The Vanderbilt Commodores were 8-4 in 2013. They emerged victorious over the Houston Cougars, 41 to 24, in the BBVA Compass Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team     | 13     | 391     | 4,766     | 880     | 5.4     | 1,808     | 504     | 3.6     | 2,958     | 376     | 7.9     | 33     | 178     | 274     | 135     | 122     | 17     | 62     | 512     | 
Team Rank     | 56th     | 56th     | 50th     | 61st     | 52nd     | 32nd     | 84th     | 44th     | 56th     | 25th     | 108th     | 35th     | 45th     | 31st     | 53rd     | 39th     | 72nd     | 71st     | |
Opponent     | 13     | 320     | 4,613     | 936     | 5.1     | 1,923     | 460     | 4.2     | 2,690     | 448     | 6.0     | 28     | 192     | 277     | 123     | 138     | 16     | 83     | 656     | 
Opponent Rank     | 48th     | 70th     | 91st     | 20th     | 84th     | 77th     | 59th     | 69th     | 109th     | 11th     | 32nd     | 93rd     | 92nd     | 97th     | 89th     | 78th     | 14th     | 24th     | |
Net     | +71     | +153     | -56     | +0.3     | -115     | +44     | -0.6     | +268     | -72     | +1.9     | +5     | -14     | -3     | +12     | -16     | +1     | -21     | -144     | |
Net Rank     | 51st     | 44th     | 99th     | 43rd     | 63rd     | 33rd     | 74th     | 32nd     | 106th     | 14th     | 94th     | 79th     | 60th     | 42nd     | 98th     | 50th     | 8th     | 12th     | 
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8     | 0     | 1.000     | |
| 2 | 8     | 1     | .889     | 
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8     | 0     | 1.000     | |
| 2 | 9     | 0     | 1.000     | 
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5     | 3     | .625     | |
| 2 | 5     | 4     | .556     | 
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6     | 2     | .750     | |
| 2 | 6     | 3     | .667     | 
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2     | 7     | .222     | |
| 2 | 4     | 5     | .444     | 
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7     | 1     | .875     | |
| 2 | 6     | 3     | .667     | 
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8     | 1     | .889     | |
| 2 | 8     | 1     | .889     | 
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7     | 1     | .875     | |
| 2 | 5     | 3     | .625     | 
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6     | 2     | .750     | |
| 2 | 5     | 3     | .625     |