2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Birmingham Bowl champion
Birmingham Bowl, W 35–27 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Clark Lea (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Beck (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Gregory (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	FirstBank Stadium

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. 22 Missouri		5	–	3					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
LSU		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas A&M		5	–	3					8	–	5
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.

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, 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. 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.

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.

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.

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

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:00 a.m.	Virginia Tech*		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN	W 34–27 OT	28,934
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Alcorn State*		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPNU	W 55–0	24,080
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia State*		Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 32–36	14,413
September 21	3:15 p.m.	at No. 7 Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 27–30 2OT	62,621
October 5	3:15 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 40–35	28,934
October 12	6:45 p.m.	at Kentucky		Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	SECN	W 20–13	62,120
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Ball State*		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+	W 24–14	27,884
October 26	3:15 p.m.	No. 5 Texas	No. 25	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 24–27	28,934
November 2	11:45 a.m.	at Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN	W 17–7	88,043
November 9	3:15 p.m.	South Carolina		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 7–28	28,934
November 23	6:45 p.m.	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	L 17–24	102,086
November 30	11:00 a.m.	No. 8 Tennessee		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ABC	L 23–36	28,934
December 27	2:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Tech*		Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl / rivalry)	ESPN	W 35–27	33,840
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) – Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	RV	24	—	RV	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	RV	25	—	RV	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Personnel

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 So 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 Johann 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 TE 49 Elijah Rooney 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 S 35 Payne Daniel So 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 Herrmann 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 Clark Lea Head coach/Defensive coordinator 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

Virginia Tech

See also: 2024 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Virginia Tech Hokies at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hokies	0	3	10	14	0	27
Commodores	3	14	3	7	7	34

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.

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

See also: 2024 Alcorn State Braves football team

Alcorn State Braves at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	10	17	7	21	55

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,080
• Referee: Daniel Dautreaux
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Fitzgerald and Charlie Strong
• Box score, Recap

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

See also: 2024 Georgia State Panthers football team

Vanderbilt Commodores at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	10	0	22	32
Panthers	3	9	10	14	36

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

See also: 2024 Missouri Tigers football team

Vanderbilt Commodores at No. 7 Missouri Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Commodores	7	6	7	0	7	0	27
No. 7 Tigers	7	3	10	0	7	3	30

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.

Statistics	VAN	MIZZ
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

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	3	4	Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide	7	7	14	7	35
Commodores	13	10	7	10	40

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 Coleman-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 Coleman-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	Jam Miller	5 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ryan Coleman-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 and its first win against the Crimson Tide in Nashville since 1969. This was also the Commodores first win over a AP Top 5 opponent in program history.

At Kentucky

See also: 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team and Kentucky–Vanderbilt football rivalry

Vanderbilt Commodores at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	7	3	3	20
Wildcats	0	7	0	6	13

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

See also: 2024 Ball State Cardinals football team

Ball State Cardinals at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	0	14
Commodores	3	11	0	10	24

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.

Statistics	BALL	VAN
First downs	16	21
Total yards	268	420
Rushing yards	78	145
Passing yards	190	275
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	25:25	34:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing	Kadin Semonza	21/29, 190 yards, TD
	Rushing	Vaughn Pemberton	5 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	Tanner Koziol	9 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	17/31, 275 yards, TD
	Rushing	Diego Pavia	13 rushes, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Stowers	8 receptions, 130 yards, TD

No. 5 Texas

See also: 2024 Texas Longhorns football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Longhorns	14	7	3	3	27
No. 25 Commodores	7	3	7	7	24

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.

Statistics	TEX	VAN
First downs	20	17
Total yards	392	269
Rushing yards	104	114
Passing yards	288	155
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	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
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	16/29, 143 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Diego Pavia	16 rushes, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Junior Sherrill	5 receptions, 62 yards, TD

At Auburn

See also: 2024 Auburn Tigers football team

Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	0	3	7	17
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 11:45 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: E 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 88,043
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline reporter)
• 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.

Statistics	VAN	AUB
First downs	12	14
Total yards	227	327
Rushing yards	84	88
Passing yards	143	239
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:57	28:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	9/22, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Sedrick Alexander	10 rushes, 28 yards
	Receiving	Junior Sherrill	1 reception, 31 yards
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	20/29, 239 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	12 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	4 receptions, 78 yards

South Carolina

See also: 2024 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	7	14	7	28
No. 25 Commodores	0	0	7	0	7

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.

Statistics	SCAR	VAN
First downs	25	17
Total yards	452	274
Rushing yards	214	108
Passing yards	238	166
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:59	29:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing	LaNorris Sellers	14/20, 238 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Raheim Sanders	15 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Raheim Sanders	2 Receptions, 52 yards, TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	16/31, 166 yards
	Rushing	Diego Pavia	13 rushes, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Stowers	4 receptions, 41 yards

At LSU

See also: 2024 LSU Tigers football team

Vanderbilt Commodores at LSU Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	0	3	7	17
Tigers	7	7	7	3	24

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.

Statistics	VAN	LSU
First downs	13	27
Total yards	308	471
Rushing yards	122	139
Passing yards	186	332
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	25:17	34:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	13/24, 186 yards, TD
	Rushing	Diego Pavia	6 rushes, 43 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quincy Skinner Jr.	3 receptions, 72 yards, TD
LSU	Passing	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

See also: 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry

Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Volunteers	7	17	9	3	36
Commodores	17	0	0	6	23

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

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.

Statistics	TENN	VAN
First downs	28	15
Total yards	538	212
Rushing yards	281	108
Passing yards	257	104
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	33:35	26:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing	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
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	8/17, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Sedrick Alexander	17 rushes, 60 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Richie Hoskins	1 reception, 31 yards, 1 TD

Georgia Tech (Birmingham Bowl / rivalry)

See also: 2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, 2024 Birmingham Bowl, and Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	10	3	14	27
Commodores	7	7	7	14	35

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C)
• Game attendance: 33,840
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)

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)

Statistics	GT	VAN
First downs	24	20
Plays–yards	69–394	59–306
Rushes–yards	36–190	38–146
Passing yards	204	160
Passing: comp–att–int	25–33–1	13–21–0
Turnovers
Time of possession	28:50	31:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing	Haynes King	25/33, 204 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jamal Haynes	17 carries, 136 yards
	Receiving	Abdul Janneh	3 receptions, 34 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	13/21, 160 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Diego Pavia	17 carries, 84 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Eli Stowers	4 receptions, 55 yards, TD