2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team explained

Year:	2021
Team:	Vanderbilt Commodores
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Division:	Eastern Division
Record:	2–10
Conf Record:	0–8
Hc Year:	1st
Oc Year:	1st
Dc Year:	1st

The 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2021 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 (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Clark Lea.

Staff

Clark Lea	Head coach	1st
	Offensive coordinator/wide receivers	1st
	Defensive coordinator/safeties coach	1st
	Special teams coordinator/ tight ends coach	1st
	Pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach	1st
	Offensive line coach	1st
	Run game coordinator/running backs coach	1st
	Defensive ends coach	1st
Inoke Breckterfield	Defensive tackles Coach	1st
	Linebackers coach	1st
Lamar Morgan	Cornerbacks coach	1st

Schedule

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Game summaries

East Tennessee State

See also: 2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

Statistics

Statistics	ETSU	VAN
First downs	13	23
Total yards	314	321
Rushing yards	179	85
Passing yards	135	236
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	32:47	27:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Tyler Riddell	13/22, 135 yards, TD
Rushing	Quay Holmes	23 rushes, 149 yards
Receiving	Will Huzzie	4 receptions, 62 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing		20/35, 195 yards, 2 INT
Rushing		15 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving		9 receptions, 84 yards

At Colorado State

See also: 2021 Colorado State Rams football team.

Statistics

Statistics	VAN	CSU
First downs	21	20
Total yards	342	445
Rushing yards	104	207
Passing yards	238	238
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	35:27	24:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Ken Seals	27/42, 238 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Re'Mahn Davis	17 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving	Chris Pierce Jr.	4 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Colorado State	Passing		20/38, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	David Bailey	15 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Receiving		8 receptions, 114 yards, TD

Stanford

See also: 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team.

Statistics

Statistics	STAN	VAN
First downs	20	23
Total yards	422	398
Rushing yards	204	247
Passing yards	218	151
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:38	31:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing		19/29, 218 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		7 rushes, 80 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 54 yards TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Ken Seals	16/37, 120 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Rocko Griffin	19 rushes, 107 yards
Receiving	Chris Pierce Jr.	6 receptions, 52 yards

No. 2 Georgia

See also: 2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team.

Statistics

Statistics	UGA	VAN
First downs	28	4
Total yards	532	77
Rushing yards	241	53
Passing yards	291	24
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	37:16	22:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing		11/15, 151 yards, TD, INT
Rushing		9 rushes, 48 yards, TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD
Vanderbilt	Passing		3/9, 16 yards, INT
Rushing	Mike Wright	8 rushes, 41 yards
Receiving	Cam Johnson	1 reception, 10 yards

UConn

See also: 2021 UConn Huskies football team.

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	VAN
First downs	24	23
Total yards	523	439
Rushing yards	192	106
Passing yards	331	333
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:10	31:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Steven Krajewski	18/34, 264 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Nathan Carter	24 rushes, 123 yards
Receiving	Keelan Marion	4 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Ken Seals	27/40, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Rocko Griffin	19 rushes, 77 yards, TD
Receiving	Will Sheppard	8 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD

At No. 20 Florida

See also: 2021 Florida Gators football team.

Statistics

Statistics	VAN	FLA
First downs	18	18
Total yards	287	479
Rushing yards	88	181
Passing yards	199	298
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	36:10	23:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Ken Seals	22/43, 192 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Patrick Smith	17 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving	Cam Johnson	4 receptions, 49 yards
Florida	Passing		14/22, 273 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing	Nay'Quan Wright	7 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving	Jacob Copeland	5 receptions, 79 yards, TD

At South Carolina

See also: 2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.

Statistics

Statistics	VAN	SC
First downs	15	17
Total yards	312	434
Rushing yards	106	117
Passing yards	206	317
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	31:13	28:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Mike Wright	11/21, 206 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Rocko Griffin	18 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Receiving	Will Sheppard	3 receptions, 120 yards, TD
South Carolina	Passing		17/27, 242 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	ZaQuandre White	12 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving	Jaheim Bell	6 receptions, 136 yards, TD

Mississippi State

See also: 2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.

Statistics

Statistics	MSST	VAN
First downs	29	5
Total yards	522	155
Rushing yards	61	9
Passing yards	461	146
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	39:02	20:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing		41/57, 384 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing		7 carries, 34 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 72 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Mike Wright	12/17, 122 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Rocko Griffin	7 carries, 12 yards
Receiving	Devin Boddie Jr.	4 receptions, 69 yards

Missouri

See also: 2021 Missouri Tigers football team.

Statistics

Statistics	MIZ	VAN
First downs	23	20
Total yards	502	380
Rushing yards	284	258
Passing yards	218	122
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:45	26:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri	Passing		22/28, 218 yards, TD, INT
Rushing		31 carries, 254 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Keke Chism	4 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Mike Wright	14/28, 122 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Mike Wright	14 carries, 152 yards
Receiving	Chris Pierce Jr.	4 receptions, 54 yards

Kentucky

See also: 2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team.

Statistics

Statistics	UK	VAN
First downs	21	16
Total yards	413	266
Rushing yards	236	96
Passing yards	177	170
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:46	30:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing		14/22, 177 yards, 2 TD’s, 1 INT
Rushing		16 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		6 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Ken Seals	12/17, 87 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Patrick Smith	18 carries, 84 yards
Receiving	Chris Pierce Jr	6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

At No. 12 Ole Miss

See also: 2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team.

Statistics

Statistics	VAN	MISS
First downs	25	23
Total yards	454	470
Rushing yards	241	326
Passing yards	213	144
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	38:57	21:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Mike Wright	22/44, 242 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Rocko Griffin	26 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Chris Pierce Jr.	10 receptions, 113 yards
Ole Miss	Passing		27/36, 326 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing		9 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 101 yards

At Tennessee

See also: 2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team.

Statistics

Statistics	VAN	TENN
First downs	18	25
Total yards	321	441
Rushing yards	115	285
Passing yards	206	156
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	38:16	21:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Mike Wright	16/31, 198 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Rocko Griffin	30 carries, 104 yards, TD
Receiving	Will Sheppard	5 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Tennessee	Passing		10/18, 156 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		15 carries, 112 yards, TD
Receiving		6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 Vanderbilt Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 30, 2021.