Vanderbilt Football | 2024 SEC Football Opponents Set

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Vanderbilt football program learned its Southeastern Conference opponents for the 2024 campaign when the league announced each institution’s home and road opponents Wednesday night.

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

2024 SEC Opponents

The SEC announced that the league will play eight conference games in 2024 when Texas and Oklahoma join the league. In addition to the eight games, each SEC team will play at least one non-conference opponent from a Power 5 conference or major independent in 2024. Vanderbilt hosts Virginia Tech at FirstBank Stadium to open the 2024 season.

Schedules were drawn up based on traditional opponents and a balanced schedule. Tennessee and Kentucky are the two most common opponents in Vanderbilt history. The 2024 season will mark the 119th time the Commodores and Volunteers meet, while Vandy and Kentucky will meet for the 97th time that season (Vanderbilt will play 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 joined in 2012.

Alabama will travel to Nashville for the first time since 2017 and only 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 2019 and 2020 in Nashville. Auburn and Vandy will host the 44th meeting between the schools in 2023, and the Vandys 2024 trip to Auburn will mark the Dores’ first visit to the Plains 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 Vanderbilt since 1925.

Vanderbilt’s 2023 football season begins Aug. 26 when Hawaii visits FirstBank Stadium. Click here for ticket information.