College Football
#53

Vanderbilt Commodores

SEC · 3-4

FirstBank Stadium · 40,351 seats

Vanderbilt Commodores rank #53 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.046 points per play (Elo 1560), a 3-4 record in the SEC, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.046
#53 in FBS
Offense
+0.024
higher is better
Defense
-0.022
lower is better
SOS
+0.064
mean opp. rating
Elo
1560
Off EPA/play
+0.001
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.004
lower is better
Off success
-0.001
Def success
+0.003
Off explosive
+0.004
Def explosive
-0.008
Rush EPA
+0.029
offense
Pass EPA
-0.011
offense
Pts / drive
2.27
9.8 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.55
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Vanderbilt's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.093

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.193

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.100

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production35%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.41σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-1.8 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.090.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsAustin PeayW 28–9———
2vsDelawareW 35–26———
3vsNC StateW 35–31———
4@AuburnL 15–21———
5@GeorgiaL 14–38———
6vsOle MissL 17–52———
7vsArkansasL 21–31———
8@KentuckyOct 24———
10@Mississippi StateNov 7———
11vsAlabamaNov 14———
12@FloridaNov 21———
13vsTennesseeNov 28———