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2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–2 (2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Gregory (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFirstBank Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Texas A&M   3 – 0     5 – 1  
No. 1 Texas   2 – 0     6 – 0  
No. 8 LSU   2 – 0     5 – 1  
No. 5 Georgia   3 – 1     5 – 1  
No. 7 Alabama   2 – 1     5 – 1  
Arkansas   2 – 1     4 – 2  
No. 11 Tennessee   2 – 1     5 – 1  
Vanderbilt   2 – 1     4 – 2  
No. 19 Missouri   1 – 1     5 – 1  
No. 18 Ole Miss   1 – 2     5 – 2  
Oklahoma   1 – 2     4 – 2  
Florida   1 – 2     3 – 3  
South Carolina   1 – 3     3 – 3  
Kentucky   1 – 3     3 – 3  
Auburn   0 – 3     2 – 4  
Mississippi State   0 – 3     1 – 5  
Championship: December 7, 2024
As of October 17, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

On October 5, 2024, Vanderbilt beat No. 1 Alabama 40–35, not only gaining their first victory over the Crimson Tide in 40 years,[1] but also gaining their first ever win over an AP top 5 opponent after going 0–60 all time against them prior to that matchup.[2] 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]

Preseason

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SEC media poll

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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 finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Georgia 3330 (165)
2 Texas 3041 (27)
3 Alabama 2891 (12)
4 Ole Miss 2783 (4)
5 LSU 2322 (2)
6 Missouri 2240
7 Tennessee 2168
8 Oklahoma 2022
9 Texas A&M 1684
10 Auburn 1382
11 Kentucky 1371
12 Florida 1146
13 South Carolina 923 (1)
14 Arkansas 749
15 Mississippi State 623
16 Vanderbilt 293 (2)
First-place votes
Rank Team Votes
1 Georgia 165
2 Texas 27
3 Alabama 12
4 Ole Miss 4
5 LSU 2
6 Vanderbilt 2
7 South Carolina 1

Award watch lists

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Award Player Position Year
Patrick Mannelly Award[5] Julian Ashby LS GS
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Richie Hoskins WR SR
Ray Guy Award[7] Jesse Mirco P GS
Bednarik Award[8] C. J. Taylor LB SR

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3111:00 a.m.Virginia Tech*
ESPNW 34–27 OT28,934
September 76:30 p.m.Alcorn State*
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPNUW 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
SECNL 27–30 2OT62,621
October 53:15 p.m.No. 1 Alabama
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 40–3528,934
October 126:45 p.m.at Kentucky
SECNW 20–1362,120
October 196:00 p.m.Ball State*
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECN+/ESPN+
October 26Texas
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
November 2at Auburn
November 9South Carolina
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
November 23at LSU
November 30Tennessee
  • FirstBank Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)

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Personnel

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2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Junior Sherrill So
WR 1 Dariyan Wiley GS
QB 2 Diego Pavia GS
WR 3 Quincy Skinner Jr. Sr
WR 5 Richie Hoskins Sr
QB 7 Drew Dickey Jr
QB 8 Nate Johnson Jr
TE 9 Eli Stowers GS
QB 10 Whit Muschamp Fr
WR 11 Loic Fouonji GS
QB 12 Brennan Storer Jr
RB 13 Chase Gillespie Jr
QB 14 Jérémy St. Hilaire Fr
WR 15 Jeremiah Dillon Jr
TE 16 Cole Spence Jr
QB 18 Hayden Moses Sr
QB 19 Blaze Berlowitz So
RB 23 A. J. Newberry So
WR 26 Micah Bell Jr
RB 28 Sedrick Alexander So
RB 33 Moni Jones GS
RB 34 Jordan Cardenas Fr
WR 37 Ty Burd So
WR 39 Jackson Heis So
WR 41 Jamezell Lassiter Fr
RB 42 Jake Balis Fr
RB 43 Dominic Rezac Jr
FB, TE 44 Gabe Fisher So
TE 45 Emmanuel Adebi GS
RB 47 Isaiah Fontan Jr
TE 48 Larry Benton III Fr
OL 50 Chase Mitchell GS
OL 52 Kevo Wesley GS
OL 54 Steven Hubbard GS
OL 55 Gunnar Hansen Sr
OL 57 Max Fisher   So
OL 60 Duncan MacDonald Jr
OL 62 C. J. Williams Fr
OL 64 Delfin Xavier Castro Sr
OL 66 Anthony Miles So
OL 68 Steven Losoya GS
OL 69 Cooper Starks So
OL 70 Cade McConnell Jr
OL 71 Gage Pitchford GS
OL 72 Josh Raymond Fr
OL 73 Charlie Clark Sr
OL 74 Cameron Bosen Fr
OL 75 Misael Sandoval So
OL 76 Grayson Morgan Jr
OL 77 David Siegel Jr
OL 78 Keegan Wechsler So
WR 80 Tristen Brown Fr
WR 81 Hutch Baird Sr
TE 82 Brycen Coleman Fr
WR 83 Derek Kee So
TE 84 Kamrean Johnson So
WR 85 Landon Wells Jr
WR 86 Witt Edwards Fr
WR 87 Joseph McVay Fr
WR 88 Boski Barrett Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 0 Aenesas DiCosmo GS
S 1 C. J. Taylor Sr
STAR 2 Randon Fontenette So
LB 4 Bryan Longwell So
DL 5 Yilanan Ouattara Jr
CB 6 Kolbey Taylor Sr
S 7 Marlen Sewell Sr
CB 8 Tyson Russell Sr
LB 10 Langston Patterson Jr
EDGE 11 Darren Agu Jr
STAR 12 Jeffrey Ugochukwu Jr
S 14 Steven Sannieniola Jr
DL 15 Zaylin Wood Sr
CB 17 Mark Davis GS
S 18 Jalen Gilbert So
S 19 De'Rickey Wright GS
LB 20 Prince Kollie Sr
S 21 Dontae Carter Fr
LB 22 Bryce Cowan Jr
LB 24 Nick Rinaldi Jr
CB 25 Martel Hight So
CB 26 Alvin Williamson Jr. Fr
CB 27 Jaylin Lackey Fr
CB 28 Thomas Jones Fr
EDGE 29 Miles Capers Sr
CB 30 Trudell Berry Jr
S 31 Tate Hamby Fr
EDGE 32 Mason Carter Fr
EDGE 33 Boubacar Diakite Jr
STAR 34 Maurice Hampton GS
CB 36 Alan Wright Sr
EDGE 37 Jailen Ruth So
STAR 39 Brail Lipford GS
LB 40 Jamison Curtis Fr
EDGE 42 Callahan Blair Fr
LB 45 Ty Bartholomew So
CB 46 Mustafa Dannett Jr
DL 49 Simeon Boulware Fr
DL 53 Glenn Seabrooks III Fr
LB 58 Carson Casteel Sr
DL 63 Jacob Katona Sr
DL 90 Ted Gregoire So
DL 91 Christian James GS
DL 92 Evan Hermann So
DL 94 Bradley Mann Jr
DL 95 Linus Zunk Jr
DL 96 Khordae Sydnor Sr
EDGE 97 Hayden Bray GS
DL 98 De'Marion Thomas So
DL 99 Devin Lee Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 29 Jesse Mirco GS
K 38 Will Faris Sr
K 40 Mason Rohmiller Jr
K 43 Will Conley GS
LS 48 Julian Ashby GS
LS 51 Daniel Gaw Sr
P 79 Conor Weasler So
K 88 Brock Taylor So
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
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 3, 2024

Game summaries

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Virginia Tech

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See also: 2024 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Virginia Tech Hokies at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Hokies 0 3 1014027
Commodores 3 14 37734

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT
  • 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.
Statistics VT VAN
First downs 21 20
Total yards 322 371
Rushing yards 75 181
Passing yards 322 190
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:28 34:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 22/33, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 9 rushes, 34 yards, TD
Receiving Ali Jennings 2 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 12/16, 190 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 26 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Quincy Skinner Jr. 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Alcorn State

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See also: 2024 Alcorn State Braves football team
Alcorn State Braves at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Braves 0 0 000
Commodores 10 17 72155

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.
Statistics ALCN VAN
First downs 6 18
Total yards 71 342
Rushing yards 40 242
Passing yards 31 100
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 28:57 31:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Alcorn State Passing Xzavier Vaughn 5/9, 20 yards
Rushing Cameron Stewart 10 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Tavarious Griffin 2 receptions, 14 yards
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 10/13, 83 yards
Rushing Nate Johnson 2 rushes, 69 yards, TD
Receiving Tristen Brown 3 receptions, 27 yards

At Georgia State

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See also: 2024 Georgia State Panthers football team
Vanderbilt Commodores at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commodores 0 10 02232
Panthers 3 9 101436

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.
Statistics VAN GAST
First downs 23 25
Total yards 380 426
Rushing yards 110 157
Passing yards 270 269
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:13 32:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 18/33, 270 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Sedrick Alexander 11 rushes, 42 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 9 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Georgia State Passing Christian Veilleux 26/41, 269 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Freddie Brock 15 rushes, 96 yards
Receiving Ted Hurst 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

At No. 7 Missouri

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See also: 2024 Missouri Tigers football team
Vanderbilt Commodores at No. 7 Missouri Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Commodores 7 6 707027
No. 7 Tigers 7 3 1007330

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.
  • MIZ – 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.
  • MIZ – 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

  • MIZ – Blake Craig 54-yard field goal, 10:58. Tied 13–13. Drive: 9 plays, 21 yards, 3:56.
  • MIZ – 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.
  • MIZ – Luther Burden III 25-yard pass from Brady Cook (Blake Craig kick). Tied 27–27. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards.

Second overtime

  • MIZ – Blake Craig 37-yard field goal. Tigers 30–27. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards.
Statistics VAN MIZ
First downs 15 22
Total yards 324 442
Rushing yards 146 216
Passing yards 178 226
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 26:54 33:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 14/23, 178 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 17 rushes, 84 yards
Receiving Joseph McVay 1 reception, 65 yards, TD
Missouri Passing 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

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See also: 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2024 Alabama vs. Vanderbilt football game
No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide 7 7 14735
Commodores 13 10 71040

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.
Statistics ALA VAN
First downs 17 26
Total yards 394 418
Rushing yards 84 166
Passing yards 310 252
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 17:52 42:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing 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
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 16/20, 252 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Sedrick Alexander 21 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 6 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

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See also: 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Vanderbilt Commodores at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commodores 7 7 3320
Wildcats 0 7 0613

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.
Statistics VAN UK
First downs 19 23
Total yards 288 322
Rushing yards 145 164
Passing yards 143 158
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 34:35 25:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 15/18, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Sedrick Alexander 11 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Richie Hoskins 3 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Kentucky Passing Brock Vandagriff 15/25, 158 yards, TD
Rushing Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 12 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Dane Key 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Ball State

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See also: 2024 Ball State Cardinals football team
Ball State Cardinals at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Commodores 0 0 000

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Statistics BALL VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Texas

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See also: 2024 Texas Longhorns football team
Texas Longhorns at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Longhorns 0 0 000
Commodores 0 0 000

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 26
Statistics TEX VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Auburn

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See also: 2024 Auburn Tigers football team
Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commodores 0 0 000
Tigers 0 0 000

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: November 2
Statistics VAN AUB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Auburn Passing
Rushing
Receiving

South Carolina

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See also: 2024 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 0 0 000
Commodores 0 0 000

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 9
Statistics SC VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At LSU

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See also: 2024 LSU Tigers football team
Vanderbilt Commodores at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commodores 0 0 000
Tigers 0 0 000

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: November 23
Statistics VAN LSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving
LSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Tennessee

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See also: 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Volunteers 0 0 000
Commodores 0 0 000

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 30
Statistics TENN VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  6. ^ "2024 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Announced". August 1, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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  8. ^ "2024 Bednarik Award Watch List". August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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