2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Vanderbilt Athletics logo.svg
Birmingham Bowl champion
Birmingham Bowl, W 35–27 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tim Beck (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator Steve Gregory (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium FirstBank Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025  
2024 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Texas y^  7 1   13 3  
No. 6 Georgia y$^  6 2   11 3  
No. 9 Tennessee ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 11 Ole Miss  5 3   10 3  
No. 17 Alabama  5 3   9 4  
No. 19 South Carolina  5 3   9 4  
No. 22 Missouri  5 3   10 3  
Texas A&M  5 3   8 5  
LSU  5 3   9 4  
Florida  4 4   8 5  
Arkansas  3 5   7 6  
Vanderbilt  3 5   7 6  
Oklahoma  2 6   6 7  
Auburn  2 6   5 7  
Kentucky  1 7   4 8  
Mississippi State  0 8   2 10  
Championship: Georgia 22, Texas 19 OT
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores were led by Clark Lea in his fourth year as their head coach.

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The team is best known for its game on October 5, 2024, where Vanderbilt beat No. 1 Alabama 40–35. They gained their first victory over the Crimson Tide in 40 years, [1] as well as their first ever win over an AP top 5 opponent after going 0–60 all time against them prior to that matchup. [2] Their fans carried the South end zone goalposts 2.9 miles through downtown Nashville and Broadway before dumping them in the Cumberland River across from Nissan Stadium. Fans made it past many road blocks by the Nashville Metropolitan PD, and even took a detour around Bridgestone Arena to avoid police. They were fined $100,000 by the SEC. The following week, Vanderbilt achieved another upset against double digit spread by beating the Kentucky Wildcats for their first win on the road of the season. [3]

On October 20, the Commodores achieved their first AP Top 25 ranking for the first time since the end of the 2013 season, at No. 25. [3]

The Commodores faced their historic rival Georgia Tech in the 2024 Birmingham Bowl. With the win over Georgia Tech, the Commodores won their first bowl game and secured their first winning season since 2013.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2024. The Commodores were predicted to finish 16th (last) in the conference, but also received two first-place votes. [4]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Georgia3330 (165)
2Texas3041 (27)
3Alabama2891 (12)
4Ole Miss2783 (4)
5LSU2322 (2)
6Missouri2240
7Tennessee2168
8Oklahoma2022
9Texas A&M1684
10Auburn1382
11Kentucky1371
12Florida1146
13South Carolina923 (1)
14Arkansas749
15Mississippi State623
16Vanderbilt293 (2)
First-place votes
RankTeamVotes
1Georgia165
2Texas27
3Alabama12
4Ole Miss4
5LSU2
6Vanderbilt2
7South Carolina1

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Patrick Mannelly Award [5] Julian Ashby LSGS
Wuerffel Trophy [6] Richie HoskinsWRSR
Ray Guy Award [7] Jesse Mirco PGS
Bednarik Award [8] C. J. TaylorLBSR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3111:00 a.m. Virginia Tech * ESPN W 34–27 OT28,934
September 76:30 p.m. Alcorn State *
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNU W 55–024,080
September 146:00 p.m.at Georgia State * ESPN+ L 32–3614,413
September 213:15 p.m.at No. 7 Missouri SECN L 27–30 2OT62,621
October 53:15 p.m.No. 1 Alabama
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 40–35 28,934
October 126:45 p.m.at Kentucky SECNW 20–1362,120
October 196:00 p.m. Ball State *
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECN+/ESPN+W 24–1427,884
October 263:15 p.m.No. 5 Texas No. 25
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 24–2728,934
November 211:45 a.m.at Auburn SECNW 17–788,043
November 93:15 p.m. South Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNL 7–2828,934
November 236:45 p.m.at LSU SECNL 17–24102,086
November 3011:00 a.m.No. 8 Tennessee
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
ABC L 23–3628,934
December 272:30 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech *ESPNW 35–2733,840

[9] [10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRVRVRV25RV24RV
Coaches RVRV25RV25RV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Personnel

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0Junior SherrillSo
WR 1Dariyan WileyGS
QB 2 Diego Pavia GS
WR 3 Quincy Skinner Jr. Sr
WR 5Richie HoskinsSr
QB 7Drew DickeyJr
QB 8 Nate Johnson Jr
TE 9 Eli Stowers GS
QB 10Whit MuschampFr
WR 11Loic FouonjiGS
QB 12Brennan StorerSo
RB 13Chase GillespieJr
QB 14Jérémy St. HilaireFr
WR 15Jeremiah DillonJr
TE 16Cole SpenceJr
QB 18Hayden MosesSr
QB 19Blaze BerlowitzSo
RB 23A. J. NewberrySo
WR 26Micah BellJr
RB 28Sedrick AlexanderSo
RB 33Moni JonesGS
RB 34Johann CardenasFr
WR 37Ty BurdSo
WR 39Jackson HeisSo
WR 41Jamezell LassiterFr
RB 42Jake BalisFr
RB 43Dominic RezacJr
FB, TE 44Gabe FisherSo
TE 45Emmanuel AdebiGS
RB 47Isaiah FontanJr
TE 48Larry Benton IIIFr
TE 49Elijah RooneyFr
OL 50Chase MitchellGS
OL 52Kevo WesleyGS
OL 54Steven HubbardGS
OL 55Gunnar HansenSr
OL 57Max Fisher Redshirt.svg  So
OL 60Duncan MacDonaldJr
OL 62C. J. WilliamsFr
OL 64Delfin Xavier CastroSr
OL 66Anthony MilesSo
OL 68Steven LosoyaGS
OL 69Cooper StarksSo
OL 70Cade McConnellJr
OL 71Gage PitchfordGS
OL 72Josh RaymondFr
OL 73Charlie ClarkSr
OL 74Cameron BosenFr
OL 75Misael SandovalSo
OL 76Grayson MorganJr
OL 77David SiegelJr
OL 78Keegan WechslerSo
WR 80Tristen BrownFr
WR 81Hutch BairdSr
TE 82Brycen ColemanFr
WR 83Derek KeeSo
TE 84Kamrean JohnsonSo
WR 85Landon WellsJr
WR 86Witt EdwardsFr
WR 87Joseph McVayFr
WR 88Boski BarrettFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 0Aenesas DiCosmoGS
S 1C. J. TaylorSr
STAR 2Randon FontenetteSo
LB 4Bryan LongwellSo
DL 5Yilanan OuattaraJr
CB 6Kolbey TaylorSr
S 7Marlen SewellSr
CB 8Tyson RussellSr
LB 10Langston PattersonJr
EDGE 11Darren AguJr
STAR 12Jeffrey UgochukwuJr
S 14Steven SannieniolaJr
DL 15Zaylin WoodSr
CB 17Mark DavisGS
S 18Jalen GilbertSo
S 19De'Rickey WrightGS
LB 20Prince KollieSr
S 21Dontae CarterFr
LB 22Bryce CowanJr
LB 24Nick RinaldiJr
CB 25Martel HightSo
CB 26Alvin Williamson Jr.Fr
CB 27Jaylin LackeyFr
CB 28Thomas JonesFr
EDGE 29Miles CapersSr
CB 30Trudell BerryJr
S 31Tate HambyFr
EDGE 32Mason CarterFr
EDGE 33Boubacar DiakiteJr
STAR 34Maurice HamptonGS
S 35Payne DanielSo
CB 36Alan WrightSr
EDGE 37Jailen RuthSo
STAR 39Brail LipfordGS
LB 40Jamison CurtisFr
EDGE 42Callahan BlairFr
LB 45Ty BartholomewSo
CB 46Mustafa DannettJr
DL 49Simeon BoulwareFr
DL 53Glenn Seabrooks IIIFr
LB 58Carson CasteelSr
DL 63Jacob KatonaSr
DL 90Ted GregoireSo
DL 91Christian JamesGS
DL 92Evan HerrmannSo
DL 94Bradley MannJr
DL 95Linus ZunkJr
DL 96Khordae SydnorSr
EDGE 97Hayden BrayGS
DL 98De'Marion ThomasSo
DL 99Devin LeeSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 29 Jesse Mirco GS
K 38Will FarisSr
K 40Mason RohmillerJr
K 43Will ConleyGS
LS 48 Julian Ashby GS
LS 51Daniel GawSr
P 79Conor WeaslerSo
K 88Brock TaylorSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jerry Kill
    Chief consultant to the head coach/
    Senior offensive advisor
  • Tim Beck
    Offensive coordinator
  • Steve Gregory
    Associate defensive coordinator/Secondary
  • Nick Lezynski
    Defensive run game coordinator/Linebackers
  • Jeff LePak
    Special teams coordinator/Tight ends
  • Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford
    Run game coordinator/Running backs
  • Jovan Haye
    Defensive ends
  • Larry Black
    Defensive line
  • Alex Bailey
    Wide receivers
  • Melvin Rice
    Safeties
  • Jamaal Richardson
    Cornerbacks
  • Chris Klenakis
    Offensive line
  • Brendan Flaherty
    Tight ends
  • Jimmy Thompson
    Stars
  • Garrett Altman
    Quarterbacks
  • Seth Payne
    Assistant defensive line/Pass rush specialist
  • Shane Gallant
    Specialists/Assistant special teams
  • Josh Adams
    Assistant running backs
  • Dylan Autenrieth
    Assistant offensive line
  • Arion Shinaver
    Assistant safeties
  • Justin Harris
    Assistant cornerbacks
  • Jafar Williams
    Assistant wide receivers

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 3, 2024

Game summaries

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Hokies at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Hokies031014027
Commodores31437734

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,934
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, and Taylor Davis
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 43-yard field goal, 8:27. Commodores 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:33.

Second quarter

  • VAN – Quincy Skinner Jr. 14-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 14:45. Commodores 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 4:09.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 7-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 5:18. Commodores 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:14.
  • VT – John Love 40-yard field goal, 0:52. Commodores 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 4:26.

Third quarter

  • VT – Bhayshul Tuten 24-yard run (John Love kick), 12:42. Commodores 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:18.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 53-yard field goal, 7:07. Commodores 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:35.
  • VT – Jone Love 38-yard field goal, 0:34. Commodores 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:57.

Fourth quarter

  • VT – Bhayshul Tuten 11-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick), 10:12. Tied 20–20. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:58.
  • VT – Ali Jennings 62-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick), 4:21. Hokies 27–20. Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 3:17.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 8-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 1:51. Tied 27–27. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:30.

Overtime

  • VAN – Diego Pavia 4-yard run (Brock Taylor kick). Commodores 34–27. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards.
StatisticsVTVAN
First downs2120
Total yards322371
Rushing yards75181
Passing yards322190
Turnovers10
Time of possession25:2834:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Virginia TechPassing Kyron Drones 22/33, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 9 rushes, 34 yards, TD
ReceivingAli Jennings2 receptions, 91 yards, TD
VanderbiltPassing Diego Pavia 12/16, 190 yards, 2 TD
RushingDiego Pavia26 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Quincy Skinner Jr. 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Alcorn State

Alcorn State Braves at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Braves00000
Commodores101772155

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 35-yard field goal, 5:15. Commodores 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:55.
  • VAN – Cole Spence 17-yard pass from Eli Stowers (Brock Taylor kick), 2:40. Commodores 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:06.

Second quarter

  • VAN – Diego Pavia 5-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 9:26. Commodores 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 4:20.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 2-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 5:02. Commodores 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:12.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 46-yard field goal, 0:05. Commodores 27–0. Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 2:20.

Third quarter

  • VAN – A. J. Newberry 20-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 2:37. Commodores 34–0. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

  • VAN – Nate Johnson 56-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 14:06. Commodores 41–0. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:10.
  • VAN – Martel Hight 57-yard punt return (Brock Taylor kick), 12:17. Commodores 48–0.
  • VAN – Alan Wright 18-yard interception return (Brock Taylor kick), 12:11. Commodores 55–0.
StatisticsALCNVAN
First downs618
Total yards71342
Rushing yards40242
Passing yards31100
Turnovers20
Time of possession28:5731:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Alcorn StatePassingXzavier Vaughn5/9, 20 yards
RushingCameron Stewart10 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingTavarious Griffin2 receptions, 14 yards
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia10/13, 83 yards
Rushing Nate Johnson 2 rushes, 69 yards, TD
ReceivingTristen Brown3 receptions, 27 yards

At Georgia State

Vanderbilt Commodores at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Commodores01002232
Panthers39101436

at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 14,413
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart and Sam Crenshaw
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • GAST – Liam Rickman 24-yard field goal, 11:16. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:04.

Second quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 28-yard field goal, 12:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:36.
  • GAST – Ted Hurst 33-yard pass from Christian Veilleux (Liam Rickman kick), 7:40. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:48.
  • GAST – Team safety, 7:39. Panthers 12–3.
  • VAN – Junior Sherrill 8-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 0:46. Panthers 12–10. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:14.

Third quarter

  • GAST – Liam Rickman 45-yard field goal, 10:22. Panthers 15–10. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:38.
  • GAST – Rykem Laney 12-yard pass from Christian Veilleux (Liam Rickman kick), 3:23. Panthers 22–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:20.

Fourth quarter

  • VAN – Eli Stowers 18-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 14:07. Panthers 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:10.
  • GAST – Christian Veilleux 18-yard run (Liam Rickman kick), 11:42. Panthers 29–17. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:21.
  • VAN – A. J. Newberry 3-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 2:29. Panthers 29–24. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:25.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 1-yard run (Diego Pavia pass to Sedrick Alexander), 1:14. Commodores 32–29. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:49.
  • GAST – Ted Hurst 25-yard pass from Veilleux (Liam Rickman kick), 0:15. Panthers 36–32. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 0:59.
StatisticsVANGAST
First downs2325
Total yards380426
Rushing yards110157
Passing yards270269
Turnovers11
Time of possession27:1332:47
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia18/33, 270 yards, 2 TD
RushingSedrick Alexander11 rushes, 42 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 9 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Georgia StatePassing Christian Veilleux 26/41, 269 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingFreddie Brock15 rushes, 96 yards
ReceivingTed Hurst7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

At No. 7 Missouri

Vanderbilt Commodores at No. 7 Missouri Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234OT2OTTotal
Commodores76707027
No. 7 Tigers731007330

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,621
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Alyssa Lang
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – Joseph McVay 65-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 9:06. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 92 yards, 1:55.
  • MIZZ – Luther Burden III 20-yard pass from Brady Cook (Blake Craig kick), 3:51. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:06.

Second quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 27-yard field goal, 13:27. Commodores 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:24.
  • MIZZ – Blake Craig 23-yard field goal, 1:17. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:06.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 57-yard field goal, 0:00. Commodores 13–10. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:08.

Third quarter

  • MIZZ – Blake Craig 54-yard field goal, 10:58. Tied 13–13. Drive: 9 plays, 21 yards, 3:56.
  • MIZZ – Marcus Carroll 3-yard run (Blake Craig kick), 8:18. Tigers 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:03.
  • VAN – A. J. Newberry 4-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 0:21. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:08.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Overtime

  • VAN – Gabe Fisher 2-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick). Commodores 27–20. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards.
  • MIZZ – Luther Burden III 25-yard pass from Brady Cook (Blake Craig kick). Tied 27–27. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards.

Second overtime

  • MIZZ – Blake Craig 37-yard field goal. Tigers 30–27. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards.
StatisticsVANMIZZ
First downs1522
Total yards324442
Rushing yards146216
Passing yards178226
Turnovers00
Time of possession26:5433:06
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia14/23, 178 yards, 2 TD
RushingDiego Pavia17 rushes, 84 yards
ReceivingJoseph McVay1 reception, 65 yards, TD
MissouriPassing Brady Cook 23/37, 226 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Noel 24 rushes, 199 yards
Receiving Luther Burden III 6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD

No. 1 Alabama

No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide7714735
Commodores131071040

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,934
  • Referee: Lee Hendrick
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic, and Alyssa Lang
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 7-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 8:46. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:14.
  • VAN – Randon Fontenette 29-yard interception return (kick failed), 8:03. Commodores 13–0.
  • ALA – Jam Miller 8-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick), 4:22. Commodores 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.

Second quarter

  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 1-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 9:32. Commodores 20–7. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:50.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 51-yard field goal, 4:10. Commodores 23–7. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:02.
  • ALA – Jam Miller 3-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick), 1:25. Commodores 23–14. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:41.

Third quarter

  • ALA – Jalen Milroe 14-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick), 12:01. Commodores 23–21. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:51.
  • VAN – Junior Sherrill 36-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 2:53. Commodores 30–21. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:13.
  • ALA – Ryan Williams 58-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Graham Nicholson kick), 1:01. Commodores 30–28. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:52.

Fourth quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 33-yard field goal, 10:35. Commodores 33–28. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:26.
  • VAN – Kamrean Johnson 6-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 5:07. Commodores 40–28. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 4:29.
  • ALA – Ryan Williams 2-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick), 2:46. Commodores 40–35. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:21.
StatisticsALAVAN
First downs1726
Total yards394418
Rushing yards84166
Passing yards310252
Turnovers20
Time of possession17:5242:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AlabamaPassing Jalen Milroe 18/24, 310 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jamarion Miller 5 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ryan Williams 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia16/20, 252 yards, 2 TD
RushingSedrick Alexander21 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingEli Stowers6 receptions, 113 yards

This was Vanderbilt's first win over Alabama since 1984 [1] and its first win against the Crimson Tide in Nashville since 1969. [11] This was also the Commodores first win over a AP Top 5 opponent in program history. [2]

At Kentucky

Vanderbilt Commodores at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Commodores773320
Wildcats070613

at Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 6:45 p.m. CDT/7:45 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,120
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – A. J. Newberry 20-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 4:50. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:52.

Second quarter

  • UK – Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 1-yard run (Alex Raynor kick), 13:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:02.
  • VAN – Richie Hoskins 18-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 0:13. Commodores 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:22.

Third quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 49-yard field goal, 7:51. Commodores 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 7:09.

Fourth quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 50-yard field goal, 8:47. Commodores 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 8:03.
  • UK – Dane Key 22-yard pass from Brock Vandagriff (run failed), 7:02. Commodores 20–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:45.
StatisticsVANUK
First downs1923
Total yards288322
Rushing yards145164
Passing yards143158
Turnovers12
Time of possession34:3525:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia15/18, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingSedrick Alexander11 rushes, 58 yards
ReceivingRichie Hoskins3 receptions, 44 yards, TD
KentuckyPassing Brock Vandagriff 15/25, 158 yards, TD
RushingDemie Sumo-Karngbaye12 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Dane Key 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Ball State

Ball State Cardinals at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals707014
Commodores31101024

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,884
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Richard Cross and Charles Arbuckle
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BALL – Kiael Kelly 9-yard run (Jason Courville kick), 8:06. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:54.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 27-yard field goal, 1:42. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:24.

Second quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 24-yard field goal, 11:37. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:32.
  • VAN – Eli Stowers 41-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Diego Pavia pass to Cole Spence), 2:39. Commodores 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 97 yards, 3:45.

Third quarter

  • BALL – Tanner Koziol 7-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick), 6:03. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 6:34.

Fourth quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 38-yard field goal, 14:44. Commodores 17–14. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 6:14.
  • VAN – Diego Pavia 5-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 7:48. Commodores 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:03.
StatisticsBALLVAN
First downs1621
Total yards268420
Rushing yards78145
Passing yards190275
Turnovers00
Time of possession25:2534:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ball StatePassing Kadin Semonza 21/29, 190 yards, TD
RushingVaughn Pemberton5 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Tanner Koziol 9 receptions, 68 yards, TD
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia17/31, 275 yards, TD
RushingDiego Pavia13 rushes, 82 yards, TD
ReceivingEli Stowers8 receptions, 130 yards, TD

No. 5 Texas

No. 5 Texas Longhorns at No. 25 Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 5 Longhorns1473327
No. 25 Commodores737724

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 28,934
  • Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic, and Alyssa Lang
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – Diego Pavia 18-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 9:40. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:54.
  • TEX – Matthew Golden 3-yard pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn kick), 5:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.
  • TEX – DeAndre Moore Jr. 27-yard pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn kick), 1:13. Longhorns 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:38.

Second quarter

  • TEX – DeAndre Moore Jr. 25-yard pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn kick), 5:04. Longhorns 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:47.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Longhorns 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:34.

Third quarter

  • TEX – Bert Auburn 40-yard field goal, 8:54. Longhorns 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:26.
  • VAN – Junior Sherrill 3-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 3:11. Longhorns 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

  • TEX – Bert Auburn 23-yard field goal, 1:57. Longhorns 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:08.
  • VAN – Eli Stowers 8-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 0:46. Longhorns 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:11.
StatisticsTEXVAN
First downs2017
Total yards392269
Rushing yards104114
Passing yards288155
Turnovers23
Time of possession31:0928:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TexasPassing Quinn Ewers 27/37, 288 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Quintrevion Wisner 17 rushes, 79 yards
Receiving DeAndre Moore Jr. 6 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia16/29, 143 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingDiego Pavia16 rushes, 67 yards, TD
ReceivingJunior Sherrill5 receptions, 62 yards, TD

At Auburn

Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Commodores703717
Tigers07007

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 11:45 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 88,043
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Ashley Stroehlein
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – A. J. Newberry 28-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 0:50. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:01.

Second quarter

  • AUB – Rivaldo Fairweather 30-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 6:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:30.

Third quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 31-yard field goal, 1:05. Commodores 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:20.

Fourth quarter

  • VAN – Eli Stowers 4-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 4:18. Commodores 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 8:53.
StatisticsVANAUB
First downs1214
Total yards227327
Rushing yards8488
Passing yards143239
Turnovers01
Time of possession31:5728:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia9/22, 143 yards, 2 TD
RushingSedrick Alexander10 rushes, 28 yards
ReceivingJunior Sherrill1 reception, 31 yards
AuburnPassing Payton Thorne 20/29, 239 yards, TD
Rushing Jarquez Hunter 12 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving KeAndre Lambert-Smith 4 receptions, 78 yards

South Carolina

South Carolina Gamecocks at No. 25 Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Gamecocks0714728
No. 25 Commodores00707

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Rain, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,934
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, Aaron Murray, and Ashley ShahAhmadi
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • SCAR – Joshua Simon 17-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick), 13:11. Gamecocks 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 4:45.

Third quarter

  • SCAR – Raheim Sanders 33-yard run (Alex Herrera kick), 13:22. Gamecocks 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.
  • VAN – Diego Pavia 17-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 8:08. Gamecocks 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:13.
  • SCAR – Raheim Sanders 1-yard run (Alex Herrera kick), 4:07. Gamecocks 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:01.

Fourth quarter

  • SCAR – Raheim Sanders 43-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick), 7:55. Gamecocks 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 1:20.
StatisticsSCARVAN
First downs2517
Total yards452274
Rushing yards214108
Passing yards238166
Turnovers11
Time of possession30:5929:01
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South CarolinaPassing LaNorris Sellers 14/20, 238 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Raheim Sanders 15 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingRaheim Sanders2 Receptions, 52 yards, TD
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia16/31, 166 yards
RushingDiego Pavia13 rushes, 65 yards, TD
ReceivingEli Stowers4 receptions, 41 yards

At LSU

Vanderbilt Commodores at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Commodores703717
Tigers777324

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 6:45 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 102,086
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – Quincy Skinner Jr. 63-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor kick), 12:49. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:10.
  • LSU – Josh Williams 20-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 8:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 4:30.

Second quarter

  • LSU – Josh Williams 21-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 0:51. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:31.

Third quarter

  • VAN – Brock Taylor 47-yard field goal, 8:26. Tigers 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 6:34.
  • LSU – Kyren Lacy 12-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier (Damian Ramos kick), 3:32. Tigers 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:46.

Fourth quarter

  • LSU – Damian Ramos 28-yard field goal, 10:41. Tigers 24–10. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:08.
  • VAN – Diego Pavia 1-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 5:47. Tigers 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:54.
StatisticsVANLSU
First downs1327
Total yards308471
Rushing yards122139
Passing yards186332
Turnovers00
Time of possession25:1734:43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia13/24, 186 yards, TD
RushingDiego Pavia6 rushes, 43 yards, TD
ReceivingQuincy Skinner Jr.3 receptions, 72 yards, TD
LSUPassing Garrett Nussmeier 28/37, 332 yards, TD
Rushing Josh Williams 14 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kyren Lacy 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD

No. 8 Tennessee

Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 8 Volunteers7179336
Commodores1700623

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: SW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,934
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Taylor McGregor
  • Box score, Recap [12]
Game information
First quarter
  • VAN – Junior Sherrill 100-yard kickoff return (Brock Taylor kick), 14:47. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13.
  • VAN – Sedrick Alexander 4-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 10:22. Commodores 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:52.
  • TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 28-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick), 8:48. Commodores 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:34.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 32-yard field goal, 4:01. Commodores 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:47.

Second quarter

  • TENN – Max Gilbert 50-yard field goal, 8:33. Commodores 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:59.
  • TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 86-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick), 6:38. Tied 17–17. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:31.
  • TENN – Miles Kitselman 18-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick), 0:22. Volunteers 24–17. Drive:10 plays, 96 yards, 2:19.

Third quarter

  • TENN – Mike Matthews 14-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick), 8:43. Volunteers 31–17 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:17.
  • TENN – Tyre West Safety, 1:09. Volunteers 33–17. Drive: 2 plays, −4 yards, 0:49.

Fourth quarter

  • TENN – Max Gilbert 22-yard field goal, 8:24. Volunteers 36–17. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 7:46.
  • VAN – Richie Hoskins 31-yard pass from Diego Pavia (No good on Two-Point conversion), 5:53. Volunteers 36–23. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:23.
StatisticsTENNVAN
First downs2815
Total yards538212
Rushing yards281108
Passing yards257104
Turnovers21
Time of possession33:3526:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TennesseePassing Nico Iamaleava 18/26, 257 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Dylan Sampson 25 rushes, 178 yards
Receiving Dont'e Thornton Jr. 3 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
VanderbiltPassingDiego Pavia8/17, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingSedrick Alexander17 rushes, 60 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingRichie Hoskins1 reception, 31 yards, 1 TD

Georgia Tech (Birmingham Bowl / rivalry)

2024 Birmingham Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7–5) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (6–6) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Yellow Jackets01031427
Commodores7771435

at Protective StadiumBirmingham, Alabama

  • Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)
  • [13]
Game information
First Quarter
  • (2:26) VAN – Cole Spence 7 yard pass from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:40; Vanderbilt 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:06) GT – Ryland Goede 2 yard pass from Haynes King, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:20; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:55) VAN – Diego Pavia 2 yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 8:11; Vanderbilt 14–7)
  • (0:08) GT – Aidan Birr 43 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:47; Vanderbilt 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (8:34) GT – Aidan Birr 33 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:51; Vanderbilt 14–13)
  • (0:56) VAN – Eli Stowers 3 yard pass from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:20; Vanderbilt 21–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:55) VAN – Quincy Skinner 7 yard pass from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:49; Vanderbilt 28–13)
  • (9:59) VAN – Diego Pavia 6 yard run, Brock Taylor kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:41; Vanderbilt 35–13)
  • (5:03) GT – Jamal Haynes 9 yard pass from Haynes King, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; Vanderbilt 35–20)
  • (1:30) GT – Bailey Stockton 2 yard pass from Haynes King, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 2:36; Vanderbilt 35–27)
StatisticsGTVAN
First downs2420
Plays–yards69–39459–306
Rushes–yards36–19038–146
Passing yards204160
Passing: compattint25–33–113–21–0
Time of possession28:5031:10
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Georgia TechPassing Haynes King 25/33, 204 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jamal Haynes 17 carries, 136 yards
ReceivingAbdul Janneh3 receptions, 34 yards
VanderbiltPassing Diego Pavia 13/21, 160 yards, 3 TD
RushingDiego Pavia17 carries, 84 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD

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