Vanderbilt Commodores
Intercollegiate sports teams of Vanderbilt University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vanderbilt Commodores are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt fields 16 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 10 women's teams), 14 of which compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Vanderbilt's women's lacrosse team plays in the American Athletic Conference.[2] The bowling team plays in Conference USA (C-USA), which absorbed Vanderbilt's former bowling home of the Southland Bowling League[3] after the 2022–23 season.[4] The University of Tennessee Volunteers are Vanderbilt's primary athletic rival, and the only other SEC team in Tennessee.[5]
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Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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University | Vanderbilt University |
Conference | SEC (primary) American (women's lacrosse) C-USA (bowling) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Candice Storey Lee |
Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
Varsity teams | 16 |
Football stadium | FirstBank Stadium |
Basketball arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
Baseball stadium | Hawkins Field |
Other venues | Multipurpose Facility Vanderbilt Track |
Mascot | Mr. C |
Nickname | Commodores |
Fight song | "Dynamite" |
Colors | Black and gold[1] |
Website | www |