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.

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

Schedule Vanderbilt and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.

Game summaries At Hawaii

Statistics VANHAW 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 StatisticsVanderbilt 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 TDHawaii Passing Brayden Schager 18/35, 161 yards Rushing Dedrick Parson 13 rushes, 82 yards, TD Receiving Jonah Panoke 7 receptions, 101 yards

Elon

Statistics ELONVAN 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 StatisticsElon 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, TDVanderbilt 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

Statistics WAKEVAN 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 StatisticsWake 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, TDVanderbilt 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

Statistics VANNIU 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 StatisticsVanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 18/28, 255 yards, 4 TD Rushing Ray Davis 23 rushes, 116 yards, TD Receiving Will Sheppard 10 receptions, 171 yards, TDNorthern 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

Statistics VANALA 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 StatisticsVanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 13/26, 115 yards Rushing Rocko Griffin 3 rushes, 19 yards Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 52 yardsAlabama 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

Statistics MISSVAN 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 StatisticsOle 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 TDVanderbilt 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

Statistics VANUGA 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 StatisticsVanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 12/23, 105 yards Rushing Ray Davis 12 rushes, 29 yards Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 45 yardsGeorgia 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

Statistics VANMIZ 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 StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 9/15, 127 yards, TD Rushing Ray Davis 15 rushes, 28 yards Receiving Gamarion Carter 1 reception, 80 yards, TDMissouri 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

Statistics SCVAN 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 StatisticsSouth 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 TDVanderbilt 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

Statistics VANUK 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 StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 12/23, 184 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ray Davis 26 rushes, 129 yards, TD Receiving Will Sheppard 5 receptions, 88 yards, TDKentucky 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

Statistics FLAVAN 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 StatisticsFlorida 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 TDVanderbilt 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

Statistics TENNVAN 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 StatisticsTennessee Passing Joe Milton 11/21, 147 yards, TD Rushing Jaylen Wright 5 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jalin Hyatt 3 receptions, 86 yardsVanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 11/17, 79 yards Rushing Ray Davis 21 rushes, 60 yards Receiving Will Sheppard 6 receptions, 48 yards

Coaching staff Clark Lea Head coach 2ndJoey 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

External links Season summary at Sports Reference