2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoey Lynch (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorNick Howell (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFirstBank Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 6 Tennessee   6 2     11 2  
No. 23 South Carolina   4 4     8 5  
Kentucky   3 5     7 6  
Florida   3 5     6 7  
Missouri   3 5     6 7  
Vanderbilt   2 6     5 7  
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 5 Alabama x   6 2     11 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss   4 4     8 5  
Arkansas   3 5     7 6  
Auburn   2 6     5 7  
Texas A&M   2 6     5 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2022 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 second-year head coach Clark Lea.

Vanderbilt started the season off with a 2–0 record for the first time in four years.[2]

  1. ^ "2022 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Karp, Brandon (September 3, 2022). "Vanderbilt defeats Elon 42-31, start season 2-0 for the first time since 2018". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved September 9, 2022.