Vanderbilt Commodores

Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt Commodores
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;
Website	www.vucommodores.com

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]

^ "Athletics". Vanderbilt University Brand Style Guide. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "American Athletic Conference to Sponsor Women's Lacrosse Beginning in 2019" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
^ "New Southland Bowling League Established" (Press release). Southland Conference. January 20, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
^ "Conference USA to Add Bowling for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). Conference USA. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^ "Tennessee is the 'most hated team' in Vanderbilt rivalry".