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Vanderbilt football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 7 at home and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 9 in the SEC. Next up: at home against Ole Miss on Oct 10.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Austin Peay 28-9 | |
| Sep 12 | vs Delaware 35-26 | |
| Sep 19 | vs NC State 35-31 | |
| Sep 26 | at Auburn 15-21 |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at Georgia 14-38 | |
| Oct 10 | vs Ole Miss | |
| Oct 17 | vs Arkansas | |
| Oct 24 | at Kentucky | TBC |
November 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | at Mississippi State | TBC |
| Nov 14 | vs Alabama | TBC |
| Nov 21 | at Florida | TBC |
| Nov 28 | vs Tennessee | TBC |
Vanderbilt's 2026 season
The season finishes at home against Tennessee on Nov 28.
The non-conference games are against Austin Peay on Sep 5, Delaware on Sep 12, NC State on Sep 19. Those opponents are not in the SEC, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.
Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. 5 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how Vanderbilt's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full SEC grid puts all 16 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does Vanderbilt play next?
Vanderbilt's next game is at home against Ole Miss on Oct 10. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Vanderbilt play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 7 at home at FirstBank Stadium and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 9 are against SEC opponents and 3 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does Vanderbilt play outside the SEC in 2026?
3 games: Austin Peay on Sep 5, Delaware on Sep 12, NC State on Sep 19. Those opponents are not in the SEC, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.
Why do some of Vanderbilt's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 5 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.
What time do Vanderbilt's games start in my timezone?
Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.
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