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| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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| University | Vanderbilt University |
| Conference | SEC (primary) American (women's lacrosse) C-USA (bowling) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Candice Storey Lee |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | FirstBank Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Hawkins Field |
| Other venues | Multipurpose Facility Vanderbilt Track |
| Mascot | Mr. C |
| Nickname | Commodores |
| Fight song | "Dynamite" |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| Website | vucommodores |
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt fields 16 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 10 women's teams), 14 of which compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Vanderbilt's women's lacrosse team plays in the American Athletic Conference.[2] The bowling team plays in Conference USA (C-USA), which absorbed Vanderbilt's former bowling home of the Southland Bowling League[3] after the 2022–23 season.[4] The University of Tennessee Volunteers are Vanderbilt's primary athletic rival, and the only other SEC team in Tennessee.[5]
- ^ "Athletics". Vanderbilt University Brand Style Guide. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference to Sponsor Women's Lacrosse Beginning in 2019" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "New Southland Bowling League Established" (Press release). Southland Conference. January 20, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Conference USA to Add Bowling for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). Conference USA. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Tennessee is the 'most hated team' in Vanderbilt rivalry".