Vanderbilt Commodores football statistical leaders

The Vanderbilt Commodores football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Vanderbilt Commodores football program in various categories,[1][2] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, Single season and career leaders. The Commodores represent Vanderbilt University in the NCAA Division I FBS Southeastern Conference.

Although Vanderbilt began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890, the school's official record book considers[1] the "modern era" to have begun in 1946. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

  • Since 1950, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
  • The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
  • Since 2018, players have been allowed to participate in as many as four games in a redshirt season; previously, playing in even one game "burned" the redshirt.[3] Since 2024, postseason games have not counted against the four-game limit.[4] These changes to redshirt rules have given very recent players several extra games to accumulate statistics.
  • Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[5] The Commodores have played in eight bowl games since then.
  • Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.[6]
  • The 2011, 2012, and 2013 seasons, all played under head coach James Franklin, were at the time the three highest-scoring Commodore seasons of the modern era, and three of the four seasons with the most offensive yards.[1] The 2025 team, under head coach Clark Lea, set a new record for total points even before the end of the regular season and ended with the highest per-game average.[7][8]

The statistics below are updated through the end of the 2025 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Passing touchdowns

Rushing

Rushing yards

Rushing touchdowns

Receiving

Receptions

Receiving yards

Receiving touchdowns

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[16]

Total offense yards

Touchdowns responsible for

"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official designation for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.

Defense

Interceptions

Tackles

Sacks

Kicking

Field goals made

Field goal percentage

References

  1. ^ a b c "2014 Vanderbilt Football Media Guide" (PDF). VUCommodores.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt Football Records: Individual Records". 2025 Vanderbilt Football Yearbook. Learfield Digital Communications. August 20, 2025. pp. 48–53. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "DI football to offer more participation opportunities" (Press release). NCAA. June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "DI football oversight committees propose one transfer window" (Press release). NCAA. August 27, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Cobb, David (August 21, 2020). "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Season-by-Season Offensive Statistics" (PDF). 2025 Vanderbilt Football Fact Book. Vanderbilt Commodores. July 11, 2025. pp. 25–26. Retrieved November 23, 2025. (seasons before 2025)
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt Commodores Team Stats 2025". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Diego Pavia". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Box Score". ESPN.com. November 22, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Hall of Fame Bowl
  12. ^ "Box Score: Auburn at Vanderbilt". ESPN.com. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Utah State vs. Vanderbilt Box Score". ESPN.com. September 27, 2025. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Sedrick Alexander: Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i The 2014 Vanderbilt Football Media Guide lists only a leader for this statistic, rather than a top 10.
  16. ^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
  17. ^ The 2014 Vanderbilt Media Guide only listed a single leader, and the 2025 Vanderbilt Football Yearbook does not list any leaders for this statistic. The record from 2014 was broken in 2025.
  18. ^ "Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt Box Score". ESPN.com. December 27, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Brock Taylor". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
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