Vanderbilt CommodoresHead coach Clark Lea
79 Overall rating steady
Clark Lea has led Vanderbilt since 2021, going 29-38 across 6 seasons with 2 bowl trips.
- Record since 2021
- 29-38
- Seasons
- 6
- Bowl trips
- 2
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme12
Defensive scheme13
Game planning14
Situational management10
Leadership & results
Comeback factor14
Underdog edge10
Recent form14
Win rate15
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Clark Lea's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Vanderbilt record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3-2 | In progress |
| 2025 | 10-3 | Lost ReliaQuest Bowl |
| 2024 | 7-6 | Won Birmingham Bowl |
| 2023 | 2-10 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 5-7 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 2-10 | No bowl |
Records with Vanderbilt since 2021, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Vanderbilt games under Clark Lea
Result
Season
FINAL September 26, 2026
Vanderbilt 15 : 21
Auburn
15 : 21 Auburn 
31 FINAL September 12, 2026
Delaware 
26 : 35 Vanderbilt
26 : 35 Vanderbilt FINAL September 5, 2026
Austin Peay 
9 : 28 Vanderbilt
9 : 28 Vanderbilt FINAL December 31, 2025
Iowa 
34 : 27 Vanderbilt
34 : 27 Vanderbilt 
FINAL November 22, 2025
Kentucky 
17 : 45 Vanderbilt
17 : 45 Vanderbilt FINAL November 8, 2025
Auburn 38 : 45 Vanderbilt
38 : 45 Vanderbilt 
FINAL October 25, 2025
Missouri 
10 : 17 Vanderbilt
10 : 17 Vanderbilt FINAL October 18, 2025
LSU 
24 : 31 Vanderbilt
24 : 31 Vanderbilt 
FINAL September 27, 2025
Utah State 
35 : 55 Vanderbilt
35 : 55 Vanderbilt 
21 FINAL September 13, 2025
Vanderbilt 31 : 7
South Carolina
31 : 7 South Carolina FINAL September 6, 2025
Vanderbilt 44 : 20
Virginia Tech
44 : 20 Virginia Tech FINAL August 30, 2025
Charleston Southern 
3 : 45 Vanderbilt
3 : 45 Vanderbilt 
27 FINAL November 23, 2024
Vanderbilt 17 : 24 LSU
17 : 24 LSU FINAL November 9, 2024
South Carolina 28 : 7 Vanderbilt
28 : 7 Vanderbilt FINAL November 2, 2024
Vanderbilt 17 : 7 Auburn
17 : 7 Auburn FINAL October 19, 2024
Ball State 
14 : 24 Vanderbilt
14 : 24 Vanderbilt FINAL October 12, 2024
Vanderbilt 20 : 13 Kentucky
20 : 13 Kentucky FINAL September 21, 2024
Vanderbilt 27 : 30 Missouri
27 : 30 Missouri FINAL September 7, 2024
Alcorn State 
0 : 55 Vanderbilt
0 : 55 Vanderbilt FINAL August 31, 2024
Virginia Tech 27 : 34 Vanderbilt
27 : 34 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 15 Auburn 21 Delaware 26 Vanderbilt 35 Austin Peay 9 Vanderbilt 28 Iowa 34 Vanderbilt 27 Kentucky 17 Vanderbilt 45 Auburn 38 Vanderbilt 45 Missouri 10 Vanderbilt 17 LSU 24 Vanderbilt 31 Utah State 35 Vanderbilt 55 Vanderbilt 31 South Carolina 7 Vanderbilt 44 Virginia Tech 20 Charleston Southern 3 Vanderbilt 45 Vanderbilt 17 LSU 24 South Carolina 28 Vanderbilt 7 Vanderbilt 17 Auburn 7 Ball State 14 Vanderbilt 24 Vanderbilt 20 Kentucky 13 Vanderbilt 27 Missouri 30 Alcorn State 0 Vanderbilt 55 Virginia Tech 27 Vanderbilt 34No games match these filters.
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