The 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented

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in the

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. The Commodores played their home games at

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and competed in the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC). They were led by first-year head coach

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East Tennessee State

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At Colorado State

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Stanford

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No. 2 Georgia

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UConn

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At No. 20 Florida

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At South Carolina

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Mississippi State

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Missouri

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Kentucky

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At No. 12 Ole Miss

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At Tennessee

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Vanderbilt Commodores football The Vanderbilt Commodores football program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football. The Commodores compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) within the Southe ...