There are so many questions surrounding Vanderbilt’s team that it’s hard to comfortably predict the performance of Derek Mason’s squad in 2015.

Will the Commodores settle on a quarterback and find some continuity under new offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig? Will Derek Mason taking over as the defensive coordinator bolster a defense that lost its edge last season?

Or will there continue to be struggles on both sides of the ball and more tallies in the loss column this season? It’s hard to say.

But what we can do is look at the Commodores’ past performance against the teams that they will run up against this season to try to spot some trends.

Here’s a breakdown of Vanderbilt’s history against every opponent on this year’s schedule.

2015 record according to history: 4-8*
Most unfamiliar opponent: Houston
Most familiar opponent: Tennessee
Most lopsided series: Florida

*Based on which team holds an all-time series advantage.

Sept. 3 vs. Western Kentucky: In what could be a defining game for the Derek Mason era at Vanderbilt, the Commodores host a slight underdog in Western Kentucky on a Thursday night. Though the campuses are an hour’s drive apart, this will be the first meeting between the schools on the gridiron since 1938. Vanderbilt won the previous three meetings by a combined score of 90-0.

Series history: Vanderbilt leads 3-0.

Sept. 12 vs. Georgia: The Commodores open SEC play on the national stage with a home game against Georgia on CBS. Vanderbilt won the last game played between these two at Vanderbilt Stadium. But UGA hammered Vandy, 44-17, in Athens last season. The Commodores are 2-13 in this matchup since 2000.

Series history: Georgia leads 55-19-2.

Sept. 19 vs. Austin Peay: Another local team on the schedule. The Commodores should have no problems claiming a win against this FCS opponent. Vanderbilt beat Austin Peay, 38-3, in 2013.

Series history: Vanderbilt leads 1-0.

Sept. 26 at Ole Miss: Vanderbilt actually holds a 6-4 advantage in this series during the last decade, but Ole Miss has won the last two meetings. Last season’s 41-3 win for the Rebels was a particularly painful loss for the Commodores.

Series history: Ole Miss leads 49-38-2.

Oct. 3 at Middle Tennessee: While Vanderbilt holds a comfortable lead in the all-time series, all of the recent success belongs to Middle Tennessee. The Blue Raiders won all three meetings at Vanderbilt Stadium in the 2000s. With the series shifting to Murfreesboro this season, the teams will meet again for the first time since 2005.

Series history: Vanderbilt leads 12-3.

Oct. 17 at South Carolina: For the last win against South Carolina, Vanderbilt fans have to go back to the 2008 season when Bobby Johnson’s squad started the season 5-0. Since then, the series has been all Gamecocks. Aside from a two-game stretch in 2007-08, South Carolina has won the other 13 meetings since 2000.

Series history: South Carolina leads 20-4.

Oct. 24 vs. Missouri: Vanderbilt is 1-2 against Missouri since the Tigers joined the SEC in 2012. The Commodores won 19-15 in 2012 at Missouri, but the Tigers have won the last two meetings pretty comfortably.

Series history: Missouri leads 4-2-1.

Oct. 31 at Houston: Mention the Houston Cougars to a Vanderbilt fan, and you’re likely to see a reminiscent smile. On a sunny January day in Birmingham, the Commodores beat the Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl to finish the 2013 season at 9-4. A win against the Cougars this season may not lead to nine wins, but it would go a long way in bringing some good times back to a program that had a rough 2014.

Series history: Vanderbilt leads 1-0.

Nov. 7 at Florida: One of the defining moments of the James Franklin era was beating Florida in The Swamp for the first time since 1945 and garnering the program’s first victory against the Gators since 1988 with a 34-17 win in 2013. Last season, the Gators reclaimed control of the series with a 34-10 win in Nashville.

Series history: Florida leads 36-10-2.

Nov. 14 vs. Kentucky: In one of the ugliest conference games of the 2014 season, Kentucky was slightly less awful than Vanderbilt offensively, squeaking out a 17-7 win to end a three-game losing streak to the Commodores. That win tipped the scale to the Kentucky side on what has been a very even series spanning 87 meetings.

Series history: Kentucky leads 42-41-4.

Nov. 21 vs. Texas A&M: Vanderbilt had no answer for Kevin Sumlin’s offense in the first meeting between the two teams in 2013, with the Commodores falling 56-24 to Johnny Manziel and the Aggies at Kyle Field. This season, the Aggies make their first trip to Nashville in the Game 2 of the young series.

Series history: Texas A&M leads 1-0.

Nov. 28 at Tennessee: In a series dominated by the Volunteers for several decades, Vanderbilt actually holds a little momentum, winning two of the last three contests. However, the game shifts back to Neyland Stadium this year. With the expected improvement of the Tennessee program in the third year under Butch Jones, this could prove to be a tougher game to win than in recent contests.

Series history: Tennessee leads 74-30-5.