The Vanderbilt Commodores men's soccer represented Vanderbilt University in NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Commodores played as an associate member of the Missouri Valley Conference through 2005.
The program was born in 1973 and was dropped in 2006. The college cited Title IX as the reason for its decision. However, supporters of the team and some experts on the legislation said this was not necessary.Shown the door – Vandy cites Title IX in whiping out men's soccer program at Sports Illustrated.com. 1 Feb 2006 (archived) The decision caused outcry, with soccer players making petitions to resurrect the program. It was also revealed that men's soccer had low costs of operation.Men's Soccer disbanding causes outcry by Don Yates on 247sports.com, Jan 25th, 2006
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