Vanderbilt football now knows its opponents for the next four seasons.
In a TV special on SEC Network, the conference revealed each team’s opponents for the next four seasons. The SEC will go to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, and each team will have three “permanent” opponents it faces each year while playing the other 12 teams once every other year. The permanent opponents are subject to change once every four years. According to the SEC, the annual opponents were determined based on competitive balance, traditional rivalries and geography.
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The Commodores‘ permanent opponents in this cycle are Tennessee, Mississippi State and Auburn.
The SEC each also requires each team to play one Power Four opponent out of conference each season. Over the next four years, Vanderbilt has games scheduled with NC State, Stanford and Purdue.
Listed non-conference games include publicly announced games only. Vanderbilt has not announced a full non-conference slate for any year after 2026.
Here are the Commodores’ opponents for the next four years:
2026 Vanderbilt football opponents
Home: Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Ole Miss
Away: Auburn, Mississippi State, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
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Non-conference: Austin Peay, Delaware, NC State
2027 Vanderbilt football opponents
Home: Auburn, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma
Away: LSU, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas A&M
Non-conference: Eastern Kentucky, Stanford
2028 Vanderbilt football opponents
Home: Auburn, Mississippi State, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
Away: Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Ole Miss
Non-conference: NC State
2029 Vanderbilt football opponents
Home: LSU, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas A&M
Away: Auburn, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma
Non-conference: Purdue
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.
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