Here Comes the SEC: Get to Know Vanderbilt
With Oklahoma and Texas' move to the SEC, SI Sooners gives fans a quick catch-up on each program from the conference to learn your new rivals. Today: Vanderbilt.
Nickname: Commodores
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium (39,790)
Head Coach: Clark Lea
Vanderbilt Stadium
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Claimed Football National Titles: 0
Favorite Gameday Tradition: Waiting for baseball season
Football Royalty: Jay Cutler, Jordan Matthews, Zach Cunningham
Famous Alumni: Skip Bayless, Walker Buehler, Sonny Gray, David Price
Read More Here Comes the SEC:
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- Auburn Tigers
- Florida Gators
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Kentucky Wildcats
- LSU Tigers
- Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Missouri Tigers
- Ole Miss Rebels
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Texas A&M Aggies
Of Note: There really isn't a whole lot to note about the Vanderbilt Commodores football program as they are obviously a school that is built on academics and excels in baseball primarily. But, while they do not have any claimed national titles in football, many may be surprised to learn they actually do have two unclaimed ones. In 1921 and 1922, the Commodores went 7-0-1 and 8-0-1 respectively. Retroactively, the Berryman Quality Point Rating System awarded Vanderbilt the championship in those seasons based off analysis of the 1921 and 1922 college football seasons. Oklahoma fans may be wondering if this is the same system that awarded Oklahoma State the 1945 national title retroactively (which they do claim), but it is not - as that was the AFCA. However, the Berryman QPRS is recognized by the NCAA and is used prevalently in the NCAA record book.
Series History with Oklahoma: OU leads 2-0-1
Last Meeting: 1977 (Norman, OK) - Oklahoma won 25-3
The Tie: 1933 (Norman, OK) - Tied 0-0 (Had to include that because, well, it was a 0-0 tie and that's kind of funny).
