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2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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.

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

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

Schedule

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Vanderbilt and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.[3][4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 279:30 p.m.at Hawaii*
CBSSNW 63–109,346
September 36:00 p.m.Elon*
SECN+/ESPN+W 42–3120,120
September 1011:00 a.m.No. 23 Wake Forest*
SECNL 25–4524,431
September 172:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*
CBSSNW 38–2814,110
September 246:30 p.m.at No. 2 Alabama
SECNL 3–5596,246
October 83:00 p.m.No. 9 Ole Miss
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 28–5231,567
October 152:30 p.m.at No. 1 Georgia
SECNL 0–5592,746
October 223:00 p.m.at Missouri
SECNL 14–1760,618
November 56:30 p.m.South Carolina
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 27–3828,553
November 1211:00 a.m.at No. 24 Kentucky
SECNW 24–2157,474
November 1911:00 a.m.Florida
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 31–2430,136
November 266:30 p.m. No. 10 Tennessee
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
SECNL 0–5640,350

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Game summaries

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At Hawaii

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See also: 2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 14 7 35 7 63
Rainbow Warriors 7 3 0 0 10


Statistics VAN HAW
First downs 28 20
Total yards 601 358
Rushing yards 404 108
Passing yards 197 250
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 13/21, 146 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Mike Wright 13 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 39 yards, 2 TD
Hawaii Passing Brayden Schager 18/35, 161 yards
Rushing Dedrick Parson 13 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Jonah Panoke 7 receptions, 101 yards

Elon

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See also: 2022 Elon Phoenix football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 7 3 14 7 31
Commodores 21 7 7 7 42
Statistics ELON VAN
First downs 23 17
Total yards 495 424
Rushing yards 152 179
Passing yards 343 245
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 34:29 25:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Elon Passing Matthew McKay 19/32, 333 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Matthew McKay 13 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jackson Parham 8 receptions, 143 yards, TD
Vanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 18/29, 245 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Ray Davis 20 rushes, 95 yards
Receiving Jayden McGowan 4 receptions, 118 yards, TD

No. 23 Wake Forest

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See also: 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Demon Deacons 14 7 14 10 45
Commodores 3 7 8 7 25
Statistics WAKE VAN
First downs 21 11
Total yards 451 294
Rushing yards 151 113
Passing yards 300 181
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 30:13 29:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Wake Forest Passing Sam Hartman 18/27, 300 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Quinton Cooley 9 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Receiving A. T. Perry 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 8/11, 146 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ray Davis 18 rushes, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Jayden McGowan 3 receptions, 56 yards

At Northern Illinois

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See also: 2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 7 7 21 3 38
Huskies 7 14 7 0 28
Statistics VAN NIU
First downs 21 17
Total yards 428 354
Rushing yards 173 151
Passing yards 255 203
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:39 29:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 18/28, 255 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Ray Davis 23 rushes, 116 yards, TD
Receiving Will Sheppard 10 receptions, 171 yards, TD
Northern Illinois Passing Ethan Hampton 12/19, 124 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Antario Brown 8 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Cole Tucker 4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD

At No. 2 Alabama

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See also: 2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 3 0 0 0 3
No. 2 Crimson Tide 14 17 10 14 55
Statistics VAN ALA
First downs 9 34
Total yards 129 628
Rushing yards 14 228
Passing yards 115 400
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 13/26, 115 yards
Rushing Rocko Griffin 3 rushes, 19 yards
Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 52 yards
Alabama Passing Bryce Young 25/36, 385 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Jase McClellan 11 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Ja'Corey Brooks 6 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

No. 9 Ole Miss

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See also: 2022 Ole Miss Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Rebels 3 14 21 14 52
Commodores 3 17 0 8 28
Statistics MISS VAN
First downs 22 21
Total yards 591 403
Rushing yards 143 122
Passing yards 448 281
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 18:43 41:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 25/32, 448 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Zach Evans 11 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Receiving Jonathan Mingo 9 receptions, 247 yards, 2 TD
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 27/38, 281 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ray Davis 27 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Jayden McGowan 7 receptions, 104 yards, TD

At No. 1 Georgia

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See also: 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 0 0 0 0
No. 1 Bulldogs 14 14 6 21 55
Statistics VAN UGA
First downs 10 30
Total yards 150 579
Rushing yards 45 192
Passing yards 105 387
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 21:00 39:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 12/23, 105 yards
Rushing Ray Davis 12 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 45 yards
Georgia Passing Stetson Bennett 24/30, 289 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Daijun Edwards 10 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Darnell Washington 4 receptions, 78 yards

At Missouri

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See also: 2022 Missouri Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 0 7 7 14
Tigers 7 10 0 0 17
Statistics VAN MIZ
First downs 16 19
Total yards 299 308
Rushing yards 57 97
Passing yards 242 211
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 9/15, 127 yards, TD
Rushing Ray Davis 15 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving Gamarion Carter 1 reception, 80 yards, TD
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 17/25, 211 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cody Schrader 14 rushes, 84 yards
Receiving Luther Burden III 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

South Carolina

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See also: 2022 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 17 14 7 0 38
Commodores 7 7 7 6 27
Statistics SC VAN
First downs 17 24
Total yards 492 454
Rushing yards 208 226
Passing yards 284 228
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 29:13 30:47
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Spencer Rattler 18/26, 200 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jaheim Bell 16 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving Antwane Wells Jr. 4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 10/18, 127 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ray Davis 20 rushes, 167 yards
Receiving Will Sheppard 6 receptions, 95 yards

At No. 24 Kentucky

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See also: 2022 Kentucky Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 7 0 7 10 24
No. 24 Wildcats 6 0 3 12 21
Statistics VAN UK
First downs 18 16
Total yards 448 322
Rushing yards 264 213
Passing yards 184 109
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 33:15 26:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 12/23, 184 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ray Davis 26 rushes, 129 yards, TD
Receiving Will Sheppard 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 11/23, 109 yards, INT
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 18 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tayvion Robinson 5 receptions, 49 yards

Florida

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See also: 2022 Florida Gators football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 3 3 6 12 24
Commodores 0 14 14 3 31
Statistics FLA VAN
First downs 20 18
Total yards 445 283
Rushing yards 45 175
Passing yards 400 108
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 26:34 33:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Passing Anthony Richardson 25/42, 400 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 11 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Daejon Reynolds 8 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
Vanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 10/16, 108 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Ray Davis 30 rushes, 122 yards
Receiving Ben Bresnahan 1 reception, 28 yards, TD

No. 10 Tennessee

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See also: 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Volunteers 14 7 21 14 56
Commodores 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics TENN VAN
First downs 16 17
Total yards 513 254
Rushing yards 362 147
Passing yards 151 107
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 16:15 43:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing Joe Milton 11/21, 147 yards, TD
Rushing Jaylen Wright 5 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jalin Hyatt 3 receptions, 86 yards
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 11/17, 79 yards
Rushing Ray Davis 21 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Will Sheppard 6 receptions, 48 yards

Coaching staff

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Name Position Consecutive season at
Vanderbilt in current position
Clark Lea Head coach 2nd
Joey Lynch Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 2nd
Nick Howell Defensive coordinator/DBs coach 1st
Justin Lustig Associate head coach/special teams coordinator/tight ends coach 2nd
A.J. Blazek Offensive line coach 2nd
Norval McKenzie Run game coordinator/running backs coach 2nd
Alex Bailey Wide receivers 1st
Jovan Haye Defensive ends coach 2nd
Larry Black Defensive tackles coach 1st
Nick Lezynski Linebackers coach 1st
Dan Jackson Safeties coach 1st

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ Nick Gray (September 21, 2021). "Vanderbilt football 2022 SEC schedule: Commodores open SEC play at Alabama". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt unveils loaded 2022 football schedule". NashvillePost.com. September 22, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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