Vanderbilt Lo o k s Fo r 5t h Strai g h t Win Th e Co m m o d o r e Se a s o n a t a Gl a n c e ...(4-0, 2-0)

Da t e Op p o n e n t No t e s 8/28 @ Miami of Ohio (W, 34-13) Commodores rush for 269 yards in road win 9/4 So. Carolina, ESPN (W, 24-17) Second straight win over ranked Gamecocks 4-0, 2-0 4-1, 2-1 9/13 Rice, 6 pm (W, 38-21) Vanderbilt scores 24 unanswered points in win 9/20 @ Ole Miss, 6 pm (W, 23-17) Defense forces six turnovers in key road victory Ki c k o f f In f o r m a t i o n 10/4 Auburn, ESPN, 5 pm 4-1 No. 13 Tigers use huge defensive effort to topple UT DATE: Saturday, October 4, 2008 10/11 @ Miss. State, TBA 1-4 Bulldogs play hard in 34-24 loss to LSU in Baton Rouge KICKOFF: 5:00 p.m., CST 10/18 @ Georgia, TBA 4-1 Bulldogs get overwhelmed by visiting Alabama 41-30 STADIUM: 10/25 Duke, 2 pm 3-1 Blue Devils continue to impress; defeat Virginia 31-3 LOCATION: Nashville, Tenn. 11/8 , TBA 3-1 Gators upset in 31-30 loss to Ole Miss in Gainesville RADIO: Vanderbilt Radio Network; Flagship Station – 104.5 "The Zone" 11/15 @ Kentucky, TBA 4-0 Wildcats have their way with Western Kentucky 41-3 COMMODORE RADIO CREW: 11/22 Tennessee, TBA 1-3 Vols struggle on offense in 14-12 defeat at Auburn Joe Fisher, play-by-play; 11/29 @ Wake Forest, TBA 3-1 Deacs suffer first loss of season, 24-17, to Navy John Gromos, color analyst; Kevin Ingram, reporter XM RADIO: Channel 200 TV: ESPN (national) ESPN CREW: Brent Musburger, play-by-play; vanderbilt Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Lisa Salters, sidelines ESPN's Co l l e g e Ga m e Da y Game Notes Sh o w Co m i n g To Ca m p u s ESPN's popular "College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" show will make its first Commodore Storylines appearance ever on the Vanderbilt campus this ★ The Commodores continue to move up in ★ Commodore special teams, ability to create Saturday when No. 13 Auburn invades Nashville to Top 25 rankings; Team is 19th in polls. turnovers aiding Vanderbilt cause. take on the No. 19 Commodores. - Entering the Top 25...Pages 2 - Team among NCAA best in both areas...Page 5 The entire College GameDay crew – Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond ★ While the series has its share of oddities, ★ D.J. Moore continues to show versatility; Howard – will be on campus to focus national Auburn have controlled recent games. Junior standout impacting outcome in virtually attention on the Auburn-Vanderbilt matchup. - More on the Vanderbilt-Auburn series...Page 3 every phase of games. The game, scheduled to kickoff at 5 p.m., CT, - More on Moore's versatility, production..Page 7 also will air on ESPN. ★ Safety Ryan Hamilton enjoys career game More details on how fans can watch the show in Vanderbilt win at Ole Miss. ★ Twelve former 'Dores on NFL rosters. will be available Tuesday at vucommodores.com. - Ties team record with three INTs...Page 4 - Former Commodores in the Pros...Page 10

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LARRY LEATHERS - Primary Football Contact VANDERBILT AUBURN (615) 343-6437 office; (615) 480-8226 cell Location Nashville, Tenn. Auburn, Ala. [email protected] Founded 1873 1856 ROD WILLIAMSON – Dir., External Relations Enrollment 6,402 24,137 CHRIS WEINMAN – FB Asst./Women’s BB Conference Southeastern Southeastern ANDY BOGGS – Men’s Basketball/Golf THOMAS SAMUEL – Baseball/Women's Soccer Nickname Commodores Tigers BRANDON BARCA – Website Coordinator Colors Black & Gold Burnt Orange & Navy Blue RYAN SCHULZ – Editor, Commodore Nation Home Field Vanderbilt Stadium Jordan-Hare Stadium Travis Young – Intern, Tennis Capacity 39,773 87,451 Josh Arntz – Intern, website/Cross Country Field Surface natural grass natural grass PHONE: (615) 322-4121 Head Coach (7th) Tommy Tuberville (10th) FAX: (615) 343-7064 Coaching Record 84-86 (.494) 109-54 (.669) PRESS BOX PHONE: (615) 320-0436 Website vucommodores.com auburntigers.com

2008 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Stadiu m Im p r o ve m ent s H See k in g 5-0 Start

Va n d e r b i lt St a d i u m Ge t s Fr e s h Lo o k ; Co m m o d o r e s Se e k i n g 5-0 St a r t Ph a s e I Co n s t r u c t i o n Wo r k Co m p l e t e Starting 4-0 at Vanderbilt is unique. Starting 5-0 – which the Commodore fans attending home games this season will be Commodores will attempt when they face Western Division power Auburn on Saturday – is just plain rare. greeted by the first substantial improvements to Dudley Field and The Commodores' 4-0 start, provided by come-from-behind wins Vanderbilt Stadium in more than a decade. against Miami (Ohio), South Carolina, Rice and Ole Miss, is just the Constructions crews completed Phase 1 work on Vanderbilt team's fourth 4-0 start since 1950. Stadium in late August. The result is a clean, refurbished look for Trying to find the last time a Vanderbilt squad started the season the stadium, built in 1981. 5-0? You need only go back to World War II, mere months before The construction is the first of five phases outlined in a D-Day and the Western Allies' invasion of Normandy, France. The year $60 million athletic facility enhancement plan. The project was was 1943, the team's final record was 5-0, and its undermanned announced last winter by Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor of University Wartime opponents included Tennessee Tech for two games, Camp Affairs and Student Athletics David Williams II. Campbell, Milligan and Carson-Newman. Among the football stadium improvements completed in the The Commodores have now reached 4-0 twice under Bobby Phase I work are: Johnson. In 2005, the squad rode the late-game heroics of QB to a 4-0 mark before finishing 5-6 overall. Johnson is the first • New brick exterior renovation to south of Commodore head coach to have two 4-0 teams since stadium facing McGugin Athletic Center and Jess accomplished the feat in 1937-38. Neely Drive. The work extends the brick facade This marks only the fourth 4-0 start for Vanderbilt since World War II. included at the adjacent Hawkins Baseball Field. • Painting of stadium exterior. Vanderbilt Teams Starting 4-0 • Addition of new Vanderbilt Bookstore and Ye a r Op e n i n g Se a so n Co a c h Fi n a l Re co r d Commodore Grille outlets on concourse. 2008 4-0 Bobby Johnson --- • New eastside concourse artwork featuring 2005 4-0 Bobby Johnson 5-6 Vanderbilt Athletics "It's Good To Be Gold" theme. 1984 4-0 George MacIntyre 5-6 The artwork includes action images of several 1950 4-0 Bill Edwards 7-4 recent Vanderbilt standouts, such as football 1943 5-0 E.H. Alley 5-0 players Jay Cutler, Earl Bennett and Chris 1941 4-0 8-2 1938 4-0 Ray Morrison 6-3 Williams, golfer Brandt Snedeker, hoopsters Shan 1937 5-0 Ray Morrison 7-2 Foster and Chantelle Anderson, and baseball Between 1890 and 1934, Vanderbilt teams started 4-0 on 16 different players Pedro Alvarez and David Price. occasions. Squads coached by Dan McGugin (1904-17, 1919-1934) • New exterior signage and installation of large accomplished the feat 13 times. "Star V" logos on the press box structure. Bobby Johnson's football team also benefited from the addition o r e s o o k i n g f o r t a r t of FieldTurf artificial surface at its practice facility this summer. 'D L 3-0 SEC S Phase I construction also is aimed at enhancing both Memorial The Commodores will be seeking their third consecutive win in Gym and Hawkins Field. New men's and women's player locker Southeastern Conference play when Auburn comes to Nashville on rooms, and post-game press conference facilities are under Saturday. construction at Memorial Gym, along with the installment of a new Vanderbilt is currently leading the SEC Eastern Division standings wooden gym floor. At Hawkins Field, work is under way to expand after early-season victories against South Carolina (24-17, Sept. 4) capacity with the addition of seating areas in left field and right and Ole Miss (23-17, Sept. 20). field. The last time Vanderbilt won three consecutive games in the tough The facility project is expected to continue for several years. SEC was 1982 – which also happens to be the Commodores' last year for a postseason bowl appearance. In 1982, the Commodores started Phase II, expected to get under way after the 2008 football 3-2 before putting together a five-game win streak, a stretch that season, calls for total renovation of both stadium gates facing Jess included victories over Ole Miss (19-10, Oct.23), Kentucky (23-10, Nov. Neely Drive, and the continuation of the brick exterior facade down 6) and Tennessee (28-21, Nov. 27). Natchez Trace. Work on the long-anticipated Vanderbilt Athletics The Commodores have captured three straight SEC victories on just Hall of Fame also is expected to start after the season. seven occasions: 1934, 1935, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955 and 1982. The project also calls for future construction of new football Vanderbilt's longest winning streak in SEC play is four games, player locker and meeting rooms, and expanded training and accomplished in 1948 and 1949. academic support facilities. The Commodores also captured consecutive SEC wins under Bobby Johnson to open the 2005 season – 28-24 at Arkansas (Sept. 10.) and 31-23 vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 17).

2 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes Vanderbilt Enter s To p 25 Nati o nal Po ll s

Co m m o d o re s Earn Fir s t AP Ran k in g in 24 Year s For the first time since Los Angeles hosted Before this year, Vanderbilt last reached the The Commodores' highest AP ranking ever – the Summer Olympics, "Ghostbusters" was AP Top 25 on Oct. 1, 1984, a day after toppling No. 7 – came on Oct. 28, 1937, days after a No. 1 movie hit, Bruce Springsteen packed Alabama 30-21 to move to 4-0. A ranking of No. Greer Ricketson stunned No. 6 LSU on an infa- houses on the Born in the USA tour and Ronald 19 lasted one week, with Tulane pulling a 27-23 mous 50-yard "hidden ball" play in an eventual Reagan was campaigning for a second term, the surprise over Vanderbilt in Nashville. 7-6 win. are nationally ranked in Vanderbilt's football history includes a 30-year Most of the Vanderbilt's rankings came early the Associated Press Poll. stretch (1904-34) as the South's dominant in the history of the AP Poll. Eight rankings came Writers across the nation have the power under head coach Dan McGugin. The AP between 1937 and 1958. Commodores ranked No. 19 in the latest poll, Poll began publishing its rankings in 1936, two This year, Vanderbilt moved into the Top 25 released Sunday afternoon. years after McGugin retired from the Vanderbilt in both the AP and coaches polls one day after Two other key ballots – the USA Today position. defeating Ole Miss 23-17 in Oxford, Miss. The Coaches' Poll and Harris Interactive Poll – also Vanderbilt has been ranked by the AP in 10 Commodores began receiving votes after recognize the Commodores' 4-0 early-season different seasons: 1984, 1958, 1956, 1955, topping South Carolina 24-17 on Sept. 4. start. Vanderbilt is No. 19 in both polls. 1950, 1948, 1947, 1942, 1938 and 1937.

Va n d e r b i l t Be c o m e s Un a n i m o u s To p 25 Se l e c t i o n Did Yo u Kn o w ?

The 4-0 Commodores became a unanimous member of the national Top 25 after registering its second Co m m o d o r e s We r e consecutive victory in Southeastern Conference play, 23-17 at Ole Miss on Sept. 20. The Top 25 ranking is Na t i o n a l Ch a m p i o n s the first for Vanderbilt since the Commodores were No. 19 after defeating Alabama in 1984. Vanderbilt was ranked No. 19 this week in national polls by the USA Today (coaches) and Associated Press (sportswriters). In the first Harris Interactive Poll released Sunday, the Commodores were also 19th. With Vanderbilt entering the The Commodores will host No. 13 (AP) Auburn this Saturday. It is the first time since 1956 that a Associated Press Top 25 for just ranked Vanderbilt faced a ranked opponent. the second time since 1958 after Voters started giving Vanderbilt recognition after a 24-17 win over South Carolina on Sept. 4. topping Ole Miss on Sept. 20, even ardent fans of the team might HARRIS INTERACTIVE POLL ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL media/former coaches and players' ballot, writers poll, released Sept. 28, 2008 coaches ballot, released Sept. 28, 2008 need to be reminded that their released Sept. 28, 2008 # School (1st) Record Votes # School (1st) Record Votes Commodores lay claim to national # School (1st) Record Votes 1. Oklahoma (43) 4-0 1,599 1. Oklahoma (57) 4-0 1520 1 Oklahoma (102) 4-0 2,835 2. Alabama (21) 5-0 1,565 2. LSU (1) 4-0 1399 champion status – at least in the 2 LSU (3) 4-0 2,637 3. LSU 4-0 1,466 3. Missouri 4-0 1398 eyes of one pollster. 3 Alabama (7) 5-0 2,601 4. Missouri (1) 4-0 1,453 4. Alabama (2) 5-0 1350 4 Missouri (1) 4-0 2,524 5. Texas 4-0 1,362 5. Texas (1) 4-0 1310 According to the NCAA's official 5 Texas (1) 4-0 2,455 6. Penn State 5-0 1,252 6. Penn State (5-0) 1146 website, the Commodores were 6 Penn State 5-0 2,102 7. Texas Tech 4-0 1,105 7. Brigham Young (4-0) 1054 recognized as national champions 7 USC 2-1 1,997 8. Brigham Young 4-0 1,098 8. Texas Tech (4-0) 1047 8 Texas Tech 4-0 1,933 9. Southern California 2-1 1,087 9. Southern California (2-1) 990 by Billingsley after an 8-1 cam- 9 BYU 4-0 1,904 10. South Florida 5-0 1,035 T-10. South Florida (5-0) 888 paign in 1906 and 8-1 record in 10 Georgia 4-1 1,831 11. Georgia 4-1 1,018 T-10. Georgia (4-1) 888 11 Florida 3-1 1,744 12. Florida 3-1 914 12. Ohio State (4-1) 854 1911. The 1906 squad outscored 12 South Florida 5-0 1,657 13. Auburn 4-1 860 13. Florida (3-1) 832 its opponents 278-16, losing only 13 Auburn 4-1 1,506 14. Ohio State 4-1 829 14. Auburn (4-1) 776 14 Ohio State 4-1 1,482 15. Utah 5-0 713 15. Utah (5-0) 684 at Michigan 10-4. It also beat the 15 Utah 5-0 1,195 16. Kansas 3-1 650 16. Kansas (3-1) 555 great Carlisle squad by a 4-0 16 Wisconsin 3-1 973 17. Boise State 3-0 549 17. Wisconsin (3-1) 521 17 Kansas 3-1 966 18. Wisconsin 3-1 520 18. Boise State (3-0) 446 margin. Dan McGugin's 1911 18 Boise State 3-0 808 19. Vanderbilt 4-0 459 19. Vanderbilt (4-0) 351 squad outscored its foes 259-9, 19 Vanderbilt 4-0 704 20. Virginia Tech 4-1 290 20. Oregon (4-1) 286 20 Fresno State 3-1 493 21. Oklahoma State 4-0 277 21. Fresno State (3-1) 280 again dropping a decision at 21 Oregon 4-1 476 22. Fresno State 3-1 232 22. Oklahoma State (4-0) 229 Michigan 9-8. 22 Virginia Tech 4-1 350 23. Oregon 4-1 199 23. Connecticut (5-0) 180 23 Oklahoma State 4-0 299 24. Connecticut 5-0 126 24. Virginia Tech (4-1) 161 McGugin's ties to Michigan 24 Connecticut 5-0 286 25. Wake Forest 3-1 107 25. Wake Forest (3-1) 148 were deep. Not only did he play 25 Wake Forest 3-1 223 Others receiving votes: Maryland 46, Others receiving votes: Northwestern Other receiving votes: Mich. State 187; Michigan State 42, Kentucky 40, Ball State 98; Mich. State 88; Kentucky 86; Ball State on national championship teams Northwestern 165; Maryland 98; TCU 77; 38, Northwestern 32, Tulsa 32, TCU 30, 43; Maryland 40; Tulsa 38; Florida. State at Michigan and graduate from its Kentucky 73; Fla. State 66; Tulsa 59; Illinois 24, North Carolina 21, Florida State 31; TCU 25; California 20; Georgia Tech Illinois 55; Ga. Tech 43; No. Carolina 41; 14, Ole Miss 13, Georgia Tech 10, California 18; Illinois 14; Nebraska 8; Oregon State 7; law school, McGugin and legend- Ball State 36; Cal 31; Boston College 25; 5, Nebraska 5, Oregon State 3, Boston Clemson 5; North Carolina 5; Notre Dame ary Wolverine coach Fielding Yost Notre Dame 18; Nebraska 16; Clemson 15; College 3, Colorado 2. 3; Cincinnati 2; Duke 1; Ole Miss 1. were brothers-in-law and Nashville Colorado 15; East Carolina 10; Michigan 10; Ole Miss 9; Oregon State 7; Arizona 6; neighbors. Duke 3; West Virginia 3; Tennessee 1.

3 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes Th e Au b u r n Se r i e s • 2007 Ga m e Re c a p

Th e Va n d e r b i lt -Au b u r n Se r i e s Ga m e 5 Va n d e r b i l t Co m m o d o r e s H Au b u r n Ti g e r s H Meeting Between Schools: 41st Oc t . 6•Jo r d a n -Ha r e St a d i u m , Au b u r n , Ala. • At t n: 82,657 H Series Record: Vanderbilt trails, 19-20-1 H Last Meeting: Vanderbilt 7, Auburn 35 (2007) Vanderbilt 7 H First Meeting: Vanderbilt 10, Auburn 30 (1893) H Last Game in Nashville: Vanderbilt 7, Auburn 45 (2003) Auburn 35 H Last Game in Auburn: Vanderbilt 7, Auburn 35 (2007) AUBURN, Ala. – Ben Tate rushed for 96 H Vanderbilt-Auburn Series Record in Nashville: 10-7 yards, Brad Lester ran for 77 yards and two H Bobby Johnson vs. Auburn: 0-2 as Auburn beat Vanderbilt 35-7 H Vanderbilt vs. Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville: 0-9 for its third consecutive victory. The Tigers, fresh from a road upset over No. 9 Florida, scored touchdowns on four Va n d e r b i lt -Au b u r n Se r i e s No t e s of their first five possessions and were up 28-0 at halftime. The Vanderbilt-Auburn series can best be described as unique. Tate had just nine carries while Lester Though the series looks virtually even – Auburn holds a 20-19-1 all- had 13. Mario Fannin gained 54 yards on time lead – it's an affair the Commodores have struggled to win for 11 carries and had three catches for 26 yards. All three had big plays during a first five decades. half when Auburn outgained Vandy by a 324-66 margin. Auburn has captured the last 13 games played between the Mackenzi Adams took over for Chris Nickson in the second half. Nickson was just schools. The Vanderbilt losing streak dates back to the Commodores' 5-for-16 for 38 yards. Adams went 4-of-9 for 24 yards. only bowl victory – a 25-13 win over No. 8-ranked Auburn in the The Commodores scored on Cassen Jackson-Garrison's 1-yard run with 4:57 left. 1955 . That Vanderbilt win in Jacksonville, Fla., featured five Auburn – all recovered by the Commodores. Sc o r i n g Su m m a r y Since the Gator Bowl, Auburn has captured the 13 meetings Te a m 1 2 3 4 Fi n a l Re c o r d between the team by an average margin of 25 points. Va n d e r b i l t 0 0 0 7 7 3-2, 1-2 Au b u r n 14 14 7 0 35 4-2, 2-1

Pl a y i n g Wi t h Su c c e ss Un d e r t h e Li g h t s Fi r st Qu a r t e r : AU – Tate 4-yd. run (Byrum kick) 7:02. AU – Smith 2-yd. pass from Cox (Byrum kick) 2:55. Vanderbilt has produced solid results in recent night games. Se c o n d Qu a r t e r : AU – Fannin 22-yd. run (Byrum kick) 14:24. AU – Lester 17-yd. run Since the 2005 opener, the Commodores are 12-4 while playing (Byrum kick) 3:29. under the lights, including an 9-3 record in Vanderbilt Stadium. The Th i r d Qu a r t e r : AU – Lester 5-yd. run (Byrum kick) 8:57. team has also earned eight victories in its last nine night games. Fo u r t h Qu a r t e r : VU – Jackson-Garrison 1-yd. run (Hahnfeldt kick) 4:57 Vanderbilt has won all four night games this season, including the Statist ic s Va n d e r b i l t Au b u r n 23-17 victory at Ole Miss on Sept. 20. Fi r s t Do w n s 17 19 Other top Vanderbilt performances at night include road victories at Ru s h i n g (Ne t ) 38-133 39-239 Wake Forest and Arkansas in 2005, and a win over Ole Miss in 2007. Pa s s i n g Ya r d s 88 165 Pa s s e s : At t -Co m p -In t 31-12-1 18-14-1 To t a l Off . (Pl a y s -Ya r d s ) 69-221 57-404 Re c e n t 'Do r e Re s u l t s vs . Ra n k e d Te a m s Pu n t Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 4-31 2-(-4) KO Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 4-98 2-38 Vanderbilt looks for its second victory this season over a nationally INT Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 1-24 1-26 ranked opponent when the Auburn Tigers come to Nashville Saturday. Pu n t s (#-Av g ) 6-36.3 5-41.6 On Sept. 4, the 'Dores claimed a win over No. 24 South Carolina. Fu m b l e s -Lo s t 0-0 0-0 It represented the third straight season that Commodore squad has Pe n a lt i e s -Ya r d s 7-45 11-87 Po s s e s s i o n Ti m e 31:52 28:08 defeated a Top 25 opponent – the first time in team history. Th i r d -Do w n s 3 o f 13 6 o f 11 The Commodores are 3-5 in their last eight games against ranked Fo u r t h -Do w n s 2 o f 4 0 o f 0 opponents. Three of the losses have been by a or less. Re d -Zo n e Su cc e s s 1-2 4-4 Prior to defeating No. 16 Georgia in Athens in 2006, the Sa ck s By: (#-Ya r d s ) 1-7 2-13 Commodores had lost 51 consecutive meetings with ranked teams. RUSHING: VU–Jackson-Garrison 13-45; Hawkins 6-41; Jennings 9-35; Kovalcheck The victory over USC was the 'Dores' first home win over a ranked 1-10; Adams 4-4; Reeves 2-3; Nickson 3-(-5). AU–Tate 9-96; Lester 13-77; Fannin opponent since defeating No. 25 Ole Miss 31-9 on Sept. 19, 1992. 11-54; Stewart 2-15; Burns 3-4; Cox 1-(-7). PASSING: VU–Nickson 5-16-0-38; Adams 4-9-1-24; Kovalcheck 3-6-0-26. AU–Cox Wins over Top 25 teams since 2005 14-17-1-165; Burns 0-1-0-0. Op p o n e n t Lo c a t io n (Da t e ) Sc or e RECEIVING: VU–Bennett 4-31; Anderson 2-14; Walker 2-10; Washington 1-12; No. 24 South Carolina Nashville (9/4/2008) 24-17 Green 1-8; Smith 1-7; Jennings 1-6. AU–Fannin 3-26; Smith 3-23; Billings 2-36; No. 6 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. (10/20/2007) 17-6 Dunn 1-33; Trott 1-16; Hawthorne 1-12; Stewart 1-9; Tate 1-7; Bennett 1-3. No. 16 Georgia Athens, Ga. (10/14/2006) 24-22

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Va n d e r b i lt 's Ea r ly -Se a s o n Su c c e ss : Tu r n o v e r Ma r g i n a n d Sp e c i a l Te a m s Pl a y

Vanderbilt is off to one of its best starts in Commodore special teams have per- punting average is a career-high 36.8 yards. decades due in part to a positive turnover formed in superb fashion through four Only seven of Upson's 21 punts have been margin and effective special teams play. games. Veteran kicker Bryant Hahnfeldt (Sr., returned; eight have been downed inside the The Commodores lead all the nation in Nashville) has converted on 7-of-7 field goal opponent's 20-yard line. turnover margin through four games. At the attempts, including all three from 40 yards D.J. Moore (Jr., Spartanburg, S.C.) has same time, special teams have contributed in and beyond. Hahnfeldt has also connected on been one of the nation's top return a big way toward the team's 4-0 start. all 14 extra point tries this season. The specialists. Moore is averaging 29 yards on Vanderbilt has forced 14 turnovers by their success has enabled Hahnfeldt to become the seven returns and 22 yards on kickoff opponents: 10 and four fumbles. Commodores' all-time leading scorer. returns. The Commodores' rate is tied for Brett Upson (Jr., Griffin, Ga.) is off Vanderbilt coverage units also have enjoyed the NCAA lead with Boston College of the ACC to his best season in a Commodore uniform. success. Opposing teams are averaging just and Texas Tech of the Big 12. Through averaging 39.6 yards, Upson's net 2.7 yards on punt returns.

Co m e b a c k Co m m o d o r e s Ha m i l t o n Ha s Ca r e e r Ga m e a t Ol e Mi ss ; Sw e e ps Na t i o n a l We e k ly De f e n s i v e Ho n o r s Vanderbilt opening the season 4-0 hasn't happened with much lregularity. The Commodores' route to becoming 4-0 is even more Safety Ryan Hamilton (R-Jr., Wycombe, Pa.) swept national unusual. defensive player of the week honors following a remarkable perfor- Bobby Johnson's squad has found ways to register victories, mance in the Commodores' 23-17 win at Ole Miss on Sept. 20. instead of watching as opponents accomplish the feat. Quite simply, Hamilton enjoyed a career of highlights in a All four Vanderbilt victories have been come-from-behind affairs single game, significant enough to earn him the Football Writers for the Commodores. In each game, Vanderbilt has put together a Association of America Bronko Nagurski and string of unanswered points to prevail. Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week honors. He was • In the opener at Miami, the Commodores trailed 3-0 early before also named the Southeastern Conference's top defensive player, putting together a 17-0 stretch to take the lead for good. and earned similar recognition from USA Today. • In its Southeastern Conference opener, Vanderbilt trailed South Hamilton's performance included tying a school record with Carolina 10-3 at halftime, then scored 21 unanswered points to take three interceptions. Hamilton was responsible for totally changing a 24-10 margin en route to an eventual 24-17 win. momentum in the game in the first quarter, taking his first pick 79 • On three occasions during the first half, the Rice Owls took a yards for a Commodore touchdown. It was the fourth longest inter- 7-point lead on the Commodores before Vanderbilt reeled off 24 ception return in team history, and the first returned for a touch- straight points to secure a 38-21 decision. down since D.J. Moore accomplished the feat against Eastern • At Ole Miss, the Commodores twice trailed by 10 points, 10-0 Michigan in 2007. and 17-7 in the first quarter before coming back to record a 23-17 Hamilton's third interception came as time expired and sealed victory. The Vanderbilt offense provided three possessions that Vanderbilt's first victory in Oxford, Miss., since 1999. resulted in Bryant Hahnfeldt field goals after the first quarter, the Hamilton's three interceptions might not be his top highlight from Commodore defense held Ole Miss without points for the final three the outstanding performance. Early in the third quarter, Hamilton quarters. made a huge defensive play, stopping a Rebel runner inside the Vanderbilt 1-yard line on 4th and goal. Four plays later, Hamilton Va n d e r b i lt 's Se c o n d Ha l f Su c c e ss recovered an Ole Miss near midfield following a Vanderbilt punt. The Commodores' 4-0 start has been keyed by success in the Hamilton, who became the second Vanderbilt defender to win the second half. FWAA's weekly award this season, added a fumble recovery and Vanderbilt has outscored its first four opponents 51-10 in the had six tackles (four unassisted), including a goal-line stop that second half. In the fourth quarter, when the Commodores have prevented a Rebel score. The other Vanderbilt recipient this sea- traditionally struggled, Vanderbilt holds a 27-7 scoring advantage. son was Patrick Benoist in a 24-17 victory over South The Vanderbilt defense has been superb in second half action, Carolina. holding its last two opponents scoreless after intermission. Hamilton will be added to the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy The second half advantage continues a trend witnessed by recent Watch List. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy will be presented to the Bobby Johnson squads. Twice in the last three years, 2005 and 2007, best defensive player in on Dec. 7 by the FWAA and Vanderbilt has finished the season with a scoring advantage over its the Charlotte Touchdown Club at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. opponents after intermission.

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'Do r e s – SEC In t e r c e p t i o n Le a d e r s Stat i s t i c s Do n 't Te l l Th e Fu l l St o r y The Commodore defense, sparked by a veteran defensive secondary, Statistics don't always tell the full truth about a football team. The tops the Southeastern Conference and shares the national lead with 10 2008 edition of the Commodores is a classic example. interceptions. Vanderbilt ranks last in several key stat categories in the SEC, The Commodores' interception total is tied with Boston College and including total offense (282.8 yards), total defense (364.3 yards), pass- Texas Tech for the most in the nation through four games. ing offense (80.8 yards) and passing defense (240 yards). Yet, the Five different defenders have contributed interceptions, including Commodores are 4-0, 2-0 in SEC play, and outscoring their first four safety Ryan Hamilton, who had three picks in the win at Ole Miss. Fellow opponents by a 12.8-point margin. safety Reshard Langford has two this season, and 10 for his career. While the Commodore offense is producing fewer passing yards, its also gaining yards on the ground (202 ypg, 3rd in SEC) and has limited a h n f e l d t e a m s l l t i m e c o r e r turnovers (5 total). Vanderbilt, Florida and Washington are the only three H : T ' A - S teams in the nation without a pass intercepted. Kicker Bryant Hahnfeldt (Sr., Nashville) has become the team's On defense, the Commodores have been a bend-but-don't break unit. all-time leading scorer, earning national attention in the process. The unit also stiffens at the right time: opponents are scored just four In Vanderbilt's last game, Hahnfeldt providing the winning points touchdowns in 11 red-zone opportunities against the Commodores. at Ole Miss, scoring the team's last nine points by hitting field goals The defense also is one of the SEC's most aggressive, topping the from 34, 31 and 40 yards in the 23-17 victory. He was one of three conference in sacks (11) and interceptions (10). The unit is a kickers across the nation to earn weekly recognition from the Lou big reason why the Commodores lead the nation in turnover margin. Groza Award committee after the performance against Ole Miss. Hahnfeldt departed the Ole Miss game with 221 career points, 11 Va n d e r b i lt Limiting Pe n a l i t i e s more than the total accumulated by John Markham (1997-2000). Both were standout kickers at Montgomery Bell Academy, a school Once again, Bobby Johnson's disciplined Commodores are among the located 1.5 miles west of Vanderbilt. NCAA leaders in fewest penalties committed. Hahnfeldt has shared the team's Specialist of the Week honors The Commodores are averaging less than three infractions per game. after every game. He is enjoying an outstanding senior campaign for Their penalty total (11) leads the SEC and is tied with Pittsburgh for the the Commodores. He is 7-of-7 in field goals, including three beyond NCAA lead. 40 yards. He is also 14 of 14 on extra point attempts. Penalties are costing the Vanderbilt just 28.8 yards per game, second Hahnfeldt holds the team record for PATs made with 101. He to Alabama in the SEC and eighth in the NCAA. needs to convert eight field goals to surpass Markham's school Under Johnson, the Commodores have been among the national lead- record of 47. ers in both penalties categories. Commodore Leaders – Career Points by Kicker u pp o r t i v e r o w d s a t c h o m m o d o r e s Pla c e k i c k e r FGs pATs Poi n t s S C W C 1. , 2005-08 40-61 101-105 221 Bryant Hahnfeldt An enthusiastic crowd of 37,370 watched Vanderbilt's last home 2. John Markham, 1997-2000 47-68 68-77 209 game –a 38-21 win over Rice on Sept. 13. The audience for the non- SEC game was higher than the crowd that watched the Commodores' Ha w k i n s Pr o v i d e s So l i d Ru s h Pr e s e n c e 24-17 win over No. 24 South Carolina in the home opener Sept. 4. Three of the Commodores' four remaining home games, versus Tailback Jared Hawkins (R-Jr., Spring, Texas) continues to make SEC foes Auburn, Florida and Tennessee, are sold out. Tickets remain the most of his starting opportunity. for the Oct. 25 game against ACC member Duke. After setting career highs in rushing yardage in consecutive games, With season ticket sales at 19,185 – the highest level since 1996 – Hawkins came by another solid performance in Vanderbilt 23-17 win the Commodores are hoping to post its highest average attendance at Ole Miss. He topped the Commodore rushing attack with 72 yards since the late 1990s. on 17 carries. Hawkins also caught one pass, a 9-yarder that resulted in Vanderbilt's second touchdown. Average Attendance Since 2000 Hawkins leads the Commodores with 314 rushing yards. He is Ye ar Av g . At t e n da n c e second on the team to QB Chris Nickson with three rushing touch- 2008 (thru 2 games) 37,110 downs. He enters the Auburn game as the SEC's sixth leading rusher, 2007 (8 games) 34,629 averaging 78.6 yards. 2006 (7 games) 34,861 Hawkins established career highs in rushing yards and attempts in 2005 (6 games) 36,031 Vanderbilt's victory over Rice. In just his second career start, Hawkins 2004 (6 games) 28,472 rushed for 107 yards on 20 carries. Hawkins' rushing total against 2003 (7 games) 28,282 Rice is the most by a Commodore RB since Cassen Jackson-Garrison 2002 (7 games) 32,192 produced 119 yards against Ole Miss in 2007. 2001 (6 games) 33,990

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'Do r e s Se e k i n g Se c o n d ESPN Win Mo r e Co m m o d o r e No t e s Fr o m Ol e Mi ss

After going more than two H Vanderbilt held Ole Miss scoreless through the last three 'Do re s o n ESPN Stati o n s decades without a victory on quarters. It marked the second straight opponent that the Commodore ESPN, the Commodores will Year Op p o nent Stati o n W/L defense has shut down after halftime. seek their second win on the 2008 So. Carolina ESPN W H Freshman LB Chris Marve, a native of Memphis, posted the network in less than a month 2008 Miami (Ohio) ESPNU W finest game of his brief Vanderbilt career in the win at Ole Miss. He when it faces Auburn Saturday. 2007 Georgia ESPN2 L contributed a team-high 11 total tackles, including seven solo stops. The Commodores opened its 2006 Michigan ESPN L Marve also produced two huge defensive plays for the defense. In home schedule this season on 2005 Wake Forest ESPNU W the third quarter, he stopped a Rebel runner at the Vanderbilt 1-yard ESPN, defeating No. 24 South LSU ESPN2 L line to force a fourth down where the Commodores again stuffed a Carolina 24-17 on Sept. 4. Georgia ESPN2 L rush attempt. In the waning minutes and Ole Miss, Marve made the Before topping South play of the game, stripping a Rebel runner of possession inside the Florida ESPN2 L Carolina, the 'Dores were Vanderbilt 2-yard line. The fumble was recovered by D.J. Moore in the 1999 Kentucky ESPN L winless in seven previous ESPN end zone. appearances dating back to a 1998 Miss. State ESPN2 L Marve is tied for third on the team with 26 total tackles. 1984 game against LSU. Tennessee ESPN2 L H Eighteen Commodore players have started all four games this Vanderbilt is also looking 1997 Alabama ESPN L season. to move to 3-0 this season in Georgia ESPN L H The Commodores forced a season-high six turnovers by Ole games aired by the family of 1996 Notre Dame ESPN L Miss, including four interceptions and a pair of fumbles. ESPN stations. In its season Alabama ESPN2 L It was the most turnovers forced by a Vanderbilt squad since they opener on August 28, Vanderbilt Tennessee ESPN L collected six turnovers in a 31-17 win over Eastern Michigan on Sept. defeated Miami (Ohio) 34-13 1984 LSU ESPN L 15, 2007. on ESPNU. The four-interception total, including three from safety Ryan Hamilton, is the most by the Commodores since they picked off five Va n d e r b i lt Ge t t i n g Ef f i c i e n t QB Pl a y Eastern Michigan passes. H Punter Brett Upson continues to impress. He averaged 44.1 While Commodore passing stats total offense, and has rushed for a yards on seven punts while allowing just seven return yards. Four of don't grab your attention, Chris team-high five TDs while passing Upson's punts were downed into the Ole Miss 20-yard line. Nickson (R-Sr.) and Mackenzi for three more. Nickson also ranks H Collectively, Chris Nickson and Mackenzi Adams Adams (R-Jr.) are playing the QB among the SEC Top 10 with a 67.5- played winning football for the Commodores. They combined for 38 position exactly as Bobby Johnson yard rush average. rushing yards and 71 passing yards on 9-of-12 completions. would wish. Earlier this year, Nickson became Adams played solid in relief of Nickson in the second half. He The Commodore pass offense just the third Commodore QB to completed 3-of-5 passes, rushed for 28 yards and guided two second ranks 116th nationally, yet Nickson reach 3,000 passing yards and half scoring drives. and Adams are accomplishing all 1,000 rushing yards in his career, H Receivers Sean Walker and Jamie Graham had 25 and 12 the little things that Johnson wants joining Jay Cutler (2002-05) and rushing yards, respectively. in a successful signal caller. Eric Jones (1986-88) on the list. Walker also had a team-high three receptions and 56 yards in The Commodore QB duo has Adams came in against Ole kickoff returns, including a career long return of 38 yards. committed only two turnovers Miss and performed admirably H DE Steven Stone posted two tackles for loss, including a sack of through four games. Nickson, who in Nickson's absence. He com- Ole Miss QB Jevan Snead. has played most of the way, is one pleted 3-of-5 passes for 31 yards H of just three full-time starters in the and rushed for 28 yards on 10 Two years ago, Vanderbilt went to Ole Miss, owned a 400-179 NCAA without an interception. carries. Adams also guided the advantage in total offense, yet lost the game 17-10 because of five Both Nickson and Adams have Commodores to a pair of fourth turnovers. handled the ball with care. quarter drives that ended with Fast forward two years. On Sept. 20, Ole Miss held a 385-202 Nickson averages 151 yards of success field goals. advantage in total yardage, yet Vanderbilt prevailed on the strength of quality special teams and forcing six turnovers. H The Vanderbilt offense was 3-of-3 in red zone opportunities at A Yo u t h f u l Co m m o d o r e St a r t i n g Sq u a d Ole Miss, and are converting at a 94.1% clip this year (16 of 17). The Commodore defense has limited opponents to a 63.6% success rate One year after losing six players to NFL rosters, Vanderbilt Head in the red zone (7 of 11). Ole Miss was 1 of 3 inside the Vanderbilt Coach Bobby Johnson is playing a squad dominated by youth this 20-yard line. season. In Vanderbilt's win at Ole Miss, the Commodores' 22-player starting included three seniors, 12 juniors, three sophomores and four redshirt freshmen.

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Co m m o d o r e s Ru s h i n g Ef f e c t i v e ly Tw o 'Ba m a Pr e p QB St a r s a t Va n d e r b i lt

Be h i n d Yo u t h f u l Of f e n s i v e Li n e Two of the last five Alabama all-classification Mr. Football Award recipients – quarterbacks Chris Nickson in 2003 and Larry Smith in The Vanderbilt offense has starters from 2007 due to gradu- 2006 – will be in a Vanderbilt jersey on Saturday. Nickson is expected enjoyed success running the ation. The departures included to start as the Commodore signal caller against the Tigers. football behind the Southeastern two of the top linemen in recent The Mr. Football Award annually is given to Alabama's top prep Conference's least experienced Vanderbilt history – first-round player. offensive line. NFL draft pick Chris Williams Nickson guided Pike County H.S. to the 2003 3A state title, piling Through four games, the and All-SEC tackle Brian up incredible stats along the way. Smith, a redshirt freshman QB who Commodores are averaging Stamper. has not played this season, produced similar results for Prattville H.S. 202 rushing yards, third in the Only one current starter, OG near Montgomery, guiding the squad to a 15-0 record and the 6A SEC and 26th in the NCAA. The Ryan Custer, had any starting state title. Vanderbilt rushing attack is led experience entering 2008 season by TB Jared Hawkins and the and even Custer's was limited to dual-threat abilities of QB Chris three games. Co m m o d o r e s Fr o m Al a b a m a Nickson. Both rank among the The unit has come together Three Vanderbilt starters, including two stellar seniors, are among conference's Top 10 rushers. behind the leadership of co- a long list of Commodore players hailing from the state of Alabama. While Hawkins and Nickson captain Bradley Vierling (R-Jr., The three Alabama natives expected to start against Auburn are QB have enjoyed success on the center) and stellar play of Chris Nickson (R-Sr., Brundidge), safety Reshard Langford (R-Sr., ground, they have followed Thomas Welch (R-Jr., RT). Others Tanner) and (R-So., Birmingham). behind a line that entered 2008 contributing substantial minutes Joey Bailey In total, the Commodore roster includes 11 players from Alabama. without significant game experi- are Reilly Lauer (R-So., LT) and Only Tennessee (21) and Georgia (21) are more represented on the ence. Commodore coaches were Joey Bailey (R-So., RG). Vanderbilt roster. forced to replace all five OL Besides Nickson, Langford and Bailey, other Commodores from Alabama include: Pr e p Te a m m a t e s Fa c e Of f Sa t u r d a y H John Burrow, (Fr., LB/DE) from Morris. Burrow's dad, Mike, was an All-SEC OL at Auburn; Several Commodore players will face former prep teammates when H Joel Caldwell, (R-Jr., safety) from Hoover. His brother, Jason, Vanderbilt and Auburn play this Saturday. was a Vanderbilt letterwinner that graduated in 2005; H Two opposing receivers – Vanderbilt's Udom Umoh and H Dexter Daniels, (Fr., LB) from Brantley. Daniels attended same Auburn's Chris Slaughter – were standouts for state champion high school as Auburn hoop stars Chuck and Wesley Person; Peach County (Ga.) H.S. H Davis Flowers, (R-Fr., LB) from Dothan; H Commodore Justin Green (R-So, TE) and Auburn starting safety H Justin Green, (R-So., TE) from Troy; Zac Etheridge were classmates at Henderson H.S. in Troy, Ala. H Chris Johnson, (R-Jr., LB) from Birmingham; H Commodore Joel Caldwell (R-Jr., safety) attended powerful H Sean Richardson, (Fr., safety) from Linden; and Hoover (Ala.) H.S., as did Auburn OL Ryan Pugh. H Larry Smith, (R-Fr., QB) from Prattville. H Vanderbilt LB Chris Johnson was teammates at Oak Mountain H.S. near Birmingham with Auburn punter Ryan Shoemaker and receiver John Cubelic. Va n d e r b i lt vs . No n -SEC Opp o n e n t s H Vanderbilt redshirt junior OL Nick Forte was a prep teammate of two Tigers – OG Mike Berry and DE A.J. Greene – at Brentwood Vanderbilt has won nine of its last 10 games against non-South- Academy just south of Nashville. eastern Conference opponents. H Vanderbilt starting OG Joey Bailey starred at Hewitt-Trussville In Vanderbilt's last non-SEC game, the Commodores defeated H.S. near Birmingham, the same school that produced former Auburn Conference USA-member Rice 38-24 on Sept. 13 in Nashville. In the starting QB Brandon Cox. opener, Vanderbilt defeated Mid-American Conference (MAC) member H Commodore Larry Smith (R-Fr., QB) played at powerful Prattville Miami University 34-13. H.S. north of Montgomery with Auburn DL Ryan Burse. Under Bobby Johnson, the 'Dores are 14-10 in non-SEC games. H Commodore Greg Billinger (Jr., DT) played on outstanding In the last decade, Vanderbilt holds a 24-14 non-SEC record. All- teams at Parkview H.S. near with a pair of Tigers, TB Brad time, Vanderbilt is 434-188-32 in non-SEC games. Lester and WR Charles Olatunji.

8 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes Stat Co m p ari s o n s HMo o re ...Mr. Ver s atility

Stat i s t i c a l Co m p a r i s o n D.J. Mo o r e : Mr. Ve r s at i l i t y

Va n d e r b ilt Au b u r n D.J. Moore (Jr., CB/KR) didn't need much time to affirm his status (Th ro u g h We e k 5) as one of the nation's most versatile and productive players. Te am Re c ord 4-0/2-0 4-1/2-1 Named First Team All-SEC by the Associated Press, Moore has To t al Poi n t s 119 99 singlehandedly shifted the momentum in early-season games To u c h dow n s Sc or e d 14 12 against Rice and Miami (Ohio) that eventually became Commodore Poi n t s Allow e d 68 53 victories. For most of the Vanderbilt win at Ole Miss, the Rebel To u c h dow n s Allow e d 8 6 offense decided to test other cornerbacks besides Moore. Fir s t Dow n s 65 86 While Commodore fans thought Moore was special at Miami (Ohio), Ru s h i n g 46 41 he might have been more remarkable in the win over Rice. Pa s s i n g 16 38 The only player four-way player in the SEC (WR, CB, PR, KR), Moore Pe n a lt y 3 7 accumulated 206 all-purpose yards on just seven touches against Ru s h i n g Yardag e 808 781 the Owls. It ranks as Moore's career high for all-purpose yardage. Ya r d s Ga i n e d Ru s h i n g 933 912 Moore opened against Rice with a 39-yard kickoff return, then Ya r d s Lo s t Ru s h i n g [125] [131] added 17 yards on his first punt return. One play later, Moore went ru s h i n g At t e m p t s 175 206 24 yards on a reverse, leading to Vanderbilt's first touchdown. Av e r a g e Pe r Ru s h 4.6 3.8 Moore took over the game in the fourth quarter. After the Vanderbilt av e r a g e Pe r Ga m e 202.0 173.2 defense forced a Rice possession, Moore took the ensuing punt 67 tDs Ru s h i n g 10 5 yards to the Rice 1-yard line. Vanderbilt scored its final points on the Pa s s i n g Yardag e 323 866 next play. At t -Com p -In t 57-33-0 148-83-5 On Rice's next possession, Moore stopped an Owl threat with an Av e r a g e Pe r Pa s s 5.7 5.9 interception deep in Vanderbilt territory, returning the pick 31 yards. av e r a g e Pe r Ca t c h 9.8 10.4 Moore's performance in the opener at Miami was just as av e r a g e Pe r Ga m e 80.8 173.2 remarkable. tDs Pa s s i n g 3 3 In the span of 5:42 on the game clock, Moore intercepted a Miami To t al Off e n s e 1131 1647 pass attempt, forced a fumble on a that took the to t a l Pl a y s 232 354 RedHawks out of field goal range, then returned the Miami punt 91 av e r a g e Pe r Pl a y 4.9 4.7 yards to the 1-yard line. The plays led to 10 Vanderbilt points. av e r a g e Pe r Ga m e 282.8 329.4 Moore contributed as a defensive back, wide receiver, punt Ki c k Re t u r n s : #-Yard s 13-283 10-183 returner and kickoff returner for the Commodores. The 91-yard Av e r a g e Ki ck Re t u r n 21.8 18.3 punt return – second longest in Vanderbilt history – was the first of Moore's career. Pu n t Re t u r n s : #-Yard s 10-225 9-193 Moore focused on defense against South Carolina, contributing four Av e r a g e Pu n t Re t u r n 22.5 21.4 tackles, including a 2-yard loss, and deflecting a pass that resulted in In t e r c e p t io n Re t u r n s : #-Yard s 10-209 4-24 Reshard Langford's ninth career interception. Av e r a g e In t . Re t u r n 20.9 6.0 In 2007, the native of Spartanburg, S.C., was remarkable against Fu m b l e s /Fu m b l e s Lo s t 7-5 10-6 his home-state Gamecocks. Moore earned National Defensive Player Op p . Fu m b l e s /Fu m b l e s Re c o v e r e d 8.4 11-4 of the Week honors helping Vanderbilt to a 17-6 victory over the No. Pe n alt i e s -Yard s 11-115 36-271 6 ranked Gamecocks. He contributed two interceptions and eight av e r a g e Pe r Ga m e 28.8 54.2 tackles in the stellar performance last year. Pu n t s -Yard s 21-831 36-1488 An Athlons' preseason All-American, Moore has been added to Av e r a g e Pe r Pu n t 39.6 41.3 several individual watchlists, including the Jim Thorpe Award, e t u n t v e r a g e n P A 36.8 37.3 Nagurski Trophy and Bednarik Award. Tim e of Po s s e s s io n /Gam e 31:03 30:38 Last year, Moore was one of the nation's top cornerbacks, sharing 3rd -Dow n Co n v e r s io n s 18/48 22/75 the SEC lead with six interceptions and ranking among the defensive 3r d Do w n Pc t . 38% 29% leaders in solo tackles. He also put together one of the finest seasons 4t h -Dow n Co n v e r s io n s 0/1 2/4 ever by a Commodore kickoff returner, compiling a team-record 823 4t h Do w n Pc t . 0% 50% yards. He ranked among the NCAA leaders with a 25.7-yard average Qu ar t e r b a c k Sa c k s -Yard s 11-74 12-54 on kickoff returns and averaged 13 yards on six rushing attempts. FG Mad e /At t e m p t s 7/7 5-9 Op p . FG Mad e /At t e m p t s 4/7 4-9

9 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes Player Participation H Stati s tical Ran k in g s

Va n d e r b i lt Ac t i v e Pl a y e r Participation Va n d e r b i lt 2008 Stat i s t i c a l Ra n k i n gs

2008 2008 car e e r Car e e r Co n s e c u t i v e Team Category Avg. SEC NCAA Gam e s St ar t s Gam e s St ar t s Car e e r Play e r Po s . play e d play e d st ar t s Scoring Offense 29.8 7 52 Chris Aaron C 1 - 1 - - Scoring Defense 17.0 7 30 Mackenzi Adams QB 4 - 28 6 - Total Offense 282.8 12 112 Josh Allen CB 4 2 38 11 2 Rushing Offense 202.0 3 26 Rob Ashabranner C 1 - 1 - - Passing Offense 80.8 12 116 Joey Bailey OG/C 4 4 7 4 4 Brandon Barden TE 4 1 4 1 1 Total Defense 364.3 12 73 Patrick Benoist LB 4 4 30 9 8 Rushing Defense 124.6 10 45 Greg Billinger DT 4 4 27 4 4 Passing Defense 240.0 12 93 Jake Bradford TE 4 - 28 2 - Net Punting 36.8 5 41 Teriall Brannon DE 4 - 5 - - Punt Returns 22.5 1 3 Brandon Bryant LB - - 20 3 - Matt Bubis FB 4 - 16 - - Kickoff Returns 21.8 9 61 Joel Caldwell CB 4 - 26 11 - Turnover Margin +9 1 1 Nate Campbell LB 6 - 16 - - Pass Efficiency 122.9 6 65 John Cole WR 1 - 1 - - Defensive Pass Efficiency 104.7 9 26 Ryan Custer OG 4 4 28 7 4 Penalties (Total) 11 1 T-1 Jared Fagan CB 4 - 39 2 - Penalty Yardage 28.8 2 8 Kyle Fischer OT 4 - 4 - - Davis Flowers LB 2 - 2 - - Third Down Conv. % 37.5% 7 T-74 Nick Forte OG 1 - 1 - - Third-Down Conv. % (opponent) 37.9% 10 65 Michael Garcia LB 4 - 8 - - Quarterback Sacks 11 1 T-14 David Giller SN 1 - 1 - - Quarterback Sacks Allowed 6 7 T-50 Drew Gardner OL 4 - 20 - - Pass Interceptions 10 1 T-1 Jamie Graham WR 4 4 4 4 4 Justin Green TE 2 - 11 - - Time of Possession 31:04 4 40 T.J. Greenstone DT 4 2 4 2 1 First Downs 16.3 12 T-105 Bryant Hahnfeldt PK 4 4 39 39 39 First Downs Allowed 18.5 T-11 T-56 Ryan Hamilton S 4 4 28 25 23 Individual CATEGORY Avg. SEC NCAA Jared Hawkins TB 4 3 26 3 3 Josh Allen interceptions .25 T-14 Casey Hayward DB 4 - 4 - - Eric Hensley OL 4 - 21 - - Greg Billinger sacks .5 T-6 T-74 Jeff Jennings TB 1 1 32 14 - Patrick Benoist tackles 9.25 2 T-32 Chris Johnson LB 4 - 27 - - tackles for loss .88 T-13 Theron Kadri DE 4 - 16 - - sacks .25 T-24 Reshard Langford SS 4 4 39 39 39 Bryant Hahnfeldt scoring (kicker) 8.75 5 T-50 Reilly Lauer DE/OT 4 4 6 4 4 field goals made 1.75 3 T-18 John Laughrey PK - - 3 - - David Leinweber DE 1 - 1 - - Ryan Hamilton interceptions .75 1 T-5 Myron Lewis CB 4 4 26 16 16 tackles 7.5 8 Chris Marve LB 4 4 4 4 4 Jared Hawkins rushing 78.5 6 59 Gaston Miller TB 4 - 12 - - Reshard Langford tackles 6.67 T-11 Nick Miller SN - - 16 - - interceptions .5 T-3 T24 Austin Monahan TE 4 3 13 3 - D.J. Moore CB 4 4 28 25 16 Myron Lewis interceptions .25 T-14 Austin Newton LB 4 - 13 - - sacks .5 T-6 T-74 Chris Nickson QB 4 4 30 22 4 Chris Marve tackles 5.0 T-19 Kennard Reeves RB 1 - 13 - - sacks .25 T-24 Chris Reinert WR 2 - 11 - - D.J. Moore interceptions .25 T-14 Sean Richardson S 4 - 4 - - Larry Simmons WR 3 - 7 - - passes defensed 1.33 T-3 T-40 George Smith WR - - 35 26 - punt returns 29.0 1 1 Adam Smotherman DT 4 2 12 2 - kickoff returns 22.0 11 T-74 Darlron Spead CB 2 - 25 4 - sacks .25 T-24 Broderick Stewart DE 4 4 28 4 4 all-purpose yards 121.7 4 62 John Stokes LB/SN 4 2 16 2 - Chris Nickson rushing 67.5 7 77 Steven Stone DE 4 4 28 16 16 Alan Strong CB 4 - 15 - - pass efficiency 123.9 9 Rich Tompkins DB 4 - 4 - - total offense 140.5 11 Brent Trice S 4 - 28 - - scoring 7.5 T-10 T-76 Udom Umoh WR 4 - 4 - - all-purpose yards 89.3 13 Brett Upson P 4 4 28 28 28 Darlron Spead interceptions .25 T-14 Ryan Vance OL - - 3 - - Bradley Vierling OG 4 4 28 4 4 Broderick Stewart sacks .25 T-24 Sean Walker WR 4 4 35 19 4 Steven Stone sacks .5 T-6 T-74 Alex Washington WR - - 24 - - Brent Trice sacks .25 T-24 Thomas Welch OT 4 4 25 4 4 Brett Upson punting 39.6 5 58 Justin Wheeler WR 4 4 25 4 4 Sean Walker all-purpose yards 90.5 17 Turner Wimberly WR 4 - 4 - - kickoff returns 24.4 11 T-74

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We e k ly In d i v i d u a l Ho n o r s : Je n n i n gs We a r s Kw a n e Do s t e r 'KD1' Pa t c h o p o m m o d o r e e r f o r m e r s T C P Tailback (R-Sr.) became the second Vanderbilt player to wear the Jeff Jennings MIAMI (OHio) (W) 34-13, Aug. 28 "KD1" jersey patch, one of the most significant recognitions awarded by the Off. Player of Week: Chris Nickson, QB Commodore players. DEF. Player of Week: Reshard Langford, FS The patch honors the memory of Kwane Doster, the only Commodore ever to receive SPECIALISTs of Week: Bryant Hahnfeldt, PK the SEC Freshman of the Year Award. Doster was shot and killed in his hometown of Brett Upson, Punter Tampa, Fla., on Dec. 26, 2004. It was worn for the last two seasons by linebacker Jonathan Goff. SOUTH CAROLINA (W) 24-17, Sept. 4 Off. Players of Week: Jared Hawkins, TB “It is a really big honor to wear the patch,” Jennings said. “For the type of person Thomas Welch, OT Kwane (Doster) was, it is a real big honor to go out on the field and represent him. DEF. Players of Week: Patrick Benoist, LB “It means even more that I knew him and got to play with him. I really know what type Greg Billinger, DT of player and person he was, the type of work ethic he had and how much he wanted to SPECIALIST of Week: Bryant Hahnfeldt, PK win every game,” Jennings added. The team's Leadership Council votes on the player to wear the "KD1" patch. They RICE (W) 38-24, Sept. 13 Off. Players of Week: Reilly Lauer, OT recognized Jennings' leadership role and willingness to return from a serious knee injury Jared Hawkins, TB suffered late in the 2005 season. DEF. Players of Week: Ryan Hamilton, SS Jennings missed the South Carolina, Rice and Ole Miss games after starting in the SPECIALIST of Week: D.J. Moore, RS opener at Miami (Ohio). He needs 87 yards to surpass 1,000 career rushing yards. Bryant Hahnfeldt, PK OLE MISS (W) 23-17, Sept. 20 Pr e p Te a m m a t e s o n Mo n a h a n Ou t o f Ac t i o n Off. Players of Week: Austin Monahan, TE Va n d e r b i lt Ro s t e r Sophomore starting TE Austin Monahan DEF. Players of Week: Ryan Hamilton, SS became the second Commodore receiver Chris Marve, LB The Commodore roster features likely out for the season when he suffered SPECIALIST of Week: Bryant Hahnfeldt, PK several players who competed on the a shoulder fracture in Vanderbilt's 23-17 Brett Upson, Punter same high school team, then followed win at Ole Miss. each other to Nashville. Two weeks earlier, Chris Reinert (R-Jr.) Se a s o n Ti c k e t Sa l e s Pa c e • Derrius Dowell (R-Jr., DT) and Alan was lost for the season after suffering a Strong (R-So., CB) were standouts at broken left leg in the Commodores' St r o n g Fo r 2008 Sc h e d u l e Douglass H.S. in Atlanta. victory over South Carolina. • D.J. Moore (Jr., CB/WR/KR) and Injured after catching a first-down pass Vanderbilt football season ticket sales were at their Teriall Brannon (R-So., DE) were class- at Ole Miss, Monahan was developing highest levels in more than a decade, according to mates at Broome H.S. in Spartanburg, S.C. into a key contributor in his first year as Commodore athletic officials. • Senior PK Bryant Hahnfeldt (Sr., a starter. He has four receptions for 45 Season ticket sales surpassed the 19,000-mark yards. PK), Matt Bubis (R-Jr., H-Back) and this season as officials announced Vanderbilt home The 'Dores also played without the Rich Tompkins (R-Fr., DB) attended at sellouts against Auburn, Florida and Tennessee. services of senior receiver and co-captain Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. The total of 19,071 represents the most sold George Smith for the first four games. by Vanderbilt Athletics since 1996 when the home • Darlron Spead (R-Jr., CB) and Ryan The Commodores will also be without schedule included Notre Dame and Tennessee. Seymour (Fr., DT) graduated from freshman receiver John Cole for the Besides Auburn, Florida and Tennessee, the southern Georgia prep power Camden rest of 2008. Cole suffered a knee injury Commodore home schedule includes ACC foe Duke County H.S. at Miami and underwent surgery Sept. on Oct. 25. Tickets for the Duke game are $22. • Michael Garcia (R-So., LB) and 10. He returned two punts for 23 yards The 2008 sales level is well ahead of last year's Ryan van Rensburg (R-Fr., TB) were against the RedHawks. final sales total of 15,191. In 2006 – the last year teammates at The Bolles School in Junior DB Darlron Spead also is Vanderbilt hosted Tennessee, South Carolina and Jacksonville, Fla. expected to miss extended playing time Florida on its Nashville campus – 11,367 season tick- • Adam Smotherman (R-So., DT) after sustaining a lower leg injury at ets were sold. and James Williams (R-Fr., OT) helped the conclusion of an interception return "We're extremely pleased with the ticket sales Smyrna H.S. near Nashville to a state title. against South Carolina. total. I also believe we'll sell many more before the • John Stokes (So.) and Linebacker Brandon Bryant (R-Jr.) is home opener," Ticket Manager Eric Jones said. "The DeAndre Jones (Fr.) were star performers expected to remain out of action due to an tremendous home schedule is obviously a factor for at University School in Memphis. leg fracture that occurred during the the increase, but we're seeing new season ticket offseason. buyers that are enthusiastic about Coach (Bobby) Johnson's team."

11 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes Co m m o d o re No te s H Fo r m er 'Do re s in t h e NFL

Va n d e r b i lt De f e n s e Fi r s t -Ti m e Co m m o d o r e St a r t e r s Co n t i n u e s St r o n g Pl a y Jared Hawkins (TB, R-Jr.) and T.J. Greenstone (DT, R-Fr.) earned their first career starting

assignments in the win over South Carolina on Sept. 4. The defense turned in yet another strong second Hawkins and Greenstone became the 12th and 13th Commodores this season to earn half performance in Vanderbilt's 23-17 victory at Ole their first career starts. There have been seven new starters on offense and six on defense. Miss on Sept. 20. First-time starting assignments on offense were given to four OL – Joey Bailey (R-So., For the second consecutive game, the RG), Reilly Lauer (R-So., LT), Bradley Vierling (R-Jr., C) and Thomas Welch (R.-Jr., RT). Commodore defense held an opponent scoreless Besides Hawkins, Jamie Graham (R-Fr., WR) and Austin Monahan (So., TE) were the other in the halftime, enabling the Vanderbilt offense to first-time starters on offense. Besides Greenstone, three other DL – Greg Billinger (Jr., DT), produce decisive points. Adam Smotherman (R-So., DT) and Broderick Stewart (R-Jr., DE) – have started for the The Commodore defense did more than its share first time. A pair of linebackers from Memphis, John Stokes (So., SLB), and Chris Marve against the Rebels. The squad produced a season- (R-Fr., MLB), also made their first career start. high six turnovers: four interceptions and two fumbles. Safety Ryan Hamilton was responsible for connecting four of the miscues, including three Co m m o d o r e s Se e i n g Initial Ac t i o n INTs, en route to national defensive player of the week honors. Sixteen Commodores, including a trio of true freshmen, have enjoyed their initial collegiate In the second half, the defense also chipped action in the first three games of the season. in with a pair of stellar defensive plays deep in True freshmen seeing action in the opener were WR John Cole, CB Casey Hayward and Vanderbilt territory. The first Rebel drive after inter- safety Sean Richardson. Cole is out for the season with a leg injury suffered in the opener. mission was stopped inside the Vanderbilt 1-yard Three first-time players, Jamie Graham (WR), Chris Marve (MLB) and T.J. Greenstone line after LB Chris Marve (R-Fr., Memphis) and (DT), have started this season for the Commodores. Hamilton stuffed 3rd and 4th down rushes. Other Commodores getting into their first game are Kyle Fischer (OT, R-Fr.), Udom Umoh Then, with 2:30 left on the clock and Vanderbilt (WR, R-Fr.), Brandon Barden (TE, R-Fr.), Rich Tompkins (DB, Fr.), Davis Flowers (LB, holding a three-point margin, Marve provided the R-Fr.), Turner Wimberly (WR, R-So.), David Giller (LS, So.), Chris Aaron (OC, R-So.), Rob biggest play of his young Vanderbilt career, stripping Ashabranner (OC, R-Fr.) and David Leinweber (DE, R-Jr.). a Rebel runner of the ball at the Commodore 2-yard line, enabling D.J. Moore to make the recovery in Co m m o d o r e s Win Tw i c e in Ox f o r d Th i s Ye a r the Vanderbilt end zone. The unit has been an opportunistic defense, In an oddity resulting from the 2008 schedule, the Commodores captured their second responsible for creating 13 turnovers: 10 intercep- victory of the season in a town named Oxford when they defeated Ole Miss 23-17 two tions and three forced fumbles. The unit ranks weeks ago in Mississippi. among the NCAA leaders in takeaways. In the season opener, Vanderbilt's paid a visit to Oxford, Ohio to face Miami University, leaving the scenic Ohio university community with a 34-13 victory over Miami.

Fo r m e r Va n d e r b i lt Pl a y e r s in t h e Na t i o n a l Fo o t b a l l Le a g u e Former Commodore NFL Team Notes Earl Bennett, WR Chicago Bears Third round pick; Remained on inactive list as Bears and Eagles played on Sunday night Marcus Buggs, LB Buffalo Bills Added to Bills' after getting released from active roster on Aug. 30 Corey Chavous, Safety St. Louis Rams Had three tackles, for a loss, and QB hurry in Ram's 31-14 loss against Buffalo Jay Cutler, QB Completed 29 of 49 passes for 361 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs in Bronco loss at Kansas City Justin Geisinger, OG/C Washington Redskins Saw initial action of the season on OL as Washington notched 26-24 win over Cowboys Jonathan Goff, LB New York Giants Rookie LB impressed coaches in preseason camp; currently sidelined with back injury Theo Horrocks, DT Suffered foot injury in preseason; added to Jaguars' injured reserve list in late August Jovan Haye, DT Tampa Bay Contributes two solo tackles in Buccaneers' 30-21 division win over Green Bay Hunter Hillenmeyer, LB Chicago Bears Contributed one tackle, a QB sack and QB hurry in Bears' 24-20 victory over Eagles Chris Williams, OT Chicago Bears First round pick is sidelined with back injury; returned to light practice duty last week Jamie Winborn, LB Denver Broncos Does not register tackle in reserve LB role as Broncos drop first game of year vs. Chiefs Todd Yoder, TE Washington Redskins After catching TD last week, did not have a reception in Redskin's 26-24 win over Dallas NOTE: Curtis Gatewood (DE/LB) was removed from practice squad by Washington Redskins on Sept. 24.

12 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes Mo re Ab o ut t h e Co m m o d o re s

Sm i t h – Be a t i n g Th e Od d s Sq u a d Se r v e d b y Me d i a In f o r m a t i o n e a d e r s h i p o u n c i l George Smith continues to beat the odds. L C ronunciation u i d e Vanderbilt's offensive co-captain and starting P G Nine Commodores participate in the Patrick Benoist (Ben-WAH) receiver was featured on ESPN.com this sum- Leadership Council, serving as an entity that Teriall (Ter-RELL) Brannon mer for his remarkable attitude and amazing addresses team and student-athlete issues Matt Bubis (BOO-bus) recovery from a near-death experience in 2004. while acting as their teammates' voice in Nick Forte (FORT) In the last three years, the sixth-year senior communicating with coaches. Tim Fugger (FEW-ger) from Pembroke Pines, Fla., has survived a serious Co-captains Reshard Langford, George Theron (THER-in) Kadri (COD-ree) ailment and gunshot attack to become a valuable Smith and Bradley Vierling are members of Reshard (Rah-SHARD) Langford starting receiver for the Black & Gold. the Leadership Council. Chris Marve (MARV) The fact that Smith is in uniform is remarkable. Others voted by teammates to represent Chris Reinert (RINE-ert) In April 2004, Smith was diagnosed with acute other various position groups include Mackenzi Darlron (Dah-RON) Spead (SPEED) transverse myelitis, an illness that causing Adams, quarterbacks; Steven Stone, defen- Udom (OOD-um) Umoh (OO-mah) sive line; Jeff Jennings, ; swelling of the spinal cord. For the next six Bradley Vierling (VEER-ling) Jake Bradford, receivers/tight ends; Bryant weeks, Smith fought the illness in intensive care Hahnfeldt, specialists; and Patrick Benoist, and eventually extensive rehabilitation. Smith linebackers. o h n s o n t u d e n t t h l e t e returned to Vanderbilt the following semester, sat J , S -A out the 2004 season, and finally received medical Po s t g a m e In t e r v i e w s clearance during the 2005 preseason camp. Kitchings Ju s t Th i r d Following the Auburn game, Coach Johnson One of only three sixth-year players in the SEC Ch a n g e To Jo h n s o n St a f f will meet with media representatives at the this year, Smith has 76 career receptions, 997 Commodores' postgame press conference First-year Commodore running backs mentor facilities in McGugin Athletic Center (two-story career receiving yards and eight TDs. Des Kitchings represents just the third change to brick building across Drive from Smith missed the first four games due to a foot Coach Johnson's Vanderbilt staff in his tenure. stadium). injury, but is expected to play against Auburn. Kitchings, a former Furman offensive coach, As in post seasons, the post-game con- replaces Kenny Carter, who joined the Florida staff. ference area is housed in the team's wide Ja m i e Gr a h a m : Tw o -Sp o r t Johnson arrived at Vanderbilt with the belief that receiver meeting room. Access is gained through the stadium tunnel, across Jess t u d e n t t h l e t e consistency on the coaching staff would lead to S -A Neely Drive, and into the McGugin Center greater stability in the program and better chances When Jamie Graham (R-Fr., Nashville) entrance directly in front of Gate 3. for team success. He has taken the principle to made his first appearance in a Commodore The Vanderbilt Player Locker Room is heart: under Johnson, Vanderbilt has experienced closed to the media. The Vanderbilt SID staff uniform as a WR starter against Miami, he the fewest coaching changes in the SEC. Both will take requests for student-athlete earned the distinction of being the only SEC coordinators – Bruce Fowler (defense) and Ted interviews. Interviews with 4-5 student- student-athlete who played basketball in 2007- Cain (offense) – also have the conference's athletes will be conducted as soon as Coach 08 to participate in football this year. longest tentures. Johnson concludes his remarks Graham continues to develop as an offensive The coaching staff has multiple links dating weapon. He posted his first career touchdown back three decades to Johnson's initial year in Pr a c t i c e We e k against Rice with a 27-yard rush. collegiate coaching when he served as a For the season, Graham has six rushes for defensive ends assistant at Furman. Johnson is In t e r v i e w Policies 50 yards and six receptions for 40 yards and just the fourth head coach in Vanderbilt football Media wishing to interview players a score. history to reach seven years of service. during the week should contact the Graham, a Nashville native, redshirted on the Vanderbilt Media Relations staff in advance. Selected players will be available Monday football team in 2007, but became an intregal Co m m o d o r e s Co n t i n u e immediately after Coach Johnson ends his part of the Commodore men's basketball An c h o r 'Un i t y ' Tr a d i t i o n weekly press conference in McGugin Center. success last winter. Selected Vanderbilt players will be For the fourth straight year, Vanderbilt will After joining the hoops team after football available for interviews with opponent beat travel with an authentic anchor as a symbol of ended, Graham became a fan favorite and reporters on Wednesday following practice. team unity. Prior to each game, two players are defensive specialist in 15 appearances on the Commodore players will be available selected to carry the anchor to and from the upon request either Tuesday, Wednesday or basketball court. He played important minutes Vanderbilt locker room on gameday, either at Thursday at the conclusion of practice. down the stretch, helping the squad to a berth Vanderbilt Stadium or to the opponent's home in the NCAA tournament. Coach Johnson is available briefly to stadium. reporters at the conclusion of practice. Graham became the first Commodore to play Originally, the anchor was developed by the Media photographers are permitted to both basketball and football since wide receiver team's Leadership Council as a way of shoot the first 30 minutes of practice. Fred Baker did both in 1994-95. demonstrating team unity among the squad.

13 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes Inau g ural Vanderbilt At h letic s Hall o f Fa m e Cla s s

On Sept. 12, 2008, Vanderbilt Student introduced during halftime of the Rice- begin on Phase II of the Vanderbilt Athletic Athletics administrators, loyal supporters and Vanderbilt game on Sept. 13, was determined Facility Project, work that includes more longtime friends of the program welcomed the by a panel of Student Athletics administrators enhancements to Vanderbilt Stadium and a inaugural Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame. with input from various outside sources. Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame addition to The distinguished 12-person class, This winter, plans call for construction to McGugin Athletic Center. Chantelle Anderson Dan McGugin Women's Basketball, 1999-2003 Head Football Coach, 1904-1934 Chantelle Anderson is the most decorated women’s basketball player in The winningest football coach in Vanderbilt history and one of college foot- Vanderbilt history. The 6-6 Vancouver, Wash., native is the Commodores’ only ball’s greatest innovators, Dan McGugin remains a legend more than seven two-time Kodak All-American, the all-time leading scorer and was voted the decades after his death. When he finished his third decade as head coach school’s Female Athlete of the Year three times. Anderson was a dominant of the Commodores, McGugin left behind a remarkable overall record of inside force for the Commodores, concluding her career as the program’s 197-55-10. all-time leader scorer with 2,604 points. John Rich Peggy Harmon Brady Football-Baseball, 1945-1951 Women's Golf, 1968-1972 John Rich remembers being on the verge of expulsion from Vanderbilt She came to Vanderbilt after graduating from Central H.S.igh School in University in the late 1940’s and being given an unexpected second chance Shelbyville, in an era when there was no varsity athletics for women. Out of by the Dean of Students. He never forgot that golden opportunity and through the blue her sophomore year, Director of Athletics Jess Neely called to invite the years as his coal business grew, he says he has tried to repay his beloved Harmon to represent Vanderbilt in the Intercollegiate. Perhaps Neely noticed University with his time, by sharing his resources and lending his expertise. she had won the USGA Junior Championship. While her pioneer story is Rich also served the university for many years as a valuable member of the inspiring, little did she realize that she was blazing a trail that her daughter, Vanderbilt Board of Trust. Chris, would follow decades later. They are the only mother-daughter All- Americans in school history. Baseball, 1925-1926; Nashville Banner Sports Editor, 1929-1998 John Hall Fred Russell was one of the great sports journalists of the 20th Century. Many Football, 1951-1954 admiring readers knew that. Fewer realized that he had played baseball at John Hall describes himself as an overachiever on and off the football field. Vanderbilt. Mr. Russell covered and rubbed elbows with the legendary athletes The native of Knoxville was an under-sized defensive lineman who became of his day: his 25th anniversary at the paper was celebrated with appearances Vanderbilt’s first academic All-America in 1954, then enjoyed an enormously by Jack Dempsey, Bobby Jones and Red Grange. The press boxes of Vanderbilt successful career that culminated as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stadium (1982) and Hawkins Field (2002) are named in his honor. of Ashland, Inc., and president of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. June Stewart Ryan Tolbert Jackson Athletics Administration, 1973-1991 Women's Track and Field, 1994-1998 June Stewart joined the Vanderbilt athletic department in 1973 as a secretary A life-size photo of Ryan Tolbert Jackson dominates an entire wall of in the sports information and National Commodore Club offices. By the time McGugin Center in recognition of her outstanding achievement as a track and she retired 28 years later she was one of the most influential women in the field student-athlete. She is the only Commodore to ever win an individual Southeastern Conference. She also became the first female president of the NCAA championship., capturing the 400-meter hurdles with a meet-record College Sports Information Director of America (CoSIDA) organization. 54.54 effort in 1997. She is a seven-time All-America recipient. Bill Wade Football, 1949-1951 Director of Athletics, 1978-1990 Bill Wade was Nashville’s All-American boy. He was a prep legend, president A national champion football coach at Central Michigan, Roy Kramer arrived of his Vanderbilt freshman class, a whiz on the gridiron where he became the in Nashville in 1978. In a dozen years he energized Vanderbilt’s athletic No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, a Look Magazine coverboy while a Commodore, department with new facilities and popular coaches. By the time Kramer and later quarterback of the world champion Chicago Bears. He was honored retired as SEC Conference Commissioner, many regarded him as the most many times by many organizations, including the NCAA with its prestigious powerful man in college athletics. Silver Anniversary Award in 1976. Five decades after blazing a legacy on campus, Wade remains one of the school's most treasured student-athletes. Clyde Lee Basketball, 1963-1966 Perry Wallace A tall and unpolished freshman from nearby Lipscomb High School enrolled Men’s Basketball, 1966-1970 in 1963 to play basketball for Coach Roy Skinner and Vanderbilt basketball Perry Wallace would have become a premiere Hall of Fame candidate even if was never the same again. Attendance boomed as fans flocked to watch he didn’t make Southeastern Conference history by becoming the SEC’s first “Colossal” Clyde Lee lead his team to 65 victories over three unforget- African-American basketball player. Wallace was a star student-athlete, and table seasons and establish himself as the standard by which all future left Vanderbilt as one of the greatest rebounders in team history. who went Commodore stars would be measured. Old-timers call Memorial Gym’s on to an outstanding career in law and education. second and third tiers “the balconies that Clyde built.”

14 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes Head Co ac h Bo bby Jo h n s o n

Pe r s o n a l Da t a Su m m a r y o f Jo h n s o n 's Co a c h i n g Ca r e e r Age: 56 Year Sc h o o l Po s iti o n Rec o rd Hi g h li g h t s 2008 Vanderbilt Head Coach 4-0 (2-0) Second 4-0 start in VU tenure Alma Mater: Clemson 2007 Vanderbilt Head Coach 5-7 (2-8) road win over No. 6 So. Carolina High School: Eau Claire (S.C.) 1969 2006 Vanderbilt Head Coach 4-8 (1-7) win over No. 22 Georgia in Athens Degrees: Bachelor’s in Management, 2005 Vanderbilt Head Coach 5-6 (3-5) VU's Most SEC wins since '91 1973, Clemson; 2004 Vanderbilt Head Coach 2-9 (1-7) Master’s in Education, 1979, Furman 2003 Vanderbilt Head Coach 2-10 (1-7) 2002 Vanderbilt Head Coach 2-10 (0-8) Family: Wife, Catherine 2001 Furman Head Coach 12-3 I-AA Finals; Conference Co-Champion; e y c c o m p l i s h m e n t s I-AA Coach of the Year; K A I-AA Region II Coach of Year • 84-86 overall record as head coach; 2000 Furman Head Coach 9-3 I-AA Playoffs; 4-4 record in NCAA postseason play Conference Co-Champion • During Vanderbilt tenure, has coached the 1999 Furman Head Coach 9-3 I-AA Playoffs; Conference Champions; first Commodore named unanimous SEC I-AA Region II Coach of Year Offensive Player of the Year (Jay Cutler, 1998 Furman Head Coach 5-6 2005), the team's only SEC Freshman of 1997 Furman Head Coach 7-4 the Year (Kwane Doster, 2002), the nation's 1996 Furman Head Coach 9-4 I-AA Playoffs; I-AA Region II Coach of Year top tackler (Hunter Hillenmeyer, 2002) and 1995 Furman Head Coach 6-5 the first Vanderbilt All-America (Earl 1994 Furman Head Coach 3-8 Bennett, 2006), in seven years. 1993 Clemson Defensive Coordinator 8-3 • I-AA National Coach of the Year in 2001. 1992 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 6-5 1991 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 7-4 • Three titles 1990 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 9-4 I-AA Playoffs; • 224-142-8 Combined Record Conference Champions (32 years of collegiate coaching) 1989 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 12-2 I-AA Playoffs; Conference Champions 1988 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 13-2 I-AA National Champions; Se v e n t h Ye a r Re c o r d o f Conference Champions 'Do r e He a d Co a c h e s 1987 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 7-4 1986 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 7-3-2 1985 Furman Defensive Coordinator 12-2 I-AA Finals; Johnson is just the fourth head coach Conference Champion in team history to reach seven years of 1984 Furman Defensive Coordinator 8-3 service with the university. Here's the 1983 Furman Defensive Coordinator 10-2-1 Conference Champion seventh year record of that group: 1982 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 9-3 Conference Champion Coa c h Ye ar s Re c ord 1981 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 8-3 Conference Champion Bobby Johnson 2008 4-0 1980 Clemson Athletic Academic Counselor 1979 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 5-6 George MacIntyre 1985 3-7-1 1978 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 8-3 Conference Champion 1959 5-3-2 1977 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 4-5-2 Dan McGugin 1910 8-0-1 1976 Furman Defensive Ends Coach 6-4-1

Jo h n s o n 's We e k ly TV Hi g h l i g h t s Sh o w Jo h n s o n 's Ra d i o Sh o w In t e r v i e w Opp o r t u n i t i e s The Commodore Connection – a weekly The Commodore Call-In Show with Bobby Coach Johnson conducts a weekly press Vanderbilt highlights show featuring Coach Johnson can be heard each Monday on conference for local media each Monday Johnson and Voice of the Commodores Joe Vanderbilt Athletics' flagship station WGFX at 12:00 noon CT. It is held in the McCall Fisher – that airs across Middle Tennessee FM-104.5 at a new time this season. Room, at the McGugin Athletic Center. It cable systems, will be broadcast each The show will air weekly at 6:30 p.m., 30 is not available via satellite. A live video Tuesday of the season. minutes earlier than in past years. feed of the conference is planned at www. In Nashville cable homes, the replay The show is hosted by Commodore play- vucommodores.com. A transcript is pro- show will air Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., on by-play announcer Joe Fisher. The show, vided no more than three hours later. Comcast channel 49. open to the public, will be held at the refur- Johnson participates in the weekly SEC Regionally, the show airs twice weekly on bished Commodore Bar & Grille in Holiday Inn Head Coaches’ Teleconference at 10:21 CSS at Comcast channel 27): Tuesday, 6:30 Select, located on West End Avenue. a.m. (CT) on Wednesdays. Johnson is also a.m., and Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. The show features Johnson's game recap, available after regular Commodore a look at the next opponent and questions practices Tuesday-Thursday. from callers across Middle Tennessee.

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Z WR 7 Sean Walker (6-0, 178, R-Sr.) DE 96 Steven Stone (6-5, 272, R-Jr.) 26 Andrew Diomande (6-2, 204, Sr.) 89 Teriall Brannon (6-3, 245, R-So.) X WR 25 Jamie Graham (6-0, 190, R-Fr.) DT 56 Greg Billinger (6-4, 290, Jr.) -or- 80 Justin Wheeler (6-1, 178, R-Jr.) 84 Rob Lohr (6-4, 272, Fr.) S WR 88 George Smith (6-3, 202, R-Sr.) -or- 58 Colt Nichter (6-2, 285, Fr.) DT 74 T.J. Greenstone (6-3, 278, R-Fr.) 23 Udom Umoh (5-11, 172, R-Fr.) -or- 59 Adam Smotherman (6-4, 285, R-So.) QB 3 Chris Nickson (6-1, 212, R-Sr.) DE 90 Broderick Stewart (6-5, 230, R-Jr.) 9 Mackenzi Adams (6-3, 215, R-Jr.) 91 Theron Kadri (6-4, 272, So.) TB 31 Jared Hawkins (5-10, 202, R-Jr.) SLB 49 John Stokes (6-5, 228, So.) 27 Gaston Miller (5-7, 180, R-So.) 11 Brent Trice (6-3, 218, Jr.) TE 85 Jake Bradford (6-6, 270, Sr.) 46 Austin Newton (6-3, 218, R-So.) -or- 87 Brandon Barden (6-5, 245, R-Fr.) MLB 13 Chris Marve (6-0, 225, R-Fr.) LT 68 Reilly Lauer (6-6, 275, R-So.) 45 Chris Johnson (6-1, 228, R-Jr.) 72 Kyle Fischer (6-6, 300, R-Fr.) WLB 30 Patrick Benoist (6-0, 220, Jr.) LG 73 Ryan Custer (6-3, 295, R-Jr.) 52 Nathan Campbell 6-3, 228, R-So.) CB 17 D.J. Moore (5-10, 1882, Jr.) 70 Drew Gardner (6-6, 305, R-Jr.) 14 Josh Allen (5-9, 184, R-Sr.) C 60 Bradley Vierling (6-3, 292, R-Jr.) SS 33 Reshard Langford (6-2, 212, R-Sr.) 71 Joey Bailey (6-4, 280, R-So.) 38 Sean Richardson (6-2, 190, Fr.) 55 Rob Ashrabranner (6-2, 285, R-Fr.) FS 2 Ryan Hamilton (6-2, 210, R-Jr.) RG 71 Joey Bailey (6-4, 280, R-So.) 29 Joel Caldwell (6-1, 195, R-Jr.) 61 Nick Forte (6-2, 290, R-Jr.) CB 5 Myron Lewis (6-3, 202, Jr.) RT 76 Thomas Welch (6-7, 305, R-Jr.) 16 Alan Strong (5-10, 175, R-So.) 66 Eric Hensley (6-6, 312, R-Jr.) NB 20 Jared Fagan (5-9, 182, R-Sr.) 77 James Williams (6-6, 305, R-Fr.) 19 Casey Hayward (6-0, 178, Fr.)

Specialists

PK 8 Bryant Hahnfeldt (5-11, 185, Sr.) KR 17 D.J. Moore (5-10, 182, Jr.) 94 Ryan Fowler (5-10, 160, Fr.) 7 Sean Walker (6-0, 178, R-Sr.) H 9 Mackenzi Adams (6-3, 215, R-Jr.) PR 17 D.J. Moore (5-10, 182, Jr.) SN 49 John Stokes (6-5, 228, So.) 25 Jamie Graham (6-0, 190, R-Fr.) 69 David Giller (6-1, 240, So.) P 39 Brett Upson (5-11, 185, Jr.) KO 8 Bryant Hahnfeldt (5-11, 185, Sr.) 8 Bryant Hahnfeldt (5-11, 185, Sr.) 94 Ryan Fowler (5-10, 160, Fr.)

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No. nam e Po s . ht. Wt. Ye ar . Elig . Hom e t ow n /Hig h Sc h ool No. nam e Po s . ht. Wt. Ye ar . Elig . Hom e t ow n /Hig h Sc h ool 63 Chris Aaron OG 6-3 290 R-So. SQ Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes 68 Reilly Lauer OT 6-6 275 R-So. SQ Gates Mill, Ohio/St. Ignatius 9 Mackenzi Adams QB 6-3 215 R-Jr. 2L Tulsa, Okla./Union 93* David Leinweber DE 6-5 245 R-Jr. SQ Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Cranbrook 14 Josh Allen CB 5-9 184 R-Sr. 3L Roswell, Ga./Roswell 5 Myron Lewis CB 6-3 202 Jr. 2L Pompano Beach, Fla./Pompano Beach 55 Rob Ashabranner C 6-2 275 R-Fr. RS Beaumont, Texas/Cathedral Christian 54 Taylor Loftley DL 6-2 250 Fr. HS Chamblee, Ga./Chamblee 40 Bo Baggerley LB 6-0 210 Sr. SQ Forsyth, Ga./Stratford Academy 84 Rob Lohr DL 6-4 270 Fr. HS Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville 71 Joey Bailey OG/C 6-4 280 R-So. 1L Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville 13 Chris Marve LB 6-0 225 R-Fr. RS Memphis, Tenn./White Station 87 Brandon Barden TE 6-5 245 R-Fr. RS Lincolnton, Ga./Lincoln Co. 17 D.J. Moore CB 5-10 182 Jr. 2L Spartanburg, S.C./Broome 15 Archie Barnes LB 6-4 200 Fr. HS Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep 27 Gaston Miller TB 5-7 180 R-So. 1L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale 30 Patrick Benoist LB 6-0 222 Jr. 2L Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior 75 Nick Miller SN 6-3 250 R-Jr. 2L Matthews, N.C./East Mecklenburg 56 Greg Billinger DT 6-3 290 Jr. 2L Lilburn, Ga./Parkview 86 Austin Monahan TE 6-7 255 So. 1L Charlotte,N.C./Country Day 85 Jake Bradford TE 6-6 270 Sr. 2L St. Simons Island, Ga./Glynn Acad. 46 Austin Newton LB 6-3 218 R-So. 1L McDonough, Ga./Union Grove 89 Teriall Brannon DE 6-3 235 R-So. SQ Spartanburg, S.C./Broome 3 Chris Nickson QB 6-1 212 R-Sr. 3L Brundidge, Ala./Pike Co. 32 Matt Bubis HB 5-10 230 R-Jr. 1L Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell 37 Al Owens DB 6-2 178 Fr. HS Springtown, Texas/Springtown 57 John Burrow LB 6-4 230 Fr. HS Morris, Ala./Mortimer Jordan 15* Will Parker Roe S 5-10 175 R-Fr. RS Humboldt, Tenn./Humboldt 67 Michael Bryant OL 6-4 290 Fr. HS La Vergne, Tenn./La Vergne 43 Micah Powell DB 6-0 192 Fr. HS Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake 65 Richard Cagle OL 6-4 285 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/St. Pius X 58 Colt Nichter DT 6-2 285 Fr. HS Park City, Utah/Park City 29 Joel Caldwell S 6-1 195 R-Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala./Hoover 28 Kennard Reeves TB 6-0 202 R-So. 1L Duluth, Ga./Duluth 52 Nate Campbell LB 6-3 228 R-So. 1L Hazen, Ark./Hazen 34 Ryan van Rensburg TB 6-1 215 R-Fr. RS Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School 50 Thomas Carroll PK 5-9 165 R-Jr. SQ Columbus, Ga./Brookstone 36 Chris Reinert WR 5-9 175 R-Jr. 1L Santa Ana, Calif./Servite 83 John Cole WR 5-11 170 Fr. HS Somerset, Ky./Somerset 38 Sean Richardson DB 6-2 190 Fr. HS Linden, Ala./Linden 89* Chris Crooks WR 6-3 208 R-Fr. SQ Chattahoochee, Ga./Chattahoochee 28* Alex Schultz DB 6-0 192 R-Jr. SQ Wayland, Mass./Wayland 73 Ryan Custer OG 6-3 295 R-Jr. 2L Troy, Ohio/Troy 45* Chavez Scott TB 5-7 185 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven 48 Dexter Daniels LB 6-1 210 Fr. HS Brantley, Ala./Brantley 62 Ryan Seymour DL 6-4 255 Fr. HS Kingsland, Ga./Camden Co. 84 Chris DeGeorge HB 6-2 225 R-Jr. SQ Portland, Tenn./Portland 18 Larry Simmons WR 5-10 168 R-Jr. SQ Austin, Texas/Anderson 26 Andrew Diomande WR 6-2 204 Sr. TR Miami, Fla./Columbus HS/(Clemson) 88 George Smith WR 6-3 202 R-Sr. 3L Pembroke Pines, Fla./Hollywood Hills 41 Jermaine Doster TB 5-10 205 R-Fr. RS Tampa, Fla./Robinson 10 Larry Smith QB 6-2 215 R-Fr. RS Prattville, Ala./Prattville 22 Akeem Dunham WR 6-3 185 Fr. HS Eustis, Fla./Eustis 59 Adam Smotherman DT 6-4 285 R-So. 1L Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 20 Jared Fagan CB 5-9 182 R-Sr. 3L Waldorf, Md./Westlake 6 Darlron Spead NB 5-10 186 R-Jr. 2L Kingsland, Ga./Camden Co. 72 Kyle Fischer OT 6-6 300 R-Fr. RS Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley 90 Broderick Stewart DE 6-5 230 R-Jr. 2L Newnan, Ga./Riverside Military 51 Davis Flowers LB 6-0 215 R-Fr. RS Dothan, Ala./Houston Academy 49 John Stokes LB/SN 6-5 228 So. 1L Memphis, Tenn./University School 61 Nick Forte OG 6-2 290 R-Jr. SQ Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 96 Steven Stone DE 6-5 268 R-Jr. 2L Conway, Ark./Conway 94 Ryan Fowler PK 5-10 160 Fr. HS Taylors, S.C./Eastside 16 Alan Strong CB 5-10 180 R-So. 1L Atlanta, Ga./Douglass 42 Tim Fugger DE 6-4 255 R-Fr. RS Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic 24 Tristan Strong LB 6-1 220 Fr. HS Loganville, Ga./Grayson 12 Jared Funk QB 6-2 202 R-So. SQ Long Grove, Ill./St. Viator 24* Rich Tompkins DB 5-11 185 R-Fr. SQ Nashville,Tenn./Montgomery Bell 44 Michael Garcia LB 6-0 235 R-So. 1L Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School 11 Brent Trice S/LB 6-3 214 Jr. 2L Orange, Va./Fort Union Military 70 Drew Gardner OG 6-6 305 R-Jr. 1L Hoxie, Ark./Hoxie 37* Elvio Tropeano S 5-9 200 R-Fr. RS Pomfret, Conn./Middlesex School 69 David Giller SN 6-1 240 So. TR Swampscott, Mass./Swampscott/ 23 Udom Umoh WR 6-0 172 R-Fr. RS Fort Valley, Ga./Peach Co. 25 Jamie Graham WR 6-0 190 R-Fr. RS Nashville, Tenn./Whites Creek 39 Brett Upson P 5-11 185 Jr. 2L Griffin, Ga./Spalding 82 Justin Green TE 6-6 235 R-So. 1L Troy, Ala./Henderson 79 Ryan Vance OG 6-3 290 R-Jr. 1L Bellaire, Texas/Episcopal 74 T.J. Greenstone DT 6-3 282 R-Fr. RS Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill 46* Duane Vaughn S 6-1 195 R-Fr. RS Goodlettsville, Tenn./Davidson Academy 8 Bryant Hahnfeldt P/PK 5-11 185 Sr. 3L Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell 60 Bradley Vierling C 6-3 292 R-Jr. 2L Warminster, Pa./Central Bucks East 2 Ryan Hamilton FS 6-2 210 R-Jr. 2L Wycombe, Pa./Council Rock North 7 Sean Walker WR 6-0 178 R-Sr. 3L Wrens, Ga./Jefferson Co. 31 Jared Hawkins TB 5-10 202 R-Jr. 2L Spring, Texas/Klein 4 Alex Washington WR 5-10 182 R-Jr. 2L Stone Mtn., Ga./Stephenson 19 Casey Hayward DB 6-0 178 Fr. HS Elko, Ga./Perry 76 Thomas Welch OT 6-7 305 R-Jr. 2L Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood 66 Eric Hensley OT 6-6 312 R-Jr. 1L Clinton, Tenn./Clinton 78 Caleb Welchans OL 6-5 285 Fr. HS Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette 93 Josh Jelesky DE 6-5 234 Fr. HS Naperville, Ill./Naperville 80 Justin Wheeler WR 6-1 178 R-Jr. 2L North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta 21 Jeff Jennings TB 6-1 214 R-Sr. 3L Dandridge, Tenn./Jefferson Co. 77 James Williams OL 6-6 305 R-Fr. RS Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 45 Chris Johnson LB 6-1 228 R-Jr. 2L Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain 81 Turner Wimberly WR 6-1 195 R-So. SQ Austin, Texas/Westlake/ 47 DeAndre Jones LB 6-0 220 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn./University School 97 John Laughrey PK 5-11 180 R-So. SQ McKenzie, Tenn./McKenzie 91 Theron Kadri DE 6-4 270 So. 1L Brighton, Tenn./Brighton 98 Johnell Thomas DL 6-1 240 Fr. HS Orlando, Fla./Boone 84* Richard Kent P 6-1 190 Fr. HS Marietta, Ga./Walton 99 Derrius Dowell DT 6-3 285 R-Jr. 2L Atlanta, Ga./Douglass 33 Reshard Langford S 6-2 212 R-Sr. 3L Tanner, Ala./Tanner * Duplicate jerseys Co m m o d o re Nu m erical Ro s ter No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 2 Ryan Hamilton FS 21 Jeff Jennings TB 38 Sean Richardson DB 62 Ryan Seymour DL 83 John Cole WR 3 Chris Nickson QB 22 Akeem Dunham WR 39 Brett Upson P 63 Chris Aaron OG 84 Rob Lohr DL 4 Alex Washington WR 23 Udom Umoh WR 40 Bo Baggerley LB 65 Richard Cagle OL 84 Chris DeGeorge HB 5 Myron Lewis CB 24 Tristan Strong LB 41 Jermaine Doster TB 66 Eric Hensley OT 84* Richard Kent P 6 Darlron Spead NB 24* Rich Tompkins DB 42 Tim Fugger DE 67 Michael Bryant OL 85 Jake Bradford TE 7 Sean Walker WR 25 Jamie Graham WR 43 Micah Powell DB 68 Reilly Lauer OT 86 Austin Monahan TE 8 Bryant Hahnfeldt P/PK 26 Andrew Diomande WR 44 Michael Garcia LB 69 David Giller SN 87 Brandon Barden TE 9 Mackenzi Adams QB 27 Gaston Miller TB 45 Chris Johnson LB 70 Drew Gardner OG 88 George Smith WR 10 Larry Smith QB 28 Kennard Reeves TB 45* Chavez Scott TB 71 Joey Bailey C/OG 89 Teriall Brannon DE 11 Brent Trice S 28* Alex Schultz DB 46 Austin Newton LB 72 Kyle Fischer OL 89* Chris Crooks WR 12 Jared Funk QB 29 Joel Caldwell S 51 Davis Flowers LB 73 Ryan Custer OG 90 Broderick Stewart DE 13 Chris Marve LB 30 Patrick Benoist LB 52 Nate Campbell LB 74 T.J. Greenstone DT 91 Theron Kadri DE 14 Josh Allen CB 31 Jared Hawkins TB 54 Taylor Loftley DL 75 Nick Miller SN 93 Josh Jelesky DE 15 Archie Barnes LB 32 Matt Bubis HB 55 Rob Ashabranner C 76 Thomas Welch OT 93* David Leinweber DE 15* Will Parker Roe S 33 Reshard Langford S 56 Greg Billinger DT 77 James Williams OL 94 Ryan Fowler PK 16 Alan Strong CB 34 Ryan van Rensburg TB 57 John Burrow LB 78 Caleb Welchans OL 96 Steven Stone DE 17 D.J. Moore CB 35 Brandon Bryant LB 58 Colt Nichter DT 79 Ryan Vance OG 97 John Laughrey PK 18 Larry Simmons WR 36 Chris Reinert WR 59 Adam Smotherman DT 80 Justin Wheeler WR 98 Johnell Thomas DL 19 Casey Hayward DB 37 Al Owens DB 60 Bradley Vierling C/OG 81 Turner Wimberly WR 99 Derrius Dowell DT 20 Jared Fagan CB 37* Elvio Tropeano S 61 Nick Forte OG 82 Justin Green TE * Duplicate jerseys

17 2008 VANDERBILT Game NOtes 2008 Stat i s t i c s

Sc o r e (q u a r t e r ) 1st 2n d 3r d 4t h ot to t a l 2008 Game Results Va n d e r b i lt 38 30 24 27 -- 119 Da t e Op p o n e n t W/L Sc o r e Ov e r a ll Co n f . ti m e At t n . Aug. 28 @ Miami (Ohio) W 34-13 1-0 0-0 3:23 18,398 Op p o n e n t s 41 17 3 7 -- 68 Sept. 4 South Carolina W 24-17 2-0 1-0 3:10 36,850 Sept. 13 Rice W 38-21 3-0 1-0 3:08 37.370 Sept. 20 @ Ole Miss W 23-17 4-0 2-0 3:12 51,281 2008 Team Statistics Oct. 4 Auburn Oct. 11 @ Miss. State Va n d e r b i lt Op p o n e n t s Oct. 18 @ Georgia FIRST DOWNS 65 74 Oct. 25 Duke Nov. 8 Florida Ru s h i n g 46 31 Nov. 15 @ Kentucky Pa s s i n g 16 42 Nov. 22 Tennessee Nov. 29 @ Wake Forest Pe n a lt y 3 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 808 497 Ya r d s g a i n e d r u s h i n g 933 614 2008 Individual Offensive Leaders Ya r d s l o s t r u s h i n g 125 117 Passing Gp ef f . at t -Co m p -In t Pc t Ya r ds tD Lo n g Av g /G Nickson,Chris 4 123.90 30-52-0 57.7 292 3 49 73.0 Ru s h i n g At t e m p t s 175 128 Adams,Mackenzi 4 112.08 3-5-0 60.0 31 0 12 7.8 Av e r a g e Pe r Ru s h 4.6 3.9 Vanderbilt Totals 4 122.86 33-57-0 57.9 323 3 49 80.8 Opponents 4 104.68 79-146-10 54.1 960 4 56 240.0 Av e r a g e Pe r Ga m e 202.0 124.2 TDs Ru s h i n g 10 2 Ru s h i n g Gp at t Ga i n Loss Ne t Av g tD Lo n g Av g /G PASSING YARDAGE 323 960 Hawkins,Jared 4 67 330 16 314 4.7 3 40 78.5 Nickson,Chris 4 56 326 56 270 4.8 5 59 67.5 At t -Co m p -In t 57-33-0 146-79-10 Walker,Sean 4 7 85 0 85 12.1 1 29 21.2 Av e r a g e Pe r Pa s s 5.7 6.6 Graham,Jamie 4 6 50 2 48 8.0 1 27 12.0 Miller,Gaston 4 21 63 21 42 2.0 0 7 10.5 Av e r a g e Pe r Ca t c h 9.8 12.2 Moore,DJ 4 2 37 0 37 18.5 0 24 9.2 Av e r a g e Pe r Ga m e 80.8 240.0 Adams,Mackenzi 4 12 42 11 31 2.6 0 17 7.8 TEAM 2 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 s a s s i n g TD P 3 4 Jennings,Jeff 1 2 0 15 -15 -7.5 0 2 -15.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 1131 1457 Vanderbilt Totals 4 175 933 125 808 4.6 10 59 202.0 To t a l Pl a y s 232 274 Opponents 4 128 614 117 497 3.9 2 26 124.2

Av e r a g e Pe r Pl a y 4.9 5.3 Re c e i v i n g Gp no. Ya r ds Av g tD Lo n g Av g /G Av e r a g e Pe r Ga m e 282.8 364.2 Walker,Sean 4 9 105 11.7 1 49 26.2 Graham,Jamie 4 6 40 6.7 0 16 10.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Ya r d s 13-283 20-532 Barden,Brandon 4 4 64 16.0 1 31 16.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Ya r d s 10-225 7-19 Monahan,Austin 4 4 45 11.2 0 18 11.2 Wheeler,Justin 4 4 30 7.5 0 11 7.5 INT RETURNS: #-Ya r d s 10-209 0-0 Hawkins,Jared 4 3 18 6.0 1 9 4.5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.8 26.6 Reinart,Chris 2 1 13 13.0 0 13 6.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 22.5 2.7 Jennings,Jeff 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 Miller,Gaston 4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 20.9 0.0 Vanderbilt Totals 4 33 323 9.8 3 49 80.8 FUMBLES-LOST 7-5 8-4 Opponents 4 79 960 12.2 4 56 240.0 PENALTIES-Ya r d s 11-115 25-193 Av e r a g e Pe r Ga m e 28.8 48.2 PUNTS-Ya r d s 21-831 16-679 Av e r a g e Pe r Pu n t 39.6 42.4 Ne t p u n t a v e r a g e 36.8 27.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Ga m e 31:03 28:57 3RD-DOWN Co n v e r s i o n s 18/48 22/58 4TH-DOWN Co n v e r s i o n s 0/1 4/7 18 2008 Stat i s t i c s

To t a l Of f e nse Gp pl a ys Ru s h Pa ss To t a l Av g /G Pu n t Re t u r n s No. Yds Av g tD Lo n g Nickson,Chris 4 108 270 292 562 140.5 Moore,DJ 7 203 29.0 0 91 Hawkins,Jared 4 67 314 0 314 78.5 Cole,John 2 22 11.0 0 13 Walker,Sean 4 7 85 0 85 21.2 Graham,Jamie 1 0 0.0 0 0 Adams,Mackenzi 4 17 31 31 62 15.5 Vanderbilt Totals 10 225 22.5 0 91 Graham,Jamie 4 6 48 0 48 12.0 Opponent Totals 7 19 2.7 0 7 Miller,Gaston 4 21 42 0 42 10.5 Moore,DJ 4 2 37 0 37 9.2 TEAM 2 2 -4 0 -4 -2.0 |——— PATs ——––—| Jennings,Jeff 1 2 -15 0 -15 -15.0 Sc o r i n g TDs fGs Ki c k Ru s h Re c Pa ss DXP Sa f Pts Vanderbilt Totals 4 232 808 323 1131 282.8 Hahnfeldt,B 0 7-7 14-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 35 Opponent Totals 4 274 497 960 1457 364.2 Nickson,Chris 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Hawkins,Jared 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 All-Pu r p o s e Gp ru s h Re c pr KOr re t To t a l Av g Walker,Sean 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Moore,DJ 4 37 0 203 110 32 382 95.5 Barden,Brandon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Walker,Sean 4 85 105 0 171 0 361 90.2 Graham,Jamie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hawkins,Jared 4 314 18 0 0 0 332 83.0 Hamilton,Ryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nickson,Chris 4 270 0 0 0 0 270 67.5 Hamilton,Ryan 4 0 0 0 0 103 103 25.8 Vanderbilt Totals 14 7-7 14-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 119 Graham,Jamie 4 48 40 0 0 0 88 22.0 Opponent Totals 8 4-7 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 68 Barden,Brandon 4 0 64 0 0 0 64 16.0 Miller,Gaston 4 42 3 0 0 0 45 11.2 Fi e l d Go a l s FGM-FGA % 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk Monahan,Austin 4 0 45 0 0 0 45 11.2 Hahnfeldt, Bryant 7-7 100.0 1-1 3-3 3-3 0-0 48 0 Spead,Darlron 2 0 0 0 0 41 41 20.5 Langford,R 4 0 0 0 0 33 33 8.2 Adams,Mackenzi 4 31 0 0 0 0 31 7.8 Fi e l d Go a l Se q u e n c e Vanderbilt Opponent Wheeler,Justin 4 0 30 0 0 0 30 7.5 @ Miami (Ohio) (42),(32) (37),(29) Cole,John 1 0 0 22 0 0 22 22.0 South Carolina (19) (41),42,48 Reinart,Chris 2 0 13 0 0 0 13 6.5 Rice (48) - Bubis,Matt 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.5 @ Ole Miss (34),(31),(40) (20),47 TEAM 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0 Auburn Jennings,Jeff 1 -15 5 0 0 0 -10 -10.0 @ Mississippi State Vanderbilt Totals 4 808 323 225 283 209 1848 462.0 @ Georgia Opponent Totals 4 497 960 19 532 0 2008 502.0 Duke Ki c k o f f Re t u r n s No. Yds Av g tD Lo n g Florida Walker,Sean 7 171 24.4 0 38 @ Kentucky Moore,DJ 5 110 22.0 0 39 Tennessee Bubis,Matt 1 2 2.0 0 2 @ Wake Forest Vanderbilt Totals 13 283 21.8 0 39 Overall 7-7 4-7 Opponent Totals 20 532 26.6 1 98 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate successful field goals.

Pu n t i n g No. Yds Av g Lo n g tB fc i-20 Blk Upson,Brett 21 831 39.6 53 2 4 8 0 Vanderbilt Totals 21 831 39.6 53 2 4 8 0 Opponent Totals 16 679 42.4 59 1 1 3 0

Vanderbilt University 19 De f e n s i v e Stat i s t i c s

Tackles Sacks Pass Def Fumbles B locked # name GP Solo ast Total TFL/Yds no-Yards int-Yds brUp QBH rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 30 Benoist,Patrick 4 16 21 37 3.5-10 1.0-6 . 1 1 . . . . 2 Hamilton,Ryan 4 14 16 30 . . 3-103 1 . 2-0 1 . . 13 Marve,Chris 4 14 12 26 2.0-11 1.0-10 . . . . 1 . . 5 Lewis,Myron 4 18 8 26 2.0-17 2.0-17 1-0 2 . . . . . 33 Langford,R 4 14 11 25 0.5-0 . 2-33 1 . . . . . 96 Stone,Steven 4 6 10 16 3.0-7 2.0-5 ...... 56 Billinger,Greg 4 4 11 15 2.0-15 2.0-15 . . . . . 1 . 17 Moore,DJ 4 7 8 15 2.0-10 1.0-8 2-32 2 . 1-0 1 . . 20 Fagan,Jared 4 8 5 13 ...... 74 Greenstone,TJ 4 3 6 9 2.5-4 ...... 90 Stewart,B 4 3 5 8 1.0-9 1.0-9 . 2 3 . . . . 49 Stokes,John 4 3 3 6 ...... 29 Caldwell,Joel 4 3 3 6 ...... 11 Trice,Brent 4 2 3 5 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . 1-0 1 . . 6 Spead,Darlron 2 1 4 5 1.0-2 . 1-41 1 . . . . . 91 Kadri,Theron 4 2 3 5 ...... 52 Campbell,Nate 4 1 3 4 ...... 23 Umoh,Udom 4 1 3 4 ...... 16 Strong,Alan 4 2 2 4 ...... 45 Johnson,Chris 4 1 3 4 ...... 38 Richardson,Sean 4 1 3 4 ...... 14 Allen,Josh 4 3 . 3 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 19 Hayward,Casey 4 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 59 Smotherman,Adam 4 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . . 44 Garcia,Michael 4 . 2 2 ...... 8 Hahnfeldt,B 4 1 1 2 ...... 2T Tompkins,Rich 2 1 1 2 ...... 46 Newton,Austin 4 1 . 1 ...... 25 Graham,Jamie 4 . 1 1 ...... 81 Wimberly,Turner 4 1 . 1 ...... 89 Brannon,Teriall 4 . 1 1 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . . 85 Bradford,Jake 4 1 . 1 ...... Vanderbilt Totals 4 134 152 286 21-89 11-74 10-209 13 5 4-0 5 1 . Opponent Totals 4 152 120 272 27.0-96 6-39 . 5 8 5-13 4 . .

Vanderbilt University 20 2008 St a r t e rs , St a t s

2008 Of f e nsi v e Sta r t e r s Ga m e WR WR LT LG c RG Rt te QB tB WR @ Miami (Ohio) Walker Graham Lauer Custer Vierling Bailey Welch Monahan Nickson Jennings Wheeler South Carolina Walker Graham Lauer Custer Vierling Bailey Welch Monahan Nickson Hawkins Wheeler Rice Walker Graham Lauer Custer Vierling Bailey Welch Monahan Nickson Hawkins Wheeler @ Ole Miss Walker Graham Lauer Custer Vierling Bailey Welch Barden Nickson Hawkins Wheeler Auburn @ Miss. State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @Wake Forest

2008 De f e n s i v e Sta r t e r s Ga m e DE DT DT DE OLB mLB OLB cB fS SS cB @ Miami (Ohio) Stone Billinger Smotherman Stewart Stokes Marve Benoist Moore Hamilton Langford Lewis South Carolina Stone Billinger Greenstone Stewart Stokes Marve Benoist Moore Hamilton Langford Lewis Rice Stone Billinger Smotherman Stewart Allen (NB) Marve Benoist Moore Hamilton Langford Lewis @ Ole Miss Stone Billinger Greenstone Stewart Allen (NB) Marve Benoist Moore Hamilton Langford Lewis Auburn @ Miss. State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @ Wake Forest

Ga m e -By-Ga m e Te a m Co m p a r i s o n s (No t e : Ga m e t o t a l s a r e d i s p l ay e d in t h e f o r m a t TEAM/OPPONENT f o r e a c h c at e g o r y ) Op p o n e n t Sc or e 1s t Dow n s Ru s h i n g Pa ss i n g Pa ss Yds Pl a ys -To t a l Yds Re t . Yds tOs @ Miami (Ohio) 34-13 17/17 50-269/25-96 9-16-0/19-42-3 91/244 66-360/67-340 205/168 2/3 South Carolina 24-17 15/18 41-135/29-92 8-13-0/23-39-2 90/233 54-225/68-325 134/120 1/3 Rice 38-21 22/23 43-273/34-108 7-16-0/25-40-1 71/299 59-344/74-407 202/55 0/2 @ Ole Miss 23-17 11/16 41-131/40-201 9-12-0/12-25-4 71/184 53-202/65-385 176/221 2/6 Auburn @ Miss. State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @ Wake Forest VU/OPP Totals 119-68 65/74 175-808/128-497 33-57-0/79-146-10 323/960 232-1131/274-1457 717/564 5/14

Vanderbilt University 21 2008 Stat i s t i c s

Ga m e -By-Ga m e Te a m Co m p a r i s o n s (No t e : Ga m e t o t a l s a r e d i s p l ay e d in t h e f o r m a t TEAM/OPPONENT f o r e a c h c at e g o r y ) 3rd Dow n 4t h Dow n Ti m e Poss Ma rg i n Yds /Ru s h Yds /Pa ss Yds /Pl a Pu n t i n g Pe n . Yds @ Miami (Ohio) 8-15/4-15 0-1/1-2 32:43/27:17 5:26 5.4/3.8 5.7/5.8 5.5/5.1 4-40.2/5-48.4 25/45 South Carolina 2-10/6-15 0-0/1-1 30:02/29:58 0:04 3.3/3.2 6.9/6.0 4.2/4.8 6-34.7/4-44.8 35/51 Rice 5-10/7-14 0-0/2-3 30:53/29:07 1:46 6.3/3.2 4.4/7.5 5.8/5.5 4-38.2/4-39.2 35/15 @ Ole Miss 3-13/5-14 0-0/0-1 30:36/29:24 1:12 3.2/5.0 5.9/7.4 3.8/5.9 7-44.1/3-33.7 20/82 Auburn @ Mississippi State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @ Wake Forest VU/OPP Totals 18-48/22-58 0-1/4-7 124:14/115:46 8:28 4.6/3.9 5.7/6.6 4.9/5.3 21-39.6/16-42.4 115/193

Th i r d Do w n Co n v e r s i o n s Sc or e Ov e r a ll 1s t Qt r 2n d Qt r 3rd Qt r 4t h Qt r @ Miami (Ohio) 34-13 8-15 (53.3%) 4-5 (80.0%) 2-4 (50.0%) 0-2 (0.0%) 2-4 (50.0%) South Carolina 24-17 2-10 (20.0%) 0-3 (0.0%) 1-3 (33.3%) 0-1 (0.0%) 1-3 (33.3%) Rice 38-21 5-10 (50.0%) 1-4 (25.0%) 1-1 (100.0%) 1-2 (50.0%) 2-3 (66.7%) @ Ole Miss 23-17 3-13 (23.1%) 2-3 (66.7%) 0-3 (0.0%) 1-3 (33.3%) 0-4 (0.0%) Auburn @ Miss. State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @ Wake Forest Vanderbilt Totals 10-25 (40.0%) 4-8 (50.0%) 3-7 (42.9%) 0-3 (0.0%) 3-7 (42.9%) Opponent Totals 10-30 (33.3%) 3-7 (42.9%) 2-7 (28.6%) 4-10 (40.0%) 1-6 (16.7%)

Fo u r t h Do w n Co n v e r s i o n s Sc or e Ov e r a ll 1s t Qt r 2n d Qt r 3rd Qt r 4t h Qt r @ Miami (Ohio) 34-13 0-1 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-1 (0.0%) South Carolina 24-17 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) Rice 38-21 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) @ Ole Miss 23-17 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) Auburn @ Miss. State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @ Wake Forest Vanderbilt Totals 0-1 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-1 (0.0%) Opponent Totals 4-7 (57.1%) 0-0 (0.0%) 2-2 (100.0%) 2-3 (66.7%) 0-2 (0.0%)

Vanderbilt University 22 2008 Stat i s t i c s

Ti m e o f Possession Op p o n e n t Sc or e Ov e r a ll 1s t Qt r 2n d Qt r 3rd Qt r 4t h Qt r @ Miami (Ohio) 34-13 32:43 8:38 6:44 6:13 11:08 South Carolina 24-17 30:02 8:49 7:15 4:23 9:35 Rice @ Ole Miss Auburn @ Mississippi State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @ Wake Forest Vanderbilt Totals 62:45 17:27 13:59 10:36 20:43 Avg. 31:22 8:43 6:59 5:18 10:21 Opponents Total 57:15 12:33 16:01 19:24 9:17 Avg. 28:37 6:16 8:00 9:42 4:38

VANDERBILT In s i d e Opp o n e n t 20-Ya r d Li n e Inside To t a l Ru s h Pa ss FG FG ----- Fa i l e d inside 20 ----- Op p o n e n t Sc or e 20 Sc or e d Pt s tDs tDs At t . ma d e fG-M Dow n s In t Fu m b Ha l f Gm @ Miami (Ohio) 34-13 6 6 34 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 24-17 3 3 17 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rice 38-21 5 4 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 @ Ole Miss 23-17 3 3 13 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn @ Mississippi State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @ Wake Forest Totals 17 16 92 9 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Vanderbilt Yearly Totals: 16-17 (94.1%)

OPPONENT In s i d e Va n d e r b i l t 20-Ya r d Li n e Inside To t a l Ru s h Pa ss FG FG ----- Fa i l e d inside 20 ----- Op p o n e n t Sc or e 20 Sc or e d Pt s tDs tDs At t . ma d e fGA Dow n s In t Fu m b Ha l f Gm @ Miami (Ohio) 34-13 3 2 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 South Carolina 24-17 2 2 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rice 38-21 3 2 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 @ Ole Miss 23-17 3 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Auburn @ Mississippi State @ Georgia Duke Florida @ Kentucky Tennessee @ Wake Forest Totals 11 7 37 2 2 3 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 Vanderbilt’s Opponent Yearly Totals: 7-11 (63.6%) Vanderbilt University 23 2008 Re c a p s

Ga m e 1 Ga m e 2 Va n d e r b i l t Co m m o d o r e s a t Mi a m i (Oh i o ) Re d Ha w ks So u t h Ca r o l i n a Ga m e c o c ks a t Va n d e r b i l t Co m m o d o r e s Th u r s d a y , Au g u s t 28 • Ya g e r St a d i u m , Ox f o r d , Oh i o • Attn: 18,398 Th u r s d a y , Se p t e m b e r 4 • Va n d e r b i l t St a d i u m , Nashville, Te n n . • Attn: 36,850

Va n d e rb i lt 34 #24 So u t h Ca rol i n a 17 Mi a m i 13 Va n d e rb i lt 24 OXFORD, Ohio – Quarterback Chris Nickson rushed for a career-high 166 yards NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and two touchdowns and passed for another TD to lead Vanderbilt to a 34-13 vic- as Vanderbilt beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. tory over Miami of Ohio in the season opener for both teams Thursday night. 24 South Carolina 24-17 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. An interception and a punt return by D.J. Moore lead to 10 Vanderbilt points The Commodores (2-0) recorded their first upset of a ranked team in Vanderbilt during a six-minute span of the first quarter as the Commodores pulled away. Stadium since Sept. 19, 1992, a 31-9 win over then-No. 25 Mississippi. Miami's only lead Thursday night came on a 37-yard field goal by Nathan This win was very sweet for Vanderbilt, which lost its first 14 games against Parseghian early in the first quarter. Steve Spurrier as he coached Duke, Florida and South Carolina. Now the Vanderbilt went ahead 7-3 when Nickson and Sean Walker hooked up for a Commodores have won two straight against the ol' ball coach. 49-yard completion and then a 4-yard touchdown pass. South Carolina (1-1) had survived four interceptions in shutting out North Moore's interception on the RedHawks' ensuing possession led to a 42-yard Carolina State 34-0 last week. The Gamecocks couldn't escape their mistakes field goal by Bryant Hahnfeldt. Moore later returned a punt 91 yards to the Miami against Vanderbilt, and Spurrier wasn't happy. 1, and Nickson plunged in from there to put the Commodores on top 17-3. The Commodores picked off two of Chris Smelley's passes and sacked him four The RedHawks answered with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Daniel times, recovered a punt that bounced off a South Carolina player and blocked a Raudabaugh to Eugene Harris. But Vanderbilt countered in just three plays, includ- field goal. South Carolina's lone touchdown was due to Vanderbilt's only turnover, ing a 59-yard run by Nickson and a 14-yard touchdown run by Nickson. which the Gamecocks recovered at the Commodores 20 in the first quarter.

Sc o r i n g Su m m a r y Sc o r i n g Su m m a r y Te a m 1 2 3 4 fi n a l Re c o r d Te a m 1 2 3 4 fi n a l Re c o r d Va n d e r b i l t 17 10 0 7 34 1-0 So u t h Ca r o l i n a 7 3 0 7 17 1-1, 0-1 Mi a m i 3 7 3 0 13 0-1 Va n d e r b i l t 0 3 14 7 24 2-0, 1-0

First Quarter: MIAMI - 11:08, 37 yd field goal, Parseghian; VU - 8:01, 4 yd pass, First Quarter: USC - 6:00, 19 yd pass, McKinley from Smelley (Succop kick). Walker from Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick); VU - 6:23, 42 yd field goal, Hahnfeldt; VU - Second Quarter: VU - 4:32, 19 yd field goal, Hahnfeldt; USC - 0:00, 41 yd field goal, 0:11, 1 yd run, Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick). Succop. Second Quarter: MIAMI - 6:58, 30 yd pass, Harris from Raudabaugh (Parseghian Third Quarter: VU - 10:14, 31 yd pass, Barden from Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick); VU - kick); VU - 5:33, 14yd run, Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick); VU - 0:14, 32 yd field goal, 3:53, 1 yd run, Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick). Hahnfeldt. Fourth Quarter: VU - 9:28, 13 yd run, Hawkins (Hahnfeldt kick); USC - 7:39, 5 yd Third Quarter: MIAMI - 6:42, 29 yd field goal, Parseghian. pass, Brown from Smelley (Succop kick). Fourth Quarter: VU - 5:40, 3 yd run, Hawkins (Hahnfeldt kick). Stat ist i cs Va n d e r b i l t Mi a m i Stat ist i cs Va n d e r b i l t Mi a m i FIRST DOWNS 18 15 FIRST DOWNS 17 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-92 41-135 NET YARDS RUSHING 269 96 PASSING YDS (NET) 233 90 NET YARDS PASSING 91 244 Pa s s e s At t -Co m p -In t 39-23-2 13-8-0 Co m p l e t i o n s -At t e m p t s -In t 9-16-0 19-42-3 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-325 54-225 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 66-360 67-340 Fu m b l e Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 0-0 0-0 Pe n a lt i e s : Nu m b e r -Ya r d s 2-25 7-45 Pu n t Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 2-5 2-21 Av e r a g e Ya r d s Pe r Pu n t 40.2 48.4 Ki ckoff Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 4-115 2-39 Pu n t r e t u r n s : Nu m b e r -Ya r d s -TD 5-120-0 2-9-0 In t e r c e p t i o n Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 0-0 2-74 Ki ckoff r e t u r n s : Nu m b e r -Yd s -TD 4-84-0 7-159-0 Pu n t s (Nu m b e r -Av g ) 4-44.8 6-34.7 In t e r c e p t i o n s : Nu m b e r -Yd s -TD 3-1-0 0-0-0 Fu m b l e s -Lo s t 2-1 1-1 Fu m b l e Re t u r n s : Nu m b e r -Yd s -TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Pe n a lt i e s -Ya r d s 8-51 4-35 Po s s e s s i o n Ti m e 32:43 27:17 Po s s e s s i o n Ti m e 29:58 30:02 Th i r d -Dow n Co n v e r s i o n s 8 of 15 4 of 15 Th i r d -Dow n Co n v e r s i o n s 6 of 15 2 of 10 Fo u r t h -Dow n Co n v e r s i o n s 0 of 1 1 of 2 Fo u r t h -Dow n Co n v e r s i o n s 1 of 1 0 of 0 Re d -Zo n e Sco r e s -Ch a n c e s 6-6 2-3 Re d -Zo n e Sco r e s -Ch a n c e s 2-2 3-3 Sa ck s By: Nu m b e r -Ya r d s 3-27 2-11 Sa ck s By: Nu m b e r -Ya r d s 2-10 4-23

RUSHING: Vanderbilt-Nickson 20-166; Hawkins 13-51; Miller 10-41; Walker 2-26; RUSHING: South Carolina-Mike Davis 18-80; Taylor Rank 4-6; Chris Smelley 6-3; Adams 2-3; TEAM 1-minus 3; Jennings 2-minus 15. Miami-MERRIWEATHER 10-59; Patrick DiMarco 1-3. Vanderbilt-Hawkins,Jared 17-84; Walker,Sean 1-29; ROGERS 2-32; BRATTON 7-13; RAUDABAUGH 6-minus 8. Nickson,Chris 16-17; Graham,Jamie 2-11; TEAM 1-minus 1; Miller,Gaston 4-minus 5. PASSING: Va n d e r b i lt -Ni ck s o n 9-16-0-91. Mi a m i -RAUDABAUGH 19-41-3-244; PASSING: So u t h Ca r o l i n a -Sm e l l e y 23-39-2-233. Va n d e r b i lt -Ni ck s o n 8-13-0-90. TEAM 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: South Carolina-Jared Cook 8-111; Dion LeCorn 4-40; Moe Brown RECEIVING: Vanderbilt-Walker 2-53; Reinart 1-13; Barden 1-11; Jennings 1-5; 3-27; Kenny McKinley 3-23; Freddie Brown 2-19; Mike Davis 2-5; Patrick DiMarco Monahan 1-5; Wheeler 1-4; Hawkins 1-0; Graham 1-0. Miami-HARRIS 4-52; 1-8. Vanderbilt-Graham,Jamie 3-21; Wheeler,Justin 2-17; Barden,Brandon 1-31; WOODS 4-45; O'CONNELL 3-61; ROBINSON 2-34; ROGERS 2-13; CRABTREE 2-11; Monahan, Austin 1-18; Miller,Gaston 1-3. GIVENS 1-15; BRATTON 1-13.

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Ga m e 3 Ga m e 4 Ri c e Ow l s a t Va n d e r b i l t Co m m o d o r e s Va n d e r b i l t Co m m o d o r e s a t Ole Miss Re b e l s Sa t u r d a y , Se p t . 13 • Va n d e r b i l t St a d i u m , Nashville, Te n n . • Attn: 37,370 Sa t u r d a y , Se p t e m b e r 20 • Va u g h t He m i n g w a y , Ox f o r d , Miss. • Attn: 51,281

Ri c e 21 Va n d e rb i lt 23 Va n d e rb i lt 38 Ol e Mi ss 17 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jared Hawkins rushed for 107 yards and Vanderbilt held OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Ryan Hamilton tied a school record with three intercep- Rice scoreless in the second half for a 38-21 victory on Saturday night. tions, scored a touchdown on an interception return and saved a score with a The Commodores snapped a 21-21 halftime tie on Jamie Graham's 27-yard goal-line tackle to help Vanderbilt beat Mississippi 23-17 on Saturday. touchdown run with 11:41 left in the third quarter. A third-quarter field goal and The Commodores intercepted four of Jevan Snead's passes to put themselves Chris Nickson's 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter helped Vanderbilt in position to be ranked for the first time since 1984 by surviving an early and odd improve to 3-0 for only the third time since 1984. Rebels' scoring flurry. Vanderbilt is 4-0 for just the fourth time since World War II. Vanderbilt's D.J. Moore had 138 yards in return yardage, including a 67-yard But the Commodores (2-0 Southeastern Conference) needed a pair of goal- punt return to the Rice 1-yard line to set up the final touchdown. The teams com- line stands and a final interception as time expired to win. The Rebels (2-2, 0-1) bined for six touchdowns and 447 yards of offense in the first half. appeared as if they might run away early after forcing a fumble deep in Vanderbilt territory with a 10-0 lead. But Hamilton stepped in front of Snead's pass and returned it 79 yards for a score. c o r i n g u m m a r y S S His second interception of Snead and 23-yard return helped set up a field goal Te a m 1 2 3 4 fi n a l Re c o r d that rallied Vanderbilt to a 17-17 halftime tie. The Commodores could only manage Ri c e 14 7 0 0 21 2-1, 2-0 two more Bryant Hahnfeldt field goals in the second half, but Hamilton and the Va n d e r b i l t 7 14 10 7 38 3-0, 1-0 defense made it stand up.

First Quarter: RICE - 9:47, 26 yd pass, Dillard from Clement (Fangmeier kick); VU - Sc o r i n g Su m m a r y 4:22, 5 yd run, Walker; RICE - 1:23, 3 yd run, Clement (Fangmeier kick). e a m i n a l e c o r d Second Quarter: VU - 8:20, 14 yd run, Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick); RICE - 3:19, 2 yd T 1 2 3 4 f R run, Casey (Fangmeier kick); VU - 0:15, 7 yd run, Hawkins (Hahnfeldt kick). Va n d e r b i l t 14 3 0 6 23 4-0, 2-0 Third Quarter: VU - 11:41, 27 yd run, Graham (Hahnfeldt kick); VU - 3:43, 48 yd field Ole Miss 17 0 0 0 17 2-2, 0-1 goal, Hahnfeldt. Fourth Quarter: VU - 10:00, 1 yd run, Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick). First Quarter: UM - 5:10, 20 yd field goal, Shene; UM - 4:54, 13 yd fumble recovery, Jerry (Shene kick); VU - 4:32, 79 yd interception return, Hamilton (Hahnfeldt kick); Stat ist i cs Ri c e Va n d e r b i l t UM - 4:17, 98 yd kickoff return, Wallace (Shene kick); 1:17, 9 yd pass, Hawkins from FIRST DOWNS 23 22 Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick). RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-108 43-273 Second Quarter: VU - 1:48, 34 yd field goal, Hahnfeldt. PASSING YDS (NET) 299 71 Fourth Quarter: VU - 14:48, 31 yd field goal, Hahnfeldt; VU - 0:31, 40 yd field goal, Pa s s e s At t -Co m p -In t 40-25-1 16-7-0 Hahnfeldt. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-407 59-344 Fu m b l e Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 0-0 0-0 Stat ist i cs Va n d e r b i l t Ole Miss Pu n t Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 1--1 2-84 FIRST DOWNS 11 16 Ki ckoff Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 3-56 4-87 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-131 40-201 In t e r c e p t i o n Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 0-0 1-31 PASSING YDS (NET) 71 184 Pu n t s (Nu m b e r -Av g ) 4-39.2 4-38.2 Pa s s e s At t -Co m p -In t 12-9-0 25-12-4 Fu m b l e s -Lo s t 1-1 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-202 65-385 Pe n a lt i e s -Ya r d s 3-15 3-35 Fu m b l e Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 0-0 1-13 Po s s e s s i o n Ti m e 29:07 23:56 Pu n t Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 1-0 2-6 Th i r d -Dow n Co n v e r s i o n s 7 of 14 5 of 10 Ki ckoff Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 3-73 6-202 Fo u r t h -Dow n Co n v e r s i o n s 2 of 3 0 of 0 In t e r c e p t i o n Re t u r n s -Ya r d s 4-103 0-0 Re d -Zo n e Sco r e s -Ch a n c e s 0-0 0-0 Pu n t s (Nu m b e r -Av g ) 7-44.1 3-33.7 Sa ck s By: Nu m b e r -Ya r d s 1-13 3-21 Fu m b l e s -Lo s t 3-2 4-2 Pe n a lt i e s -Ya r d s 2-20 7-82 RUSHING: Rice-UGOKWE, C.J. 13-63; CLEMENT, Chase 15-27; CASEY, James 4-11; Po s s e s s i o n Ti m e 30:36 29:24 RANDOLPH, Patri 1-8; TEAM 1-minus 1. Vanderbilt-Hawkins,Jared 20-107; Th i r d -Dow n Co n v e r s i o n s 3 of 13 5 of 14 Nickson,Chris 13-85; Moore,DJ 2-37; Graham,Jamie 1-27; Miller,Gaston 6-12; Fo u r t h -Dow n Co n v e r s i o n s 0 of 0 0 of 1 Walker,Sean 1-5. Re d -Zo n e Sco r e s -Ch a n c e s 3-3 1-3 PASSING: Ri c e -CLEMENT, Ch a s e 25-39-1-299; CASEY, Ja m e s 0-1-0-0. Sa ck s By: Nu m b e r -Ya r d s 1-3 1-5 Va n d e r b i lt -Ni ck s o n ,Ch r i s 7-16-0-71. RECEIVING: Rice-CASEY, James 12-115; DILLARD, Jarett 7-105; SMITER, Corbin RUSHING: Vanderbilt-Hawkins,Jared 17-72; Adams,Mackenzi 10-28; Walker,Sean 3-40; RANDOLPH, Patri 3-39. Vanderbilt-Walker,Sean 4-40; Barden,Brandon 2-22; 3-25; Graham,Jamie 3-10; Nickson,Chris 7-2; Miller,Gaston 1-minus 6. Ole Miss- Hawkins,Jared 1-9. Eason,Cordera 12-88; Bolden,Brandon 8-45; McCluster,D. 7-44; Davis,Enrique 7-25; Snead,Jevan 6-minus 1. PASSING: Va n d e r b i lt -Ni ck s o n ,Ch r i s 6-7-0-40; Ad a m s ,Ma ck e n z i 3-5-0-31. Ol e Mi s s - Sn e a d ,Je v a n 12-25-4-184. RECEIVING: Vanderbilt-Walker,Sean 3-12; Monahan,Austin 2-22; Graham,Jamie 2-19; Wheeler,Justin 1-9; Hawkins,Jared 1-9. Ole Miss-McCluster,D. 7-132; Wallace,Mike 3-36; Hodge,Shay 2-16.

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Brown, vs USC (Sep 4) Va n d e r b i l t Si n g l e -Ga m e In d i v i d u a l Hi g h s Va n d e r b i l t Si n g l e -Ga m e Te a m Hi g h s DILLARD, vs Rice (Sep 13) Ca t e gory # Pl a y e r , Te a m , Da t e Ca t e gory # Op p o n e n t , Da t e Long Reception 56 McCluster, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Rushes 20 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) Rushes 50 at Miami (Aug 28) Field Goals 2 PARSEGHIAN, at Miami (Aug 28) Hawkins vs Rice (Sep 13) Yards Rushing 273 vs Rice (Sep 13) Long Field Goal 41 Succop, vs USC (Sep 4) Yards Rushing 166 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) Yards Per Rush 6.3 vs Rice (Sep 13) Punts 5 RICHARDSON, at Miami (Aug 28) TD Rushes 2 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) TD Rushes 5 vs Rice (Sep 13) Punting Avg 48.4 RICHARDSON, at Miami (Aug 28) Nickson vs Rice (Sep 13) Pass attempts 16 at Miami (Aug 28) Long Punt 59 RICHARDSON, at Miami (Aug 28) Long Rush 59 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) vs Rice (Sep 13) Long Punt Return 7 HARRIS, at Miami (Aug 28) Pass attempts 16 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) Pass completions 9 at Miami (Aug 28) Green, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Nickson vs Rice (Sep 13) at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Long Kickoff Return 98 Wallace, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Pass completions 9 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) Yards Passing 91 at Miami (Aug 28) Tackles 14 HUDSON, at Miami (Aug 28) Yards Passing 91 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) Yards Per Pass 6.9 vs USC (Sep 4) Sacks 1.0 CONIGLIO, at Miami (Aug 28) TD Passes 1 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) TD Passes 1 at Miami (Aug 28) CRAVEN, at Miami (Aug 28) Nickson vs USC (Sep 4) vs USC (Sep 4) Norwood, vs USC (Sep 4) Nickson at Ole Miss (Sep 20) at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Matthews, vs USC (Sep 4) Long Pass 49 Nickson at Miami (Aug 28) Total Plays 66 at Miami (Aug 28) TALBERT, vs Rice (Sep 13) Receptions 4 Walker vs Rice (Sep 13) Total Offense 360 at Miami (Aug 28) Hardy, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Yards Receiving 53 Walker at Miami (Aug 28) Yards Per Play 5.8 vs Rice (Sep 13) Tackles For Loss 2.5 HUDSON, at Miami (Aug 28) TD Receptions 1 Walker at Miami (Aug 28) Points 38 vs Rice (Sep 13) Jerry, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Barden vs USC (Sep 4) Sacks By 4 vs USC (Sep 4) Interceptions 0 Hawkins at Ole Miss (Sep 20) First Downs 22 vs Rice (Sep 13) Long Reception 49 Walker at Miami (Aug 28) Penalties 4 vs USC (Sep 4) Opp o n e n t Si n g l e -Ga m e Te a m Hi g h s Field Goals 3 Hahnfeldt at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Penalty Yards 35 vs USC (Sep 4) Ca t e gory # Op p o n e n t , Da t e Long Field Goal 48 Hahnfeldt vs Rice (Sep 13) vs Rice (Sep 13) Rushes 40 at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Punts 7 Upson at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Turnovers 2 at Miami (Aug 28) Yards Rushing 201 at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Punting Avg 44.1 Upson at Ole Miss (Sep 20) at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Yards Per Rush 5.0 at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Long Punt 53 Upson at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Interceptions By 4 at Ole Miss (Sep 20) TD Rushes 2 vs Rice (Sep 13) Long Punt Return 91 Moore at Miami (Aug 28) Pass attempts 42 at Miami (Aug 28) Long Kickoff Return 39 Moore vs Rice (Sep 13) Opp o n e n t Si n g l e -Ga m e In d i v i d u a l Hi g h s Pass completions 25 vs Rice (Sep 13) Tackles 15 Benoist vs USC (Sep 4) Ca t e gory # Pl a y e r , Te a m , Da t e Yards Passing 299 vs Rice (Sep 13) Sacks 2.0 Billinger vs USC (Sep 4) Rushes 18 Davis, vs USC (Sep 4) Yards Per Pass 7.5 vs Rice (Sep 13) Lewis vs Rice (Sep 13) Yards Rushing 88 Eason, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) TD Passes 2 vs USC (Sep 4) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Greenstone at Miami (Aug 28) TD Rushes 1 CASEY, vs Rice (Sep 13) Total Plays 74 vs Rice (Sep 13) Benoist vs USC (Sep 4) CLEMENT, vs Rice (Sep 13) Total Offense 407 vs Rice (Sep 13) Billinger vs USC (Sep 4) Long Rush 26 Eason, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Yards Per Play 5.9 at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Lewis vs Rice (Sep 13) Pass attempts 41 RAUDABAUGH, at Miami (Aug 28) Points 21 vs Rice (Sep 13) Stone at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Pass completions 25 CLEMENT, vs Rice (Sep 13) Sacks By 2 at Miami (Aug 28) Interceptions 3 Hamilton at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Yards Passing 299 CLEMENT, vs Rice (Sep 13) vs USC (Sep 4) TD Passes 2 Smelley, vs USC (Sep 4) First Downs 23 vs Rice (Sep 13) Long Pass 56 Snead, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Penalties 8 vs USC (Sep 4) Receptions 12 CASEY, vs Rice (Sep 13) Penalty Yards 82 at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Yards Receiving 132 McCluster, at Ole Miss (Sep 20) Turnovers 6 at Ole Miss (Sep 20) TD Receptions 1 HARRIS, at Miami (Aug 28) Interceptions By 0 McKinley, vs USC (Sep 4) 2008 Va n d e rb i lt Sc or i n g Dr i v e s

Op p . pl a ys Y a rds Ti m e Cu l m i n a t i n g Pl a y Miami 8 71 3:02 Walker 4 yd pass from Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick) Miami 4 -5 1:28 Hahnfeldt 42 yd field goal Miami 3 1 1:14 Nickson 1 yd run (Hahnfeldt kick) Miami 3 66 1:20 Nickson 14 yd run (Hahnfeldt kick) Miami 7 50 1:55 Hahnfeldt 32 yd field goal Miami 11 71 5:56 Hawkins 3 yd run (Hahnfeldt kick) USC 9 28 4:50 Hahnfeldt 19 yd field goal USC 1 31 0:07 Barden 31 yd pass from Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick) USC 5 58 1:40 Nickson 1 yd run (Hahnfeldt kick) USC 8 68 4:12 Hawkins 13 yd run (Hahnfeldt kick) Ole Miss ------Hamilton 79 yd interception return (Hahnfeldt kick) Ole Miss 6 43 2:50 Hawkins 9 yd pass from Nickson (Hahnfeldt kick) Ole Miss 5 20 2:50 Hahnfeldt 34 yd field goal Ole Miss 9 37 3:41 Hahnfeldt 31 yd field goal Ole Miss 6 57 2:09 Hahnfeldt 40 yd field goal

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... Th e La s t Ti m e a Va n d e r b i lt ... Pl a y e r , Da t e ... Th e La s t Ti m e An Op p o n e n t ... Pl a y e r , Da t e ... Player Scored Three TDs C. Jackson-Garrison (3, vs. Ole Miss) 9/15/2007 ... Player scored three TDs Justin Boyles (4, vs. Duke) 10/28/2006 ... Player Scored Four TDs or More Earl Bennett (5, vs. Kentucky) 11/12/2005 ... Player scored four TDs or More Justin Boyles (4, vs. Duke) 10/28/2006

... QB passes for three TDs Chris Nickson (4, vs. Richmond) 9/1/2007 ... QB passes for three TDs Erik Ainge (3, @ Tennessee) 11/17/2007 ... QB passes for four TDs Mackenzi Adams (3, at Tennessee) 11/17/2007 ... QB passes for four TDs Andre Woodson (4, @ Kentucky) 11/11/2006 ... QB passes for five TDs Jay Cutler (5, vs. Kentucky) 11/12/2005 ... QB passes for five TDs Jared Lorenzen (6, vs. Kentucky) 11/11/2001

... QB passed for 200+ yards R. Kovalcheck (269, vs. Wake Forest) 11/24/2007 ... QB passed for 200+ yards Chase Clement (299, vs. Rice) 9/13/2008 ... QB passed for 300+ yards Chris Nickson (446, @ Kentucky) 11/11/2006 ... QB passed for 300+ yards Andre Woodson (450, @ Kentucky) 11/11/2006 ... QB passed for 400+ yards Chris Nickson (446, @ Kentucky) 11/11/2006 ... QB passed for 400+ yards Andre Woodson (450, @ Kentucky) 11/11/2006

... Rushed for 100+ yards Jared Hawkins (107, vs. Rice) 9/13/2008 ... RB rushed for 100+ yards Josh Adams (111, Wake Forest) 11/24/2007 ... Rushed for 200+ yards Frank Mordica (321, vs. Air Force) 11/18/1978 ... RB rushed for 200+ yards Arian Foster (223, at Tennessee) 11/19/2005 ... Rushed for 300+ yards Frank Mordica (321, vs. Air Force) 11/18/1978 ... Receiver had 100+ yards Dexter McCluster (132, @ Ole Miss) 9/20/2008 ... Receiver had 100+ yards Earl Bennett (100, vs. Ole Miss) 9/15/2007 ... Receiver had 200+ yards Craig Yeast (269, @ Kentucky) 11/13/1998 ... Receiver had 200+ yards Earl Bennett (223, vs. Richmond) 9/1/2007 . ... Returned VU Kickoff for TD Mike Wallace (98 yds., @ Ole Miss) 9/20/2008 ... Returned Kickoff for TD Jimmy Williams (96 at Kentucky) 11/13/1998 ... Returned VU Punt for TD Mike Espy (51 yds., vs. Ole Miss) 9/17/2005 ... Returned Punt for TD Jimmy Williams (65, vs. Northern Illinois) 9/11/1999 ... Returned VU INT for TD Tony Taylor (24 yds., @ Georgia) 10/14/2006 ... Returned INT for TD Ryan Hamilton (79, at Ole Miss) 9/20/2008 ... Returned VU Fumble for TD Peria Jerry (13 yds., @ Ole Miss) 9/20/2008 ... Returned Fumble for TD Darlron Spead (36 yds., at Florida) 11/3/2007 ... Blocked a VU punt Ryan Smith (vs. Florida) 11/4/2006 ... Blocked an opponent punt Darlron Spead (at Kentucky) 11/11/2006 ... Blocked a VU field goal Casey Camero (@ Duke) 10/28/2006 ... Blocked an opponent field goal Greg Billinger (vs. So. Carolina) 9/4/2008 ... Scored on VU safety Chase Pittman (vs. LSU) 10/8/2005 ... Scored on safety Team (at Navy) 9/25/2004 ... Topped 500 Yards in Total Offense @ Kentucky, 597 11/11/2006 ... Topped 500 Yards in Total Offense 621 (@ Kentucky) 11/11/2006 ... Topped 600 Yards in Total Offense @ Georgia, 606 10/19/2002 ... Topped 600 Yards in Total Offense 621 (@ Kentucky) 11/11/2006 ... Rushed for more than 200 yards 201 (@ Ole Miss) 9/20/2008 ... Team rushed for more than 200 yards 273 (vs. Rice) 9/13/2008 ... Rushed for more than 300 yards 342 (vs. Navy) 10/11/2003 ... Team rushed for more than 300 yards 344 (vs. Furman) 9/7/2002 ... Rushed for more than 400 yards 406 (@ Tennessee) 11/26/1994 ... Team rushed for more than 400 yards 415 (vs. Georgia) 10/15/1994 ... Scored 40-49 points 49 (@ Florida) 11/3/2007 ... Scored 40-49 points 41 (vs. Richmond) 9/1/2007 ... Scored 50-59 points 56 (vs. Kentucky) 11/10/2001 ... Scored 50-59 points 51 (vs. Chattanooga) 9/6/2003 ... Scored 60+ points 71 (@ Florida) 11/3/2001 ... Scored 60+ points 63, (vs. Davidson) 11/22/1969 ... Held VU under 50 rushing yards 16 (vs. Wake Forest) 11/24/2007 ... Held opponent under 50 rushing yards 26 (vs. Miami (Ohio) 10/27/2007 ... Held VU to 51-100 rushing yards 92, (@ Florida) 11/3/2007 ... Held opponent to 51-100 rushing yards 62 (Eastern Michigan) 9/29/2007 ... Held VU under 100 passing yards 71 (@ Ole Miss) 9/20/2008 ... Held opponent under 100 passing yards 31 (@ Ole Miss) 10/6/2006 ... Held VU scoreless 0-48 (at Tennessee) 11/22/2003 ... Held opponent scoreless 58-0 (vs. The Citadel) 10/9/1999 ... Held FBS opponent scoreless 45-0 (vs. Virginia Tech) 11/13/1982

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