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Vanderbilt Commodores

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WEEK 1 · 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

Listen for the new voice in Vanderbilt’s offense

Austin Peay is a near-certain win; the real Week 1 question is how Vanderbilt’s quarterbacks operate the post-Pavia offense.

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A photo from the visiting side of Vanderbilt stadium during the contest between the Commodores and Crimson Tide on Oct 5, 2024
A photo from the visiting side of Vanderbilt stadium during the contest between the Commodores and Crimson Tide on Oct 5, 2024
CreditPhoto creditMcdon177Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Austin Peay at Vanderbilt
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SECN+
Final
Austin Peay
Final · Austin Peay 9–28 VanderbiltWish granted ✓
Vanderbilt

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Vanderbilt wanted
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FOX
Impact 1
Rooted for
North Texas
at
Indiana
Final · North Texas 16–52 IndianaWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.5-point playoff boost

Indiana won instead, so Vanderbilt did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection14% if North Texas won12% with the other result2.5-point differenceVanderbilt playoff chance
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The CW Network
Impact 2
Miami (OH)
at
Rooted for
Pittsburgh
Final · Miami (OH) 14–59 PittsburghWish granted ✓
Projected 1.6-point playoff boost

Pittsburgh won, thinning out the at-large competition for Vanderbilt's playoff spot.

Entering-week projection12% if Pittsburgh won11% with the other result1.6-point differenceVanderbilt playoff chance
41 other games had little impact
Massachusetts at Rutgers · BTN
Akron at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
UAB at Illinois · BTN
San José State at Eastern Michigan · ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma · SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State · FS1
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
Fresno State at USC · FOX
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Oregon State at Houston · ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · TNT
Ohio at Nebraska · FS1
Liberty at James Madison · ESPNU
Ball State at Ohio State · BTN
Kent State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Texas State at Texas · ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati · FOX
Tulane at Duke · ACC Network
Boise State at Oregon · CBS
Marshall at Penn State · FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa · ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa · BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State · USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M · ESPN
Arkansas State at Memphis · ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida · ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy · ESPN+
Clemson at LSU · ABC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State · ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan · NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida · SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i · The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico · FS1
UCLA at California · ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada · CBSSN
Washington State at Washington · NBC
Louisville at Ole Miss · ABC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame · NBC
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
The rooting list was:Vanderbilt, then North Texas, Pittsburgh.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.