Vanderbilt Commodores bowling
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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| University | Vanderbilt University |
| Conference |
Southeastern Conference Big East Conference (women's lacrosse) Southland Bowling League (bowling) |
| NCAA | Division I / FBS |
| Athletic director | David Williams II (as Vice Chancellor of Student Life) |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | Vanderbilt Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Hawkins Field |
| Mascot | Mr. C |
| Nickname | Commodores |
| Fight song | Dynamite |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the NCAA athletic teams of Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The university fields 16 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 10 women's teams), 14 of which compete in the Southeastern Conference. Vanderbilt's women's lacrosse team plays in the Big East Conference, while the bowling team plays in the Southland Bowling League. The University of Tennessee Volunteers are Vanderbilt's primary athletic rival, and the only other SEC team in the state of Tennessee.
Vanderbilt University sponsors teams in six men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
† = The bowling team competes in the Southland Bowling League.
‡ = The lacrosse team competes in the Big East Conference.
Baseball has been a part of Vanderbilt athletics since its official debut in 1886. The sport started out as a two-game schedule which featured a draw between Vanderbilt and then conference rival Sewanee. As the number of games increased the game became more and more popular especially in 1921 when Vanderbilt (20-8) first reached twenty wins in a season and won the Southern Conference baseball championship. Manager Bill Schwartz who formerly coached the Nashville Vols (1917, 1924–40, 1952) helped bring Vanderbilt to national prominence. Under his reign he led the Commodores to a 155-112-1 record which still ranks third all-time in victories at Vanderbilt. Under the direction of Larry Schmittou (1968–1978) the Commodores found even more success as the 1971 team began a four-year streak as SEC Eastern Divisional Champs with a 34-19 record. He also guided Vanderbilt to back-to-back SEC conference titles in 1973 and 1974 while being awarded Coach-of-the-Year honors. Schmittou currently ranks second all-time in Vanderbilt wins (306-252-1) and has coached 20 All-SEC players, 14 of which were drafted in the MLB draft.
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