Vanderbilt Football’s SEC Opponents Announced For 2024

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Vanderbilt football’s SEC opponents for the 2024 season have been announced.

The Commodores are slated to host rival Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and newcomer Texas, and will travel to Kentucky, Missouri, Auburn and LSU in 2024.

The SEC announced the league would play eight conference games as Texas and Oklahoma join the league. In addition to the eight games, each SEC team plays at least one non-conference opponent from a Power Five conference or a major independent in 2024. Vanderbilt will host Virginia Tech at FirstBank Stadium to open the season.

The schedules were based on traditional opponents and a balanced strength of schedule. Tennessee and Kentucky are two of the most common opponents in Vanderbilt history. The 2024 season will mark the 119th meeting between the Commodores and Volunteers, while Vandy and Kentucky will meet for the 97th time (Vanderbilt plays both in 2023).

As members of the SEC East, South Carolina and Vanderbilt have met annually since the Gamecocks joined the SEC in 1992, while Missouri and Vanderbilt have played annually since the Tigers’ admittance to the league in 2012.

Alabama will travel to Nashville for the first time since 2017 and the second time since 2007. The teams last met in 2022 in Tuscaloosa. Vanderbilt will visit LSU for the first time since 2009. The teams met in both 2019 and 2020 in Nashville. Auburn and Vandy are set for their 44th meeting in 2023, with the Commodores’ first visit since 2016.

Vanderbilt leads the all-time series with Texas, 8-3-1, but the teams have not met since 1928. The 2024 season will mark Texas’ first trip to Vandy since 1925.

The 2023 Vanderbilt football season opens on Aug. 26 when Hawaii visits FirstBank Stadium.

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