Vanderbilt football opens its 2026 season against Austin Peay at FirstBank Stadium.
The contest Sept. 5 (6 p.m. CT, SEC Network+) will feature both Blaze Berlowitz and Jared Curtis appearing at quarterback in Clark Lea’s sixth season.
The Commodores finished 10-3 last season, their first 10-win season ever. To start the season, Vanderbilt was picked to finish 13th of 16 teams in the SEC and received votes, but was not ranked in the top 25, in both the AP Poll and US LBM Coaches Poll.
Here’s how to get tickets for the season opener:
Tickets for Vanderbilt football vs. Austin Peay start at $23 on StubHub, $25 on SeatGeek and $23 on Vivid Seats.
Sept. 5: Austin Peay
Sept. 12: Delaware
Sept. 19: NC State
Sept. 26: at Auburn
Oct. 3: at Georgia
Oct. 10: Ole Miss
Oct. 17: Arkansas
Oct. 24: at Kentucky
Nov. 7: at Mississippi State
Nov. 14: Alabama
Nov. 21: at Florida
Nov. 28: Tennessee
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X @aria_gerson.
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