VANDERBILT — 2026 Schedule
Season at a Glance
Opponent strength
EasierTougher
2026 Schedule
WK 1
Sep 5
vs
AUSTIN PEAY
W
28–9
WK 2
Sep 12
vs
Delaware
W
35–26
WK 3
Sep 19
vs
NC STATE
W
35–31
Edge Rubric — head-to-head, all 10 live. Each cell answers "did we beat our opponent in this metric, this game?" — both teams computed from real CFBD play-by-play (works for every opponent). Explosive = pass 20+ / run 10+. Striped cells are unplayed games only.
THE EDGE RUBRIC
Head-to-Head — did we beat our opponent this game?
56%
Season Score · SEC #10
Head-to-Head — Filled = our team beat the opponent in this metric in this game. Gray = opponent was better (or tied). Striped = game not yet played.
| METRIC |
AP
W
|
DEL
W
|
NS
W
|
AU
L
|
UGA
L
|
MISS
—
|
ARK
—
|
UK
—
|
MSU
—
|
AL
—
|
FLA
—
|
TN
—
|
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / PLAY | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| POINTS / PLAY | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| FEWER TURNOVERS | 1/5 | ||||||||||||
| RUNS GAINING 5+ YDS | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE | 2/5 | ||||||||||||
| R.A. SCORING EFF. | 4/5 | ||||||||||||
| R.A. TOUCHDOWN RATE | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| NEGATIVE PLAY RATE | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| 4TH QTR POINTS | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| GAME TOTAL | 8/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 3/10 | 2/10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
56%
SEC #10
|
Legend:
Achieved
Not Achieved
Pending / Not Played
Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 5 games with charted data
Kiffin Rubric — all 10 metrics live. Every metric is now computed from real data —
PENALTIES (1 IN 30) uses accurate CFBD team box-score penalties (≤ 1 per 30 game snaps), and WIN 4TH QUARTER uses real CFBD per-play Q4 scores. No pending cells.
THE KIFFIN RUBRIC
Offensive Performance Benchmarks — 2026 Season
24%
Season Score · SEC #14
Methodology — Each metric is a binary, per-game achievement computed from real charted data. Filled = achieved, gray = not achieved.
| METRIC |
AP
W
|
DEL
W
|
NS
W
|
AU
L
|
UGA
L
|
MISS
—
|
ARK
—
|
UK
—
|
MSU
—
|
AL
—
|
FLA
—
|
TN
—
|
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| SCORE 40+ POINTS | 0/5 | ||||||||||||
| ZERO TURNOVERS | 1/5 | ||||||||||||
| 5.0 YDS PER RUSH | 0/5 | ||||||||||||
| 3RD DOWN EFF. (50%) | 0/5 | ||||||||||||
| 12 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS | 0/5 | ||||||||||||
| R.A. SCORING (100%) | 1/5 | ||||||||||||
| R.A. TOUCHDOWNS (70%) | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| PENALTIES (1 IN 30) | 1/5 | ||||||||||||
| WIN 4TH QUARTER | 3/5 | ||||||||||||
| GAME TOTAL | 3/10 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 1/10 | 2/10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24%
SEC #14
|
Legend:
Achieved
Not Achieved
Pending / Not Played
Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 5 games with charted data
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