Vanderbilt football had its game time windows announced for the 2026 conference season on June 10.
In 2026, SEC teams will play nine conference games for the first time. The Commodores‘ opponents and dates were already announced but game times were not.
Under the windows system, all games are assigned a block — early, afternoon or night — for when kickoff will be. Some games are also designated as “flex,” meaning they could be either afternoon or night games. Early games are at 11 or 11:45 a.m.; afternoon games at 2:30 or 3:15 p.m.; and late games at 6 or 6:45 p.m. CT.
Specific games times and TV channels will be announced at a later date.
Vanderbilt’s game times for its three non-conference games have already been announced: Austin Peay (Sept. 5, 6 p.m. CT); Delaware (Sept. 12, 3:15 p.m. CT); and NC State (Sept. 19, 11:45 a.m. CT).
TV channels TBD unless listed
Sept. 5: Austin Peay, 6 p.m. CT, SEC Network+
Sept. 12: Delaware, 3:15 p.m. CT, SEC Network
Sept. 19: NC State, 11:45 a.m. CT, SEC Network
Sept. 26: at Auburn, afternoon
Oct. 3: at Georgia, early
Oct. 10: Ole Miss, flex,
Oct. 17: Arkansas, flex
Oct. 24: at Kentucky, night
Oct. 31: Open
Nov. 7: at Mississippi State, flex
Nov. 14: Alabama, early
Nov. 21: at Florida, early
Nov. 28: Tennessee, night
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X @aria_gerson.
