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. 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.
At Hawaii
| 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 |
Elon
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
At No. 2 Alabama
| 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 |
| 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 |
At No. 1 Georgia
| 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 |
At Missouri
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Florida
| 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 |
| 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 |