football program. The on-campus event, VUFB 101: 2013 Vanderbilt Football Clinic, is being co-presented by the football staff and the Vanderbilt Woman’s Club. It is specifically designed to help… Read More

John W. Rich, longtime advocate for the Vanderbilt athletic program, has died at the age of 85. Read More

These stories from the past year show how Vanderbilt is making an impact, on campus and in the world. Read More