VANDERBILT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES FOR GAME 2 - VS. NEVADA Primary: Larry Leathers ([email protected]); Secondary: Andrew Pate ([email protected]), Jessica Poole ([email protected]) NEVADA AT VANDERBILT Saturday, Sept. 8 H 11 a.m. CT H Nashville, Tenn. H Vanderbilt Stadium COMMODORES WOLF PACK 2018 Overall: 1-0 2018 Overall: 1-0 SEC: 0-0 Mountain West: 0-0 Head Coach: Head Coach: Derek Mason (5th season) Jay Norvell (2nd season)
GAME 2 Record at VU: 19-31 (.380) Record at NEV: 4-9 (.308) Career record: 19-31 (.380) Career record: 4-9 (.308)
QUICK COMPARISON NOTES ON THE NEVADA ENCOUNTER H Vanderbilt is looking to open with back-to-back wins for the second VU NEV straight season. 35.0 PPG 72.0 H This marks the first game ever between the Commodores and Wolf Pack. Vanderbilt has faced only one other opponent from the 19.0 1st DOWNS 25.0 Mountain West Conference (Air Force). RUSH 176.0 216.0 H Vanderbilt looks to continue its recent success against non- 170.0 PASS 420.0 Southeastern Conference opponents. The Dores have captured 346.0 OFFENSE 636.0 their last seven regular-season games versus non-SEC teams. 54% 3rd DOWNS 44% H The Dores used multiple backs in the opener to replace career 116.0 OPP. RUSH 107.0 rushing leader Ralph Webb. 178.0 OPP. PASS 241.0 H Array of young defenders stepped forward for Commodores in 294.0 OPP. OFFENSE 348.0 season opener. H Three graduate transfers contribute in Vanderbilt’s season opener. 50% OPP. 3rd DOWNS 16% H Derek Mason has added four key coaches to his staff: defensive coordinator Jason Tarver, special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga, wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead and cornerbacks coach Terrence Brown. TOP RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS TELEVISION, RADIO PASSING YARDS Kyle Shurmur: 170 yards, 2 TDs SEC NETWORK RUSHING YARDS Jamauri Wakefield 56 yards (10 atts.) PBP: Dave Neal Analyst: D.J. Shockley RECEPTIONS Kalija Lipscomb: 4 catches, 1 TD Field Reporter: Dawn Davenport RECEIVING YARDS Kalija Lipscomb: 60 yards, 1 TD VANDERBILT IMG NETWORK SOLO TACKLES Jordan Griffin/Allan George: 5 each Flagship: WLAC 1510-AM/98.3 FM Voice of the Commodores: Joe Fisher TOTAL TACKLES Jordan Griffin (LB): 8 Analyst: Norman Jordan Sideline Reporter: Mitch Light QB SACKS Kenny Hebert (OLB): 2 sacks Sirius: 113 XM: 190
Middle TN Nevada @Notre Dame So. Carolina Tenn. State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Oct. 17 Nov. 24 Nashville Nashville South Bend Nashville Nashville Athens Nashville Lexington Fayetteville Columbia Nashville Nashville W, 35-7 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Kick: TBA Kick: TBA Kick: TBA Kick: TBA Kick: TBA Kick: TBA Kick: TBA Kick: TBA Kick: TBA MEDIA SERVICES SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MORNING NO PRACTICE REGULAR PRESS SEC COACHES MORNING MORNING VS. NEVADA PRACTICE CONFERENCE TELECONFERENCE PRACTICE PRACTICE OFF DAY FOR VU Stadium NO MEDIA STUDENT- COACH MASON COACH MASON COACH LUDWIG, NO MEDIA 11 a.m. AVAILABILITY ATHLETES 12:15 p.m. 10:30-10:40 a.m. COACH TARVER, AVAILABILITY SEC Network STUDENT-ATHLETES STUDENT-ATHLETES 12:30 p.m. 9:45 a.m.
VANDERBILT POST-GAME INTERVIEWS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Coach Mason’s post-game press conferences are held after he address- ON TUESDAYS es the team. Only properly credentialed media will be allowed into the Coach Mason will participate in a press conference for local media on Vanderbilt press conference room at Vanderbilt Stadium and away games. each Tuesday of game week at 12:15 a.m. It is held in the team’s post- Mason’s remarks will be held in the team’s press conference area. The game press conference room in the south end zone of Vanderbilt Stadium. press conference area at Vanderbilt Stadium is located in the south end Interviews with selected student-athletes will follow Mason’s remarks. The press event is available on SEC Network+ and archived at zone tunnel near the team’s locker room. vucommodores.com. The Vanderbilt locker room is closed. Up to six student-athletes will be SEC COACHES TELECONFERENCE: made available for post-game interviews. These interviews will be WEDNESDAY 10:30 A.M. conducted in the same press conference room as Coach Mason’s Coach Mason is available each Wednesday morning to media outlets remarks. The players are available after Mason’s conference. as part of the Southeastern Conference Coaches’ Teleconference. GAME WEEK INTERVIEW POLICY Mason’s 10-minute segment starts at 10:30 a.m. CT. To participate, call the All interview requests for Coach Mason and Vanderbilt student-athletes SEC Office at (205) 458-3010. MUST go through Larry Leathers, Andrew Pate or Jessica Poole prior to COACH’S SHOW ON FACEBOOK the interview. The Coach’s Show with Derek Mason will be available on Facebook Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig and defensive coordinator Jason each Friday (3 pm CT) of game weeks. Tarver will be available to media members at the conclusion of practice The show will feature interviews and stories with Coach Mason, on Thursday morning. Student-athletes and other assistant coaches will assistant coaches and student-athletes while being hosted by the Voice also be available to media after Thursday practices. of the Commodores Joe Fisher. Practice sessions are closed to the media. ON THE INTERNET Vanderbilt’s website - vucommodores.com - hosts stories from former COACH MASON’S RADIO SHOW WEDNESDAY Sports Illustrated writer Zac Ellis along with stats, notes and videos. The Vanderbilt Coaches Show with Coach Mason, a weekly feature GAME DAY AT VANDERBILT STADIUM of Nashville flagship NewsRadio 1510 WLAC, is scheduled on Wednes- The press box at Vanderbilt Stadium opens 2 1/2 hours before kickoff days. The show starts at 7 p.m. with Coach Mason and the Voice of the unless otherwise noted. The press box will close approximately two hours Commodores Joe Fisher. after the conclusion of post-game interviews. CREDENTIALS Game notes and depth charts for both teams will be available in the Media seeking credentials should contact Larry Leathers at least one press box and online at vucommodores.com/FootballGameNotes. week prior to the event. Media will call is located at Gate 1 of Vanderbilt Wireless internet is available in the press box along with live stats via Stadium. statbroadcast.com.
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2 @VANDYFOOTBALL NOTES/GAME 2 WEEK 2 OPPONENT: NEVADA VANDERBILT-NEVADA SERIES This marks the first game ever played between the Commodores and Wolf Pack.
VANDERBILT NEVADA NINE DORES EARN FIRST COLLEGIATE STARTS OVERALL RECORD 1-0 1-0 SEC/Mountain West 0-0 0-0 IN WIN OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE SCORING 35 72 Nine Commodores earned their first start in a Vanderbilt uniform in the Points Per Game 35.0 72.0 victory over Middle Tennessee. Points Off Turnovers 14.0 6 The first-time starters include two offensive players, five defensive FIRST DOWNS 19 25 contributors and both specialists. Rushing 10 12 On offense, Chris Pierce (So., WR) and Cody Markel (R-So., TE) were Passing 8 12 first-time starters. In the second half, Pierce gave Vanderbilt a 21-7 lead Penalty 1 1 with a 17-yard acrobatic touchdown in the end zone. RUSHING YARDAGE 176 216 On defense, Colin Anderson (R-Fr., ILB), Tae Daley (So., safety), Alim Yards gained rushing 194 237 Muhammad (Grad., NB), Dayo Odeyingbo (So., DL) and Donovan Sheffield Yards lost rushing 18 21 (Sr., CB) were first-time starters. Anderson contributed three tackles, Rushing Attempts 38 35 including a 10-yard quarterback sack. Odeyingbo scooped a MTSU Average Per Rush 4.6 6.2 backward pass and ran three yards for Vanderbilt’s game-deciding score. Average Per Game 176.0 216.0 Sheffield finished with a career-high six tackles and a defensed pass. TDs Rushing 2 4 Daley also posted a career high with five tackles. Muhammad also PASSING YARDAGE 170 420 registered three stops playing nickel back. Comp-Att-Int 10-17-0 18-28-1 Parker Thome (Grad., punter) and Ryley Guay (R-Jr., kicker) also Average Per Pass 10.0 15.0 started. Thome’s net punt average of 36.8 yards featured no return yards. Average Per Catch 17.0 23.3 Guay converted on all five extra point attempts. Average Per Game 170.0 420.0 TDs Passing 2 4 NINETEEN SEE INITIAL GAME ACTION TOTAL OFFENSE 346.0 636.0 Total Plays 55 63 AGAINST MIDDLE TENNESSEE Average Per Play 6.3 10.1 Nineteen Commodores, including five true freshmen, enjoyed their initial Average Per Game 346.0 636.0 action against Middle Tennessee. KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-55 1-23 The newcomers including three true freshman wide receivers, five PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 4-108 promising linebackers and four recent transfers into the Dore program. INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 1-42 First-time contributors on offense were Amir Abdur-Rahman (Fr., WR), KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.5 23.0 Bryce Bailey (R-Fr., OT/TE), CJ Bolar (Fr., WR), Cam Johnson (Fr., WR), PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 27.0 Braden Kopp (R-So., TE) and Ke’Shawn Vaughn (R-Jr., RB). INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 42.0 Defensive players seeing their first action were Feleti Afemui (R-Fr., FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 1-0 LB), Colin Anderson (R-Fr., LB), Brayden DeVault-Smith (R-Fr., LB), Stone PENALTIES-Yards 6-40 9-106 Edwards (R-Fr., DL), Allan George (R-Fr., CB), Randall Haynie (R-Fr., CB), Average Per Game 40.0 106.0 Alim Muhammad (Grad., NB), Alston Orji (Fr., LB), Michael Owusu (R-Fr., PUNTS-Yards 4-171 2-71 LB), Rutger Reitmeier (R-Fr., DL), Louis Vecchio (Grad., DL) and Max Average Per Punt 42.8 35.5 Worship (Fr., safety). Net punt average 37.8 35.0 Parker Thome (Grad., punter) was the team’s only specialist that was KICKOFFS-Yards 2-115 13-848 first-time contributor. Average Per Kick 57.5 65.2 Net kick average 30.0 44.2 2018 GAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:51 24:32 Opponent Captains 3RD-DOWN Conversions 7/13 4/9 MTSU K. Shurmur (QB)/J. Skule (OT/L. Wiley (SAF)/C. Wright (LB) 3rd-Down Pct 54% 44% Nevada 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/2 0/1 Notre Dame South Carolina 4th-Down Pct 100% 0.0% Tennessee State SACKS BY-Yards 6-30 4-10 Georgia TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 10 Florida FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 1-2 Kentucky ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 Arkansas Missouri RED-ZONE SCORES (2-2) 100% (5-5) 100% Ole Miss RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-2) 100% (5-5) 100% Tennessee PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-5) 100% (9-10) 90%
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 3 NOTES/GAME 2 BREAKING DOWN THE 2018 ROSTER VANDERBILT RESULTS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY LETTERWINNERS RETURNING Vanderbilt enters the Nevada game having won nine of its last 11 games against non-Southeastern Conference teams. That stretch includes victories against the last six OFFENSE (21) out-of-conference opponents. Khari Blasingame, Cole Clemens, Devin Cochran, Josh Crawford, After going 4-0 in non-SEC play last year, the Commodores opened the 2018 season Darion DeBrossard, Egidio DellaRipa, Sam Dobbs, Trey Ellis, with a 35-7 home win over Middle Tennessee. It was their fourth straight victory over the Kalija Lipscomb, Cody Markel, Sean McMoore, Chris Pierce, Jared Pinkney, Bruno Reagan, Kyle Shurmur, Justin Skule, Jared Blue Raiders. Southers, Donaven Tennyson, Jamauri Wakefield, Jackson Winrow, Since the 2011 opener, Vanderbilt is 26-6 against non-SEC teams, including a 2-2 Saige Young mark in bowl appearances. DEFENSE (22) In the last decade, the Commodores are 33-13 against non-SEC teams. Gil Barksdale, Drew Birchmeier, Frank Coppet, Tae Daley, Jordan Griffin, Elijah Hamilton, Kenny Hebert, Zaire Jones, Andre Mintze, Dare Odeyingbo, Dayo Odeyingbo, Caleb Peart, Jalen Pinkney, FACING NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Austin Quillen, Andrew Rector, Josiah Sa’o, Donovan Sheffield, Josh Smith, Cameron Tidd, LaDarius Wiley, Joejuan Williams, Year Non-SEC Opponents (W/L) Charles Wright 2018 MTSU (W), Nevada, Notre Dame, Tenn. State SPECIALISTS (2) 2017 MTSU (W), Alabama A&M (W), Kansas State (W), Western Kentucky (W) Ryley Guay, Tommy Schiager 2016 MTSU (W), Georgia Tech (L), Western Kentucky (W), Tenn. State (W), NC State (L) 2015 Western Kentucky (L), Austin Peay (W), MTSU (W), Houston (L) LETTERWINNERS LOST 2014 Temple (L), UMass (W), Charleston Southern (W), Old Dominion (W) OFFENSE (11) 2013 Austin Peay (W), UMass (W), UAB (W), Wake Forest (W), Houston (W) C.J. Duncan, Bailey Granier, Nathan Marcus, Ean Pfeifer, Dallas 2012 Northwestern (L), Presbyterian (W), UMass (W), Wake Forest (W), NC State (W) Rivers, Caleb Scott, Trent Sherfield, Shawn Stankavage, Deuce Wallace, Ralph Webb 2011 Elon (W), UConn (W), Army (W), Wake Forest (W), Cincinnati (L) 2010 Northwestern (L), UConn (L), E. Michigan (W), Wake Forest (L) DEFENSE (11) 2009 Western Carolina (W), Rice (W), Army (L), Ga. Tech (L) Oren Burks, Taurean Ferguson, Tre Herndon, Jay Hockaday, Nifae Lealao, Bryce Lewis, Emmanuel Smith, Arnold Tarpley III, Ryan 2008 Miami OH (W), Rice (W), Duke (L), Wake Forest (L), Boston College (W) White, Jay Woods, Jonathan Wynn SPECIALISTS (4) Sam Loy, Reid Nelson, Tommy Openshaw, Scott Sypniewski VU FACING JUST SECOND MOUNTAIN WEST FOE The Commodores will be facing only COMMODORES BY CLASS their second member of the Mountain FACING MWC TEAMS West Conference when they entertain the GRADUATE STUDENTS (6) Khari Blasingame, Trey Ellis, Alim Nevada Wolf Pack this Saturday. Mtn. West Team VU Record Last Meeting Muhammad, Parker Thome, Louis Vecchio, LaDarius Wiley The only other MWC team Vanderbilt Air Force 2-3 (L, 28-38, 1982) Nevada - - (13) Gil Barksdale, Egidio DellaRipa, Sam Dobbs, has faced is Air Force. The Commodores SENIORS All-time Record 2-3 Jordan Griffin, Kade Mayle, Dare Odeyingbo, Bruno Reagan, are 2-3 all-time against the Falcons, Andrew Rector, Donovan Sheffield, Kyle Shurmur, Justin Skule, having last faced them in the 1982 Hall of Josh Smith, Charles Wright Fame Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. JUNIORS (14) Josh Crawford, Darion DeBrossard, Jaire George, Ryley Guay, Kalija Lipscomb, Kade Mayle, Caleb Peart, Jared DORES NOTCH SECOND STRAIGHT WIN IN OPENER Pinkney, Jared Southers, Alex Stump, Donaven Tennyson, Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Joejuan Williams, Saige Young Vanderbilt posted its second straight victory in a season opener last Saturday by SOPHOMORES (23) Drew Birchmeier, Cole Clemens, Devin handling Middle Tennessee 35-7 on campus. Cochran, Turner Cockrell, Frank Coppet, David Floyd, Elijah The 2018 season-opening win came after the Commodores topped Middle Tennessee Hamilton, Mo Hasan, Kenny Hebert, Zaire Jones, Braden Kopp, 28-6 in Murfreesboro in 2017. Carlton Lorenz, Cody Markel, Sean McMoore, Andre Mintze, The victory over Middle Tennessee also ended a five-game losing streak in season Dayo Odeyingbo, Chris Pierce, Austin Quillen, Josiah Sa’o, openers played in Vanderbilt Stadium. Tommy Schiager, Cameron Tidd, Jamauri Wakefield, Jackson The Commodores are now 4-6 in their last 10 season openers. Winrow REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (16) Feleti Afemui, Colin Anderson, Bryce VANDERBILT RESULTS IN LAST 10 OPENERS Bailey, James Bostic, Jonah Buchanan, Brayden DeVault-Smith, Stone Edwards, Allan George, Randall Haynie, Grant Miller, Year Opponent Site W/L Score Michael Owusu, Rutger Reitmaier, Cameron Robinson, Keithian 2018 MTSU Nashville W 35-7 Starling, Brett Starr, Jonathan Stewart 2017 MTSU Murfreesboro W 28-6 2016 South Carolina Nashville L 10-13 FRESHMEN (23) Amir Abdur-Rahman, BJ Anderson, CJ Bolar, 2015 Western Kentucky Nashville L 12-14 Ben Bresnahan, Alex Brown, Will Clark, Dan Dawkins, Tré 2014 Temple Nashville L 7-37 Douglas, Zach Drevno, Brendon Harris, Dashaun Jerkins, Cam 2013 Ole Miss Nashville L 35-39 Johnson, Ja’Veon Marlow, Salua Masina, Elijah McAllister, 2012 South Carolina Nashville L 13-17 Alston Orji, Javan Rice, Gavin Schoenwald, Tyler Steen, Lorenza 2011 Elon Nashville W 45-14 Surgers, Allan Walters, Kyle White, Max Worship. 2010 Northwestern Nashville L 21-23 2009 Western Carolina Nashville W 45-0
4 @VANDYFOOTBALL NOTES/GAME 2 SENIOR KYLE SHURMUR RISING UP VANDERBILT PASSING CHARTS Kyle Shurmur (Sr., QB) continued to rise up Vanderbilt’s all-time passing charts in the Commodores’ season-opening victory over WHERE SHURMUR STANDS ON VU CAREER LISTS Middle Tennessee. Shurmur, a three-year starter from Philadelphia, Pa., is now CATEGORY TOTAL ENTERING 2018 RANK ALL-TIME LEADER 5,905 5th Jay Cutler, 8,697 ranked No. 2 all-time behind school-record holder Jay Cutler PASSING YARDS TOUCHDOWN PASSES 42 2th J. Cutler, 59 (2002-05) with 42 career touchdown passes after throwing a pair PASS ATTEMPTS 875 5th J. Cutler, 1,242 of scores against Middle Tennessee. He bypassed Whit Taylor PASS COMPLETIONS 478 5th J. Cutler, 710 (1979-82) and Greg Zolman (1998-2001) on the touchdown passing TOTAL OFFENSE 5,661 6th J. Cutler, 9,953 list in the game. Cutler’s school record is 59 touchdown passes. Shurmur also ranks fifth all-time in passing yards (5,905 yards), attempts (875) and completions (478). VU CAREER PASSING YARDS This summer, Shurmur was named to watch lists for three leading awards: the Quarterback Att. Comp. Pct. Yards TDs Maxwell Award (Player of the Year), Walter Camp Award (Player of the Year) and the Jay Cutler, 2002-05 1,242 710 57.2 8,697 59 Johnny Unitas Award (nation’s top senior quarterback). He became the first Commo- Greg Zolman, 1998-2001 1,156 596 51.6 7,981 41 dore named to the Walter Camp Award preseason watch list since All-America wide Whit Taylor, 1979-82 1,016 555 54.6 6,307 41 Kurt Page, 1981-84 936 531 56.7 6,233 35 receiver Jordan Matthews was recognized in 2013. KYLE SHURMUR, 2015- 875 478 54.6 5,905 42 Shurmur ranks among the SEC’s top returning quarterbacks, though he has not received preseason All-SEC accolades. He entered the year third in the conference in passing yards (behind Missouri’s Drew Lock and Auburn’s Jarrett Stidham), and second VU SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDS in touchdown passes (trailing only Lock). He is one of 12 SEC quarterbacks who started Quarterback Att. Comp. Pct. Yards TDs for their teams last year. 1. Kurt Page, 1983 493 286 58.0 3,178 14 In 2017, Shurmur established a new Vanderbilt team mark with 26 touchdown 2. Jay Cutler, 2005 462 273 59.1 3,073 21 3. KYLE SHURMUR, 2017 380 220 57.9 2,823 26 passes, bettering Whit Taylor’s previous record of 22 touchdowns set in 1982. He also 4. Eric Jones, 1988 360 195 54.4 2,548 11 threw for 2,823 yards, the third highest single-season total ever by a Commodore be- 5. Jordan Rodgers, 2012 319 191 59.9 2,539 15 hind Kurt Page’s 3,178-yard total in 1983 and Jay Cutler’s 3,073-yard total in 2005. Shurmur, the son of New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur, enters his last year needing less than 3,000 yards to become Vanderbilt’s all-time leader in passing yards. In 2017, Shurmur threw for at least three touchdowns in five different games. He also matched his single-game high of four touch- downs against Alabama A&M, South Carolina and Tennessee during the season. He has thrown a touchdown in nine straight games. OFFENSE USING MULTIPLE BACKS VANDERBILT GETS CONTRIBUTION TO REPLACE RALPH WEBB’S PRODUCTION FROM THREE GRADUATE TRANSFERS It appears Vanderbilt offensive coaches will look to multiple Three recent graduate transfers – Alim Muhammad (defen- sources to replace the rushing void left by the graduation of sie back), Parker Thome (punter) and Louis Vecchio (defensive record-breaking Ralph Webb. line) – contributed significantly in Vanderbilt’s 35-7 victory over Four talented backs – Khari Blasingame (Grad.), Ke’Shawn Middle Tennessee. Vaughn (R-Jr.), Josh Crawford (R-Jr.) and Jamauri Wakefield Vecchio, a two-time All-Ivy League defensive end from (R-So.) – saw action in the Commodores’ 35-7 victory over Middle Orange, Calif., contributed his first quarterback sack in a Tennessee in the season opener. Vanderbilt uniform against MTSU. He also shared team honors Blasingame, who served as the Commodores’ top reserve with two tackles for loss among four total tackles. As an under- behind Webb during the 2016-17 seasons, impressed in his first graduate at Penn, Vecchio amassed 19 tackles for loss and 8.5 career start. The graduate student was responsible for all the sacks. team’s yards during the opening day, rushing for 43 yards on five Muhammad, from St. Louis, Mo., started at nickel back carries. His final rush resulted in a 30-yard touchdown, the 11th of against MTSU, contributing three total tackles. He transferred his career and first since the 2016 season. to Vanderbilt after earning 31 career starts at the College of Holy Vaughn, a highly-regarded transfer from the University of Cross. Illinois, impressed in the second half. He finished with 37 yards on Thome, an All-Ivy League punter from Hortonville, Wisc., nine carries, including a long of 16 yards. was the Commodores’ starting punter. He averaged 36.8 yards The team’s rushing leader was Wakefield, who finished with 56 on four punts and did not allow a single punt return. Thome had yards on a game-high 10 carries. Wakefield tallied the final a long effort of 45 yards and placed two punts inside the MTSU Commodore touchdown - a 14-yard rush off left tackle. 20-yard line. Crawford also had a pair of carries in the victory. Muhammad, Thome and Vecchio are enrolled in postgradu- ate courses at Vanderbilt’s Owen School of Management.
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 5 NOTES/GAME 2 WRIGHT GARNERS ALL-SEC RECOGNITION; VANDERBILT ALL-TIME VS. 2018 OPPONENTS Opponent Date Series Record Result (Last Game) BEDNARIK AWARD CONSIDERATION MTSU Sept. 1 Vanderbilt leads 16-3 W, 35-7 (2018) Charles Wright (R-Sr., OLB) has earned preseason All-Southeast- Nevada Sept. 8 First game in series - Notre Dame Sept. 15 Vanderbilt trails 2-0 L, 7-14 (1996) ern Conference recogition coming off a 2017 campaign when he South Carolina Sept. 22 Vanderbilt trails 4-23 L, 27-34 (2017) ranked among the league leaders in quarterback sacks. Tennessee State Sept. 29 Vanderbilt leads 2-0 W, 35-16 (2016) Wright, from Irvine, Calif., Georgia Oct. 6 Vanderbilt trails 20-57-2 L, 14-45 (2017) was voted to the presea- YEARLY SACK TOTALS Florida Oct. 13 Vanderbilt trails 10-39-2 L, 24-38 (2017) son second-team All-SEC Kentucky Oct. 20 Vanderbilt trails 42-44-4 L, 21-44 (2017) defense by media members Player, Position Year QB Sacks Arkansas Oct. 27 Vanderbilt trails 2-7 L, 28-31 (2011) attending SEC Media Days Alan Young, DL 1993 12 Missouri Nov. 10 Vanderbilt trails 3-6-1 L, 17-45 (2017) CHARLES WRIGHT, OLB 2017 9 Ole Miss Nov. 17 Vanderbilt trails 39-51-2 L, 35-57 (2017) in early July. He also earned James Manley, DL 1994 9 Tennessee Nov. 24 Vanderbilt trails 32-75-5 W, 42-24 (2017) first-team All-SEC from Phil Jamie Winborn, LB 1998 8 Steele’s College Football Tim Fugger, DE 2011 8
Publication. Note: Vanderbilt QB sack totals date to 1984. Wright also was included COMMODORE OFFENSIVE LINE FEATURES by the Maxwell Football Club on the preseason watch list for the Bednarik Award, given annually to the nation’s top defensive player. ALL FIVE RETURNING STARTERS In the 2018 opener, Wright contributed four total tackles and a The Commodores feature a big advantage in offensive line experience this forced fumble. year as opposed to the 2017 campaign. The Dores enter 2018 with all five As a junior, Wright earned AP second-team All-SEC LB by the starters and two top reserves returning. after putting together a superb season. He topped the Dores – and The returnees combined for 65 starts on the offensive line a year ago. shared the SEC regular season lead – with nine quarterback sacks. A pair of seniors, Justin Skule and It matched the second highest sack total by a Commodore since the Bruno Reagan, anchor assistant coach O-LINE CAREER STARTS mid-1980s, trailing only Alan Young’s 12-sack total in 1993. Cameron Norcross’s offensive line. Wright’s 2017 campaign also included single-season highs of 25 Both Skule and Reagan are productive Player, Position Career Starts Bruno Reagan, OG/C 28 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and four quarterback hurries. two-year starters who have started at Justin Skule, OT 28 multiple positions during their careers. Devin Cochran, OT 12 Skule put together a solid campaign Egidio Dellaripa, OG/C 9 PINKNEY NAMED TO MACKEY AWARD protecting Kyle Shurmur’s blindside in Saige Young, OG 8 2017. A 28-game career starter, Skule Jared Southers, OG/OT 4 Cole Clemens, OG/OT 2 PRESEASON WATCH LIST is expected back at left tackle. Jared Pinkney (R-Jr., TE) has been named to the 2018 John Mack- Reagan is one of the Commodores’ ey Award preseason watch list. most versatile lineman. After starting at guard as a sophomore and at center Pinkney, a redshirt junior from Norcross, Ga., posted three catches as a junior, Reagan moved back to guard in the 2018 opener vs. MTSU. for 32 yards in the season-opening win vs. MTSU. Devin Cochran (R-So.) is arguably the Commodores’ most athletic line- In 2017, Pinkney recorded 22 receptions, 273 receiving yards and man. Cochran started 10 games as a redshirt freshman at right tackle. three touchdowns, including a 6-catch, 119-yard performance late in Cole Clemens (R-So.) and Saige Young (R-Jr.) are competing for the the year against Missouri. starting job at left guard. Clemens has shown excellent strength and agility in Pinkney has played in every game during the last two seasons fol- camp while Young was a physical eight-game starter last year. lowing an injury-riddled freshman campaign. In 2016, he was tabbed Egidio DellaRipa (R-Sr.) earned his first career start at center against a First Team Freshman All-SEC Tight End by Athlon Sports after haul- MTSU. He has been pushed this summer by fast-improving Grant Miller ing in 22 catches, good for 274 yards and two touchdowns. (R-Fr.). The Mackey Award has been presented annually since 2000. In Jared Southers (R-Jr.) also is the mix at both tackle positions. He total, 64 players were named to the 2018 watch list - including nine started four games last year, showing versatility to play guard or center. from the SEC. Sean McMoore (R-So.) also has impressed this August at guard and center. SIX DORES WORKING ON POSTGRADUATE DEGREES WILEY RETURNS AS LEADING TACKLER Six Commodores are enrolled in postseason studies during the fall semester. One of the Southeastern Conference’s leading tacklers The postgraduates are Khari Blasingame (RB), Trey Ellis (WR), Alim Muhammad last year, LaDarius Wiley (Grad., safety) is back for his final (DB), Parker Thome (punter), Louis Vecchio (DL) and LaDarius Wiley (safety). Blasin- year to anchor the Commodore defensive backfield. game, Ellis and Wiley are Vanderbilt graduates; Muhammad, Thome and Vecchio are Wiley topped the Commodores last year with 58 unassisted graduate transfers. tackles and 88 total tackles. Last week, Wiley had one tackle All six of the postgraduates are expected to play important roles for the Commo- before suffering a target penalty that ended his participation. dores this season. Blasingame, a four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient, and Wiley, a two-year A 20-game career starter at safety, Wiley’s solo-tackle starter in the Commodore defensive backfield, is working toward Master’s of Educa- total ranked in a tie for fourth among all SEC defenders last tion at the Peabody College. year. He ranked eight in the league in total tackles. Ellis, Muhammad, Thome and Vecchio are working toward Master’s of Marketing at Wiley is the Commodore active career leader in solo Vanderbilt’s Owen Management School. tackles (114) and total tackles (173).
6 @VANDYFOOTBALL NOTES/GAME 2 FOUR KEY COACHING STAFF ADDITIONS COMMODORES IN SEC, Head coach Derek Mason has added four new coaches to the Vanderbilt staff: Jason Tarver (defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach), NATIONAL RANKINGS Aaron Moorehead (wide receivers coach), Shawn Mennenga (special teams coordinator) and Terrence Brown (cornerbacks coach). TEAM The rest of the Dores’ coaching staff returns intact: Andy Ludwig (offensive Category Stat SEC National coordinator/tight ends/running backs), C.J. Ah You (defensive line), Gerry Total Offense 346.0 12 92 Gdowski (quarterbacks), Chris Marve (inside linebackers), Marc Mattioli Rushing Offense 176.0 9 64 (defensive secondary) and Cameron Norcross (offensive line). Passing Offense 170.0 12 98 Team Passing Efficiency 171.7 8 30 Jason Tarver will serve as the Dores’ new defensive Scoring Offense 35.0 10 T-57 coordinator taking over for Mason, who has served Total Defense 294.0 9 37 as his own defensive coordinator since 2015. He brings 16 years of NFL experience to Nashville after Rushing Defense 116.0 7 39 working with the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Passing Yards Allowed 178.0 6 40 Raiders. In his second tenure with the 49ers, Tarver Team Pass Defense Efficiency 108.8 5 43 worked in a variety of roles, most recently as the Scoring Defense 7.0 4 T-11 team’s senior defensive assistant. He also coached Turnover Margin +2.0 3 T-16 outside linebackers (2016) and was the senior 3rd Down Conversions 54% 4 T-30 defensive assistant/linebackers coach (2015). Tarver Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 50% 12 T-95 was also a member of the staff in San Francisco from Red Zone Offense 100% 1 T-1 2001-10. Prior to rejoining the 49ers, Tarver served as defensive coordinator Red Zone Defense 50% 4 T-17 for the Oakland Raiders (2012-14). He served one season at Stanford along- Net Punting 36.8 4 73 side Mason as the co-defensive coordinator for the Cardinal (2011). Punt Return Avg. 0.0 10 T-84 Kickoff Returns 27.5 4 21 Aaron Moorehead joins Vanderbilt after serving as 1st Downs 19 11 T-92 the wide receivers coach at Texas A&M, the same role he will fill for VU. He spent the last three seasons Opp. 1st Down 21 9 T-64 with the Aggies after spending two years at Virginia Fewest Penalty Yards/Game 7.0 7 T-66 Tech (2013-14), three at Stanford (2010-12) and Time of Possession 28:51 3 75 beginning his career at New Mexico. At Texas A&M, Sacks By/Game 6.0 1 T-2 Moorehead developed Christian Kirk into one of the Sacks Against/Game 1.0 4 T-30 most explosive playmakers in the Southeastern Con- Kickoff Coverage 0.0 1 T-1 ference. At Virginia Tech, Moorehead had three wide receivers post 40-plus catches in the same season INDIVIDUAL twice for the first time in program history. He also spent five seasons in the Category/Player Stat SEC National NFL with the Indianapolis Colts, winning Super Bowl XLI. All-Purpose Yards/J. Wakefield 111.0 14 129 Completion Percentage/K. Shurmur 58.8 12 76 Shawn Mennenga (MEN-in-guh) returns to college Passing Yards/Game/K. Shurmur 170.0 11 93 football as the Dores’ special teams coordinator Passing Efficiency/K. Shurmur 181.6 6 33 after spending the last seven seasons as the Cleve- Passing TDs/Game/K. Shurmur 2.0 10 76 land Browns’ special teams assistant coach. During Points Responsible For/K. Shurmur 12.0 11 76 his tenure in Cleveland he helped numerous players set NFL and franchise records, including Travis Receptions/K. Lipscomb 4 12 - Coons who set an NFL record by making the first 18 Receiving Yards/K. Lipcomb 60 16 - field goals of his career. Prior to joining the Browns, Rushing Yards/J. Wakefield 56.0 15 - Mennenga made six stops at different levels of col- Rushing Yards/K. Blasingam 52.0 17 - lege football. His last collegiate stop was as the linebackers coach at South Rushing Yards per carry/J. Wakefield 5.6 8 5 Dakota State (2009-10) before making the jump to professional football. He Sacks/Game/K. Hebert 2.0 1 T-3 brings three years of head coaching experience to Vanderbilt, having led the Solo Tackles/A. George 5 8 110 program at Culver-Stockton College from 2002-04. Solo Tackles/J. Griffin 5 8 110 Total Tackles/Game/J. Griffin 8.0 7 119 Terrence Brown joins the Commodores’ staff as Tackles for Loss/J. Griffin 2.0 7 27 the team’s new cornerbacks coach after spending Tackles for Loss/K. Hebert 2.0 7 27 the last three seasons as a defensive graduate Tackles for Loss/L. Vecchio 2.0 7 27 assistant for the Washington Huskies. While with the Huskies, he helped transform the team’s defense QB Sacks/K. Hebert 2.0 1 3 into one of the Pac-12’s and nation’s best units. Last Forced Fumbles/C. Wright 1.0 1 2 season, Washington ranked first in the Pac-12 in Fumble Recoveries/Dayo Odeyingbo 1.0 2 4 scoring and total defense while ranking fifth nation- Interceptions/Game/F. Coppet 1.0 1 4 ally in scoring defense and eighth in total defense. Total Offense/K Shurmur 172.0 12 100 In 2016, Brown worked with consensus All-American Kickoff Returns/J. Wakefield 27.5 9 54 safety Budda Baker, second-team All-American cornerback Sidney Jones and Net Punting/P. Thome 36.8 3 55 Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year Taylor Rapp.
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 7 NOTES/GAME 2 VANDERBILT’S RECORD WHEN... VANDERBILT SUPERLATIVES FROM THE MTSU OPENER home...... 1-0 • The victory was Vanderbilt’s sixth straight against other teams from the state of road...... Tennessee. The streak, which dates back to a loss at Tennessee to close the 2015 neutral...... season, includes three wins over Middle Tennessee, a pair of victories over day games...... night games...... 1-0 Tennessee and a 2016 triumph over Tennessee State. overtime...... VU scores on 1st possession...... 1-0 • The win also marked Vanderbilt’s fourth straight against Middle Tennessee, and Opp. scores on 1st possession...... upped the Commodore advantage in the series to 16-3. The four victories came after VU scores first...... 1-0 MTSU notched wins in 2001, 2002 and 2005. Opp. scores first...... VU leads after 1st quarter...... Opp. leads after 1st quarter...... • The Commodore defense continuously attacked the MTSU backfield. The unit reg- Tied after 1st quarter...... 1-0 istered six quarterback sacks, matching the team’s total in a 31-17 win over Western VU leads at halftime...... 1-0 Kentucky on Nov. 4, 2017. Opp. leads at halftime...... Kenny Hebert (R-So., OLB) paced the defensive attack with a pair of sacks. Others Tied at halftime...... VU leads after 3rd quarter...... 1-0 joining in the Commodore sack parade were Colin Anderson (R-Fr., ILB), Jordan Griffin Opp. leads after 3rd quarter...... (R-Sr., ILB), Josh Smith (Sr., OLB) and Louis Vecchio (Grad., DE). Tied after 3rd quarter...... VU has more total yards...... 1-0 • The 28-point winning margin matches Vanderbilt’s largest against a FBS opponent Opp. has more total yards...... since the Commodores defeated Wake Forest 55-21 in the 2012 regular-season finale. VU has more rushing yards...... 1-0 Opp. has more rushing yards...... The Dores also defeated UAB by a 28-point margin in 2013. VU has more passing yards...... Opp. has more passing yards...... 1-0 • The win over Middle Tennessee continues to illustrate the importance of forcing VU has more turnovers...... turnovers to VU success. The Commodores forced two MTSU turnovers – a fumble Opp. has more turnovers...... 1-0 close to the Blue Raider end zone and an interception in the VU red zone. Teams have equal turnovers...... VU forces 1+ turnovers...... 1-0 The fumble, which came on an errant MTSU pass, was returned three yards for VU has more penalties...... 1-0 a touchdown by Dayo Odeyingbo (So., DE). It was Vanderbilt’s first defensive score Opp. has more penalties...... since DB Taurean Ferguson returned a fumble 22 yards at Kentucky (Oct. 8, 2016). Teams have equal penalties...... While the VU defense was forcing turnovers, the Commodore offense did a superb VU has more time of possession...... Opp. has more time of possession...... 1-0 job of protecting the football. For the sixth time in their last 13 appearances, the unit VU has 100-yard rusher...... unit had zero turnovers. Opp. has 100-yard rusher...... Under Mason, the Commodores are 11-5 when winning the turnover margin. VU has 300-yard passer...... Opp. has 300-yard passer...... • The Commodores dominated the second half of action. After taking a 14-7 lead VU has 100-yard receiver...... Opp. has 100-yard receiver...... into intermission, Vanderbilt outscored MTSU 21-0 in the second half. The Dores also VU scores less than 20 points...... produced 257 yards of total offense after intermission while limiting the Blue Raiders Opp. scores less than 20 points...... 1-0 to 149 yards. VU scores 20+ points...... 1-0 Opp. scores 20+ points...... • In a statistical rarity, Vanderbilt held MTSU to zero return yards. None of VU’s four VU scores 30+ points...... 1-0 Opp. scores 30+ points...... punts or six kickoffs were returned by the Blue Raiders. Playing on grass...... Playing on turf...... 1-0 • The Commodore defense contained MTSU standout quarterback Brent Stockstill VU defense scores...... 1-0 for the second straight year. Stockstill, on track to surpass 100 career touchdown Opp. defense scores...... passes and 10,000 passing yards, faced heavy pressure throughout the contest. He VU scores special teams TD...... Opp. scores special teams TD...... finished 24-of-37 for 178 yards and a touchdown. vs. Associated Press Top 5...... vs. Associated Press Top 10...... • Chris Pierce (So., WR) made the most of his first collegiate catch. A sopho- vs. Associated Press Top 15...... more starter who drew rave reviews with his preseason progress, helped produce vs. Associated Press Top 25...... Vanderbilt’s first points after intermission by making an acrobatic 17-yard touchdown VU rushes for 100+ yards...... 1-0 Opp. rushes for 100+ yards...... 1-0 reception. It was Pierce’s lone catch. VU rushes for 200+ yards...... Opp. rushes for 200+ yards...... • Jordan Griffin (R-Sr., ILB) paced the Commodore defense, registering a team-high VU passes for 200+ yards...... eight tackles, including five solo stops and a quarterback sack. Opp. passes for 200+ yards...... Griffin has not contributed at least four tackles in 10 straight appearances. VU passes for 250+ yards...... Opp. passes for 250+ yards...... VU passes for 300+ yards...... • Kalija Lipscomb (Jr., WR) topped the Commodores with four receptions and 60 Opp. passes for 300+ yards...... receiving yards, including a spectacular leaping grab in heavy company that resulted VU totals less than 300 yards total offense...... ina 28-yard touchdown. It was Lipscomb’s 11th career touchdown grab. Opp. totals less than 300 yards total offense...... 1-0 VU totals 300+ yards total offense...... 1-0 Opp. totals 300+ yards total offense...... • A 49-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur to Donaven Tennyson (Jr., WR) marked a career-long reception for the receiver.
8 @VANDYFOOTBALL NOTES/GAME 2 VU DEFENSE: BLENDING YOUTH & EXPERIENCE SEC STANDINGS The Vanderbilt defense used a blend of experienced veterans and talented youngsters to slow down Middle Tennessee’s high-powered offensive attack. Eastern Division While returning starters Jordan Griffin (Sr., Team OVR SEC Home Road Strk ILB), Dare Odeyingbo (Sr., DL), Charles Wright IMPACTING THE DEFENSE Florida 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 (R-Sr., OLB), Josh Smith (Sr., OLB) and Joejuan Georgia 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 Williams (Jr., CB) provided leadership and solid Player, Position Tackles vs. MT Kentucky 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 play, several young prospects and first-time Allan George, CB 5 Missouri 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 Tae Daley, safety 5 contributors stepped forward to provide a spark So. Carolina 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 for the Commodore defense that held MTSU and Frank Coppet, safety 4 Vanderbilt 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 its quarterback Brent Stockstill scoreless for the Louis Vecchio, DL 4 Kenny Hebert, OLB 3 Tennessee 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 final three quarters. Colin Anderson, ILB 3 Nine different defenders who are new to the Alim Muhammad, CB 3 program or saw limited to no action last year, Brayden DeVault-Smith, ILB 2 Western Division topped by Allan George (R-Fr., CB), Tae Daley (So., Drew Birchmeier, DL 2 Team OVR SEC Home Road Strk Alabama 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 safety) and Frank Coppet (R-So., safety) posted Additionally, Hebert registered two single-game career highs in tackles against the sacks while Vecchio and Anderson Arkansas 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 Blue Raiders. posted one sack each. Auburn 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 The Commodore defense directed by first- LSU 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 year coordinator Jason Tarver harassed Stockstill throughout the game, registering Miss. State 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 six quarterback sacks and a pair of hurries. The Blue Raiders managed only 294 total Ole Miss 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 yards, nearly 200 yards less than their 2017 average. Texas A&M 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 George and Daley supported top tacklers Griffin andDonovan Sheffield (Sr., CB) contributed five tackles each, one more than Coppet andLouis Vecchio, a talented This Week in the SEC graduate transfer lineman from the University of Penn. Saturday, Sept. 8 Five other newcomers or young prospects also registered multiple tackles: Mississippi State at Kansas State | 11 a.m. | ESPN Kenny Hebert (R-So., OLB), Colin Anderson (R-Fr., ILB), Alim Muhammad (Grad., CB), Brayden DeVault-Smith (R-Fr., ILB) and Drew Birchmeier (R-So., DL). Nevada at Vanderbilt | 11 a.m. | SECN Hebert, Anderson and Vecchio also added quarterback sacks. Coppet registered Arkansas State at Alabama | 2:30 a.m. | ESPN2 his first career interception. Georgia at South Carolina | 2:30 p.m. | CBS Southern Illinois at Ole Miss | 3 p.m. | SECN ETSU at Tennessee | 3 p.m. | SECN NEW COMMODORE SPECIALISTS SOLID IN OPENER Clemson at Texas A&M | 6 p.m. | ESPN Vanderbilt’s two new specialists – Parker Thome (Grad., punter) and Ryley Guay SE Louisiana at LSU | 6 p.m. | (R-Jr., PK) – performed in the opener against Middle Tennessee exactly to the plan of Wyoming at Missouri | 6 p.m. | new special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga. Alabama State at Auburn | 6:30 p.m. | SECN Thome, one of two new transfers to the Commodores from Ivy League schools, Arkansas at Colorado State | 6:30 p.m. | SECN averaged 36.8 yards on four punts, but did not allow any returns. He also had two punts downed inside the MTSU 20-yard line. Next Week in the SEC Guay, started for graduated three-year starter Tommy Openshaw, did not attempt Saturday, Sept. 15 a field goal but converted all five extra point attempts. As the team’s kickoff specialist, Murray State at Kentucky | 11 a.m. | SECN Guay did not have a single return. UTEP at Tennessee | 11 a.m. | SECN Vanderbilt at Notre Dame | 1:30 p.m. | NBC LSU at Auburn | 2:30 p.m. | CBS VANDERBILT’S ‘WEST COAST’ FLAVOR Colorado State at Florida | 3 p.m. | SECN Several members of the Vanderbilt coaching staff, including head coach Derek North Texas at Arkansas | 3 p.m. | SECN Mason, offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig and defensive coordinator Jason Tarver, Alabama at Ole Miss | 6 p.m. | ESPN and numerous Commodore student-athletes have roots tied to the West Coast. Middle Tennessee at Georgia | 6:15 p.m. | ESPN2 Mason, a native of Phoenix, Ariz. and graduate of Northern Arizona, has Louisiana at Mississippi State | 6:30 p.m. | SECN coached at several universities in the western United States, including Weber Louisiana-Monroe at Texas A&M | 6:30 p.m. | SECN State, Idaho State, Utah and Stanford. Ludwig has coordinated offenses at Oregon, Missouri at Purdue | 6:30 p.m. | BIG TEN Utah, California, San Diego State and California among others. Tarver is a native Marshall at So. Carolina | 6:30 p.m. | ESPNU Californian, having spent the last 18 years in the Bay Area. All times Central Offensive line coach Cameron Norcross has strong ties to the Nevada program. A native of the state, he played and coached at Nevada. Other VU coaches with West Coast ties include C.J. Ah You (DL), Terrence Brown (CBs), Marc Mattioli (secondary) and Aaron Moorehead (WRs). Though no Commodore player hails from Nevada, 12 student-athletes are from the West Coast, including seven from California, and two from Arizona and Utah.
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 9 NOTES/GAME 2 THE VANDERBILT STAFF SEVERAL COMMODORE TARGETS STEPPING UP TO REPLACE PRODUCTIVE WIDE RECEIVING TRIO COACHES/STAFF Derek Mason...... Head Coach Vanderbilt is looking to replace a majority of the team’s receiving corps from last C.J. Ah You...... DL year after the graduation of CJ Duncan, Trent Sherfield and Caleb Scott - three of the Terrence Brown...... CBs team’s top five pass catchers in 2017. Gerry Gdowski...... QBs Andy Ludwig...... Offensive Coordinator/RBs/TEs The three departures, who all recently were in NFL camps competing for a roster Aaron Moorehead...... WRs spot, combined for 120 receptions, 1,424 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2017. The rest of Chris Marve...... ILBs the offense combined for 112 catches, 1,499 yards and 15 scores. Marc Mattioli...... Secondary Shawn Mennenga...... Special Teams Coordinator Kalija Lipscomb (Jr., WR) is the Dores’ top returning target after catching 37 passes Cameron Norcross...... OL for 610 yards and a team-best eight touchdown passes last year. Jared Pinkney (R-Jr.) Jason Tarver...... Defensive Coordinator/OLBs led all VU tight ends with 22 receptions for 279 yards and three TDs. James Dobson...... Head Strength Coach In the opener against MTSU, Lipscomb had four catches (60 yards, 1 TD) and Pink- Tyler Clarke...... Assistant Director, Strength Aaron Hill...... Assistant Coach, Strength ney had three catches (32 yards). Fahd Jindani...... Assistant Coach Strength They will be supported by returnees Chris Pierce (So., WR), Donaven Tennyson (Jr., Matt Manninger...... Assistant Coach, Strength WR) Sam Dobbs (Sr., TE) and Trey Ellis (Grad., WR). Pierce had a 17-yard touchdown Bret Ingalls...... Senior Offensive Analyst Osia Lewis...... Senior Defensive Analyst catch vs. MTSU while Tennyson hauled in a 49-yard reception. Patrick Ashford...... Graduate Assistant (Off.) Several young Commodore receivers have impressed in preseason camp, including Keith Jones...... Graduate Assistant (Off.) C.J. Bolar (Fr., WR), Amir Abdur-Rahman (Fr., WR) and Cam Johnson (Fr., WR). Bryce Lewis...... Graduate Assistant (Def.) Aaron Moorehead is the Commodores’ new wide receivers coach. TJ Weyl...... Graduate Assistant (Def.) Tate Benton...... Quality Control (Def.) Ryan Blakney...... Quality Control (Off.) Darris Darden-Box...... Quality Control (Off.) Jovan Haye...... Quality Control (Def.) Rayna Stewart...... Quality Control (Spec. Teams) Jason Grooms...... Assistant AD/Football Jake Kirkendall...... Director, Football Operations Charlotte Siegel...... Assistant to Coach Mason Dr. Christiana Russell...... Director, Player Development Austen Everson...... Director, Player Personnel Eric Lammers...... Director, Recruiting Andrea P. Cain...... Director, Recruiting Relations Corey Phillips...... Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Haley Schaafsma...... Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Jordan Hunt...... Football Equipment Manager Chas Petrone...... Director, Football Video Production Erica Duane...... Graphic Designer A QUICK LOOK Head Coach...... Derek Mason (Northern Arizona) Career Record...... 19-31 (5th year) ‘VOICE OF THE DORES’ FISHER ANCHORS RADIO NETWORK 2018 Team Record...... 1-0 2018 SEC Record...... 0-0 (SEC East) Joe Fisher, Norman Jordan and Mitch Light provide Home/Away...... 1-0/0-0 concise and insightful Commodore coverage on the VU IMG RADIO NETWORK Home Attendance...... 25,348 Vanderbilt Radio Network. Number of Bowl Appearances...... 8 A Nashville native, Fisher enters his 21st season as All-Time Bowl Record...... 4-3-1 the team’s play-by-play announcer. He handles similar Last Bowl...... 2016 Independence Last Bowl W/L...... NC State (L, 41-17) duties for Vanderbilt men’s basketball and baseball. Fisher also serves as Vanderbilt Athletics’ Director of NewsRadio AM-1510 WLAC* Nashville Broadcasting. WNRQ 98.3 FM Nashville INFORMATION/STAFF WPLZ-HD2 106.9 FM Chattanooga Location...... Nashville, Tenn. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, Fisher was a television WEKR AM-1240 Fayetteville Founded ...... 1873 sports anchor in the Nashville market from 1987-96,with WJJM AM-1490 Lewisburg Undergraduate Enrollment...... 6,871 stints at WSMV-4 and WKRN-2. He also worked in WJJM 94.3 FM Lewisburg Nickname...... Commodores public relations. WMSR AM-1320 Manchester Nicholas S. Zeppos...... Chancellor Jordan, a former Vanderbilt standout running back WMSR 107.9 FM Manchester David Williams II...... Athletics Director who helped the Commodores to a 1982 Hall of Fame WMPS AM-1210 Memphis Colors...... Black and Gold Bowl appearance, returns for his fourth year at analyst. WMPS 103.1 FM Memphis Conference...... Southeastern Stadium...... Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) He works as a stock broker in Nashville. * network flagship Surface...... Synthetic (Shaw Sportexe) Light enters his sixth season providing sideline com- Mason’s weekly Coach’s Show hosted by All-Time Record...... 601-613-50 (.495) mentary. Light is a Vanderbilt graduate and editor of Joe Fisher is heard Wednesdays at 7 p.m. CT Athlon sports publications. on 1510 WLAC.
10 @VANDYFOOTBALL NOTES/GAME 2 HEAD COACH DEREK MASON MASON AT THE HELM Age: 48 Alma Mater: Northern Arizona (playing career 1989-92) 2018 Career Degrees: Bachelor’s, Criminal Justice, NAU 1993 Family: Wife, LeighAnne; daughters, Makenzie & Sydney Overall...... 1-0...... 19-31 Twitter: @CoachDerekMason Home...... 1-0...... 14-13 Road...... -...... 5-16 VANDERBILT – 2014-18 (Head Coach) Neutral...... -...... 0-1 Introduced Jan. 17, 2014 as the 28th head coach in team history... Notched first career SEC games...... -...... 6-26 victory as head coach in dramatic style, guiding team to 34-31 win over UMass on Sept. Overtime...... -...... 1-0 13, 2014... After 2014 season, took over Vanderbilt defensive coordinator responsibili- Grass...... -...... 2-11 ties... Earned first road win at MTSU in October 2015... Earned first SEC victory Oct. 24, 2015 with 10-3 win over Turf...... 1-0...... 18-20 Missouri... Mason’s 2016 team improved win total for second straight year, winning the final two games of the vs. AP Top 5...... -...... 0-4 regular season against Ole Miss and Tennessee to get to six wins and earn an invitation to the Camping World Independence Bowl... Also earned first win over ranked foe on the road vs. Georgia... Offense improved in nearly vs. AP Top 10...... -...... 0-5 every category in 2016, finishing sixth nationally in red zone efficiency... The 2016 defense was led by consensus vs. AP Top 15...... -...... 0-10 All-American Zach Cunningham, who became just the third Commodore to ever earn first-team All-American vs. AP Top 25...... -...... 2-13 status from the Walter Camp Foundation... 2016 Defense led the nation in the red zone. Leading after 1Q...... -...... 8-3 STANFORD – 2013 (Willie Shaw Director of Defense) Trailing after 1Q...... -...... 7-23 Promoted to position of Willie Shaw Director of Defense, Mason guides one of the nation’s top defenses Tied after 1Q...... 1-0...... 4-5 as The Cardinal goes 10-3 overall, wins Pac-12 crown and plays in second straight Rose Bowl... Stanford Leading at half...... 1-0...... 14-5 finishes year ranked No. 10 on strength of four victories over ranked opponents... The defense ranks third in Trailing at half...... -...... 4-25 NCAA in rushing defense, 10th in scoring defense and 16th in total defense... Unit again ranks among Pac-12’s Tied at half...... -...... 1-1 best in numerous defensive categories... For second straight year, Mason’s defense limits powerful Oregon Leading after 3Q...... 1-0-...... 13-2 spread offense, holding Ducks scoreless for first three quarters in eventual 26-20 Stanford victory... Three of Mason’s standouts – LB Trent Murphy, LB Shayne Skov and DB Ed Reynolds – garner postseason All-America Trailing after 3Q...... -...... 4-29 recognition. Tied after 3Q...... -...... 2-0 STANFORD – 2011-12 (associate head coach/defensive coordinator) Scoring first...... 1-0...... 11-9 Finalist for 2012 Broyles Award as nation’s outstanding assistant coach... Stanford goes 23-4 overall in Opp. scoring first...... -...... 8-22 Mason’s first two years as coordinator, wins 2012 Pac-12 title, captures 2012 Rose Bowl over Wisconsin, and Scoring 20+ points...... 1-0...... 15-6 plays in the 2011 BCS Fiesta Bowl... Mason’s 3-4 attacking defense ranked among the NCAA leaders in both Allowing 20+ points...... -...... 7-25 seasons... In 2012, the Cardinal defense topped the nation with 57 quarterback sacks, ranked second in tack- Scoring 30+ points...... 1-0...... 12-2 les for loss, fifth in rushing defense and 11th in scoring defense... Stanford also paced the Pac-12 in scoring Allowing 30+ points...... -...... 3-17 defense, total defense, rushing defense and sacks... The 2012 defense also held eight opponents under 100 Decided by 3 points or less...... -...... 4-3 rushing yards and limited high-powered Oregon to just 14 points in an overtime win... . In 2011 the Cardinal was third in the NCAA in rushing defense, sixth in 3rd-down efficiency and 11th in quarterback sacks, and Decided by 10 points or less...... -...... 8-13 finished among the Pac-12 leaders in scoring defense, total defense, rushing defense, sacks and opponent Rush for <100 yards...... -...... 3-11 first downs. Rush for 100+ yards...... 1-0...... 13-19 STANFORD – 2010 (defensive backs coach) Rush for 200+ yards...... -...... 5-1 Hired by Cardinal head coach Jim Harbaugh... Helped change Stanford into a tough-minded, attacking Pass for <200 yards...... 1-0...... 9-18 defense... Unit was key to arguably Stanford’s best year of modern era – a 12-1 overall record capped by 40-12 Pass for 200+ yards...... -...... 7-12 victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl... The 2010 Cardinal secondary was one of the great turnaround Pass for 250+ yards...... -...... 5-6 stories in college football as Stanford ranked high nationally in interceptions and pass defense... That unit in- Pass for 300+ yards...... -...... 2-3 cluded three eventual NFL players, including All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman from the World Champion Total 300+ yards offense...... 1-0...... 15-14 Seahawks. Opp. rush for <100 yards...... -...... 11-3 MINNESOTA VIKINGS/NFL – 2007-09 (assistant defensive backs coach) Served as an assistant defensive backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings from 2007 to 2009, playing a vital role Opp. pass for <200 yards...... 1-0...... 9-9 in the team ranking sixth in total defense in 2008 and 2009 as the Vikings won NFC North titles each season. Opp. total <300 yards...... 1-0...... 7-3 OHIO – 2005-06 (wide receivers) Win turnover margin...... 1-0...... 11-5 Hired by former Nebraska head coach Frank Solich, Mason coached Ohio receivers for two years, helping the Tie turnover margin...... -...... 5-6 Bobcats improve from 4-7 in 2005 to a 9-5 campaign in 2006 that ended with a GMAC Bowl appearance. Lose turnover margin...... -...... 3-20 NEW MEXICO STATE – 2004 (wide receivers) In lone season at New Mexico State, the Aggie offense with Mason mentoring wide receivers corps topped the Sun Belt Conference in numerous passing categories. SAINT MARY’S – 2003 (co-defensive coordinator/assistant head coach) 2018 COACHING STAFF First coordinator responsibilities came in only season at St. Mary’s, member of NCAA I-AA Independent League. ON THE SIDELINE UTAH – 2002 (wide receivers/special teams assistant coach) Mason tutored WR Paris Warren, an eventual 7th round draft pick, in his only year at Utah. The 2002 Utes Jason Tarver, Defensive Coord./OLBs offense featured young QB Alex Smith, the eventual 2005 No. 1 NFL draft pick. Shawn Mennenga, Special Teams Coord. BUCKNELL – 1999-2001 (defensive backs) C.J. Ah You, Defensive Line Secondary coach for three straight winning Bison squads... Coached two Bucknell defensive backs to All-Pa- triot League recognition... Bison defensive staff was directed by current Vanderbilt coordinator David Kotulski. Terrence Brown, Cornerbacks IDAHO STATE – 1997-98 (running backs) Gerry Gdowski, Quarterbacks Mason coached Idaho State running backs for two years under head coach Tom Walsh. WEBER STATE – 1995-96 (wide receivers) Chris Marve, Inside Linebackers Mason worked with Weber State receivers, including Pokey Eckford, who earned All-America honors in 1995 Aaron Moorehead, Wide Receivers after catching 77 passes for 1,074 yards and six TDs. Cameron Norcross, Offensive Line MESA (ARIZ.) COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 1994 (wide receivers) Mason entered collegiate coaching as a receivers coach with community college located in San Diego. IN THE BOOTH NFL MINORITY COACHING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Mason spent time with the St. Louis Rams in 1996, New York Giants and Oakland Raiders through the Andy Ludwig, Offensive Coord./RBs/TEs Minority Coaching Fellowship Program. Philadelphia in 1999 and Minnesota in 2008. Marc Mattioli, Secondary
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SIX COMMODORES STUDY ABROAD – The following Vanderbilt football student-athletes studied abroad in May: Jaire George UPDATING COMMODORES IN THE NFL (R-Jr., FB, England); Andre Mintze (R-So., LB, Australia); Caleb Note: This information on Vanderbilt players on current National Football Peart (R-Jr., LB, Australia); Josh Smith (R-Sr., LB, Australia), Jared League rosters was updated Sept. 2. Southers (R-Jr., OL, Australia); and LaDarius Wiley (Grad., safety, OREN BURKS (2014-17) // Green Bay Burks is a third-round pick of the 2018 NFL Australia). Draft and is competing for a potential starting job at linebacker as a rookie in Green Bay. The 88th overall pick had six tackles in his first preseason appearance. SHURMUR WORKS MANNING CAMP – In June, Kyle Shurmur Week 1: Packers hosts division rival Chicago in Sunday night feature. (Sr., QB) served as a collegiate counselor at the Manning Quarter- back Camp. It was Shurmur’s second year to mentor with the camp. ADAM BUTLER (2013-16) // New England Butler enters his second season as a defensive lineman with the New England Patriots. As a rookie free agent, Butler was TARVER’S SPRING RESIDENCE - MASON’S EXTRA ROOM – After productive through the 2017 season, finishing the campaign with an appearance in accepting Derek Mason’s appeal to become Vanderbilt’s defensive the Super Bowl. Week 1: New England hosts Houston in Foxboro on Sunday. Kickoff at 12 noon. coordinator, Jason Tarver resided in a garage apartment at Mason’s house in Nashville. Tarver and Mason were co-defensive ZACH CUNNINGHAM (2013-16) // Houston The 57th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, Cunningham became a starter and one of Houston’s most productive defend- coordinators for the 2011 Stanford team that ranked among the top ers as a rookie in 2017. A consensus First Team All-America inside linebacker for defenses in the nation. the Commodores in 2016, Cunningham has received high marks from Texan coaches with his abilities to play the rush and defend the pass. BLASINGAME NOMINATED FOR GOOD WORKS – Khari Week 1: Houston travels to New England in the opener. Kickoff is noon Sunday. Blasingame (Grad., RB) has been nominated for the Allstate-AFCA C.J. DUNCAN (2014-17) // Arizona Duncan was released from Arizona Sept. 1. National Good Works Team for his on-campus work as a mentor He was a rookie free agent wide receiver. to first-year Vanderbilt minority students through Project I Am. He ANDRE HAL (2010-13) // Houston A 16-game starter in the Houston second- is also president of Sankofa, a student-led organization in African ary last year, Hal is currently on the team’s non-football illness list after being American Diaspora Studies. Blasingame is a first-year graduate diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in early June. Hal is a mainstay on the Texans’ student and two-time team captain. defense, having appeared in 61 games with 38 starts over the past four seasons. CASEY HAYWARD (2008-11) // L.A. Chargers Hayward enters his seventh season ODEYINGBO BROTHERS – There should plenty of plays this regarded as one of the NFL’s elite cornerbacks. In 2016, Hayward enjoyed his finest season when Dare Odeyingbo (Sr.) and his younger brother Dayo season, earning his initial Pro Bowl recognition after leading the league with seven Odeyingbo (So.) are on the field together as defensive ends in interceptions. He also ranked second in the league with 21 pass deflections, and Vanderbilt’s 3-4 scheme. The brothers both lettered last year, their finished the 2016 regular season with 35 solo tackles. He was also named the Chargers Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year. first year on the field together in organized football. Week 1: The Chargers host division rival Kansas City Sunday. Kickoff is 3:25 pm. WORKING TO FEED THE DISADVANTAGED – Mo Hasan (R-So., TRE HERNDON (2014-17) // Jacksonville Herndon made the Jaguars 53-man QB) started Second Spoon in his hometown of Miami, Fla., to roster as a rookie free agent cornerback. distribute unused food from local restaurants. Hasan used a food Week 1: The Jags travel to New York to face the Giants. Kickoff is Sunday at noon. truck to distribute at various locations around Miami. WILL HOLDEN (2013-16) // Arizona A fifth-round pick in the 2017 Draft, Holden TENNESSEE PREP TEAMMATES – Cam Johnson (Fr., WR) and enters his second season competing for a starting job at tackle on the Cardinals’ offensive front. He has the versatility to play either tackle or guard. Gavin Schoenwald (Fr., TE) were prep teammates on three straight Week 1: The Cardinals host Washington this Sunday. Kickoff is 3:25 pm in Phoenix. state championship squads at Brentwood Academy just south of WESLEY JOHNSON (2010-13) // Detroit Johnson was released by Detroit on Nashville. They were also teammates with VU hoops freshman- Sept. 1. In 2017, the five-year pro was the starting center for the New York Jets. Darius Garland on four straight state basketball titles. KENNY LADLER (2010-13) // Washington Ladler was added to the Redskins WRIGHT’S BACKPACK DRIVE – Charles Wright (R-Sr., OLB) practice squad Sept. 2. collected 127 backpacks and about 1,200 school supply items this SPENCER PULLEY (2011-15) // N.Y. Giants Pulley was picked up Sept. 2 by N.Y. summer through his “Impact with Backpacks” drive. The items Giants after being released by Los Angeles Sept. 1. He was the Chargers’ starting center last year. were donated to inner-city Nashville children in need. CALEB SCOTT (2014-17) // Seattle Scott was added to the Seahawks’ practice ATHLETES IN THE FAMILY – Collegiate athletics is part of life for squad Sept. 2. He was a rookie free agent receiver. Michael Owusu (R-Fr., OLB). All four of his siblings have played TRENT SHERFIELD (2014-17) // Arizona Sherfield made the Cardinals’ 53-man collegiately: Francis and Chris, football players at Stanford; Brian, active roster as a rookie free agent receiver. a football player at Harvard; and Crystal, a basketball player at Week 1: The Cardinals host Washington this Sunday. Kickoff is 3:25 pm in Phoenix. Columbia. Francis currently plays wide receiver with the Miami EMMANUEL SMITH (2014-17) // Atlanta Smith was released by Atlanta Sept. 1. Dolphins. He was a rookie free agent linebacker prospect. SHURMUR UP FOR NATIONAL SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD – STEPHEN WEATHERLY (2012-15) // Minnesota Weatherly enters his third sea- son in Minneapolis aiming for an important role on the Vikings’ defensive front. Kyle Shurmur (Sr., QB) is under consideration for the prestigious Week 1: The Vikings host San Francisco this Sunday. Kickoff is 12 noon. National Scholar Athlete Award presented by the National Football RALPH WEBB (2014-17) // New England Webb was added to the Patriots’ prac- Foundation. tice squad Sept. 2. He is a rookie free agent. Week 1: New England hosts Houston in Foxboro on Sunday. Kickoff at 12 noon. JONATHAN WYNN (2014-17) // Minnesota Wynn was released Sept. 1 by Minnesota. He was a rookie free agent defensive end prospect.
12 @VANDYFOOTBALL DEPTH CHART/WEEK 2 Kyle Shurmur Charles Wright Sr., QB R-Sr., OLB Entering his fourth year as the Wright’s nine quarterback sacks in starter, Shurmur ranks No. 2 all-time 2017 ranked fourth in the SEC and among Commodores with 42 career is tied for the second highest touchdown passes. season total by a Dore since 1984. OFFENSE DEFENSE 16 Kalija Lipscomb 6-1, 201, Jr. 10 Dayo Odeyingbo -or- 6-6, 270, So. 83 C.J. Bolar -or- 6-1, 190, Fr. 29 Louis Vecchio 6-5, 270, Grad. WR 7 Cam Johnson 6-0, 190, Fr. DL 19 Chris Pierce 6-4, 215, So. 90 Cameron Tidd -or- 6-3, 290, R-So. 36 Trey Ellis -or- 5-9, 175, Grad. 91 Drew Birchmeier 6-3, 295, R-So. WR 4 Donaven Tennyson 5-10, 174, Jr. DL 57 Josiah Sa’o 6-2, 300, R-So. 34 Dare Odeyingbo 6-2, 282, Sr. 80 Jared Pinkney 6-4, 255, R-Jr. 94 Rutger Reitmaier 6-3, 275, R-Fr. TE 84 Sam Dobbs 6-4, 235, Sr. DL 99 Stone Edwards 6-5, 260, R-Fr. 58 Justin Skule 6-6, 318, Sr. 11 Charles Wright 6-3, 240, R-Sr. OLB 42 Kenny Hebert 6-4, 225, R-So. LT 71 Jared Southers 6-5, 315, R-Jr. 9 Caleb Peart 6-1, 235, R-Jr. 40 Jordan Griffin -or- 6-0, 232, R-Sr. 74 Cole Clemens -or- 6-6, 315, So. ILB 7 Dimitri Moore 6-3, 225, R-Fr. LG 56 Saige Young 6-4, 305, Jr. 24 Alston Orji 6-2, 235, Fr. 18 Colin Anderson -or- 6-2, 222, R-Fr. 76 Egidio DellaRipa 6-4, 305, R-Sr. ILB 12 Brayden DeVault-Smith 6-2, 225, R-Fr. C 63 Grant Miller 6-4, 290, R-Fr. 26 Andrew Rector 6-0, 210, Sr. 25 Josh Smith 6-4, 242, Sr. 61 Bruno Reagan 6-3, 318, R-Sr. OLB 88 Michael Owusu 6-5, 230, R-Fr. RG 50 Sean McMoore 6-4, 305, R-So. 48 Andre Mintze 6-3, 240, R-So. 21 Donovan Sheffield -or- 6-0, 190, Sr. 77 Devin Cochran 6-7, 318, R-So. 4 Randall Haynie 6-0, 185, R-Fr. RT 78 Bryce Bailey 6-5, 302, R-Fr. CB 15 Elijah Hamilton 6-2, 205, R-So. 14 Kyle Shurmur 6-4, 225, Sr. 5 LaDarius Wiley 6-1, 209, Grad. 18 Mo Hasan -or- 6-3, 208, R-So. 38 Gil Barksdale 5-10, 188, Jr. QB 15 Allan Walters 6-1, 210, Fr. SAF 14 Max Worship 6-1, 200, Fr. 23 Khari Blasingame -or- 6-1, 228, Grad. 3 Tae Daley -or- 6-0, 195, So. 5 Ke’Shawn Vaughn -or- 5-10, 222, R-Jr. 2 Frank Coppet 5-11, 188, R-So. RB 32 Jamauri Wakefield 6-1, 220, R-So. SAF 22 Austin Quillen 5-11, 195, R-So. 8 Joejuan Williams 6-3, 210, Jr. 27 Jaire George 6-1, 228, R-Jr. 31 Alim Muhammad 5-10, 170, Grad. 43 Josh Higgs 6-0, 237, R-Fr. FB CB 28 Allan George 6-1, 185, R-Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS 36 Trey Ellis 5-9, 175, Grad. 98 Ryley Guay 5-10, 185, Jr. 16 Kalija Lipscomb 6-1, 201, Jr. PK 39 Javan Rice 6-2, 190, Fr. PR 7 Cam Johnson 6-0, 190, Fr. 93 Parker Thome 6-4, 215, Grad. 32 Jamauri Wakefield 6-1,220, R-So. P 95 Harrison Smith 6-0, 190, Fr. KR 6 Josh Crawford 5-10, 195, R-Jr.
93 Parker Thome 6-4, 215, Grad. 47 Tommy Schiager 6-0, 220, R-So. 49 Zach Drevno -or- 6-0, 220, Fr. H 95 Harrison Smith 6-0, 190, Fr. SN 35 Kyle White 6-0, 220, Fr.
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 13 2018 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER # NAME POS. HT. WT. YEAR CL HOMETOWN/HS/(OTHER) ROSTER A-Z 2 Frank Coppet SAF 5-11 188 R-So. 1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas NO. NAME POS. 3 Tae Daley SAF 6-0 195 So. 1L Warner Robins, Ga./Northside 87 Amir Abdur-Rahman WR 3* Ja’Veon Marlow RB 5-11 185 Fr. HS Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven Senior 17 Feleti Afemui LB 4* Randall Haynie DB 6-0 185 R-Fr. RS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 16 BJ Anderson DB 18 Colin Anderson LB 4 Donaven Tennyson WR 5-10 174 Jr. 2L Richmond, Va./Benedictine College Prep 78/86 Bryce Bailey OL 5* Ke’Shawn Vaughn RB 5-10 222 R-Jr. TR Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn/Illinois 38 Gil Barksdale SAF 5 LaDarius Wiley SAF 6-1 209 Grad. 3L Los Angeles, Calif./Cathedral 91 Drew Birchmeier DL 23 Khari Blasingame RB 6* Josh Crawford RB 5-10 195 R-Jr. 2L Montgomery, Ala./Edgewood Academy 83 CJ Bolar WR 6 Zaire Jones SAF 6-0 195 R-So. 1L Meridian, Miss./Meridian 81 James Bostic WR 7* Cam Johnson WR 6-0 190 Fr. HS Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 12 Jack Bowen QB 7 Dimitri Moore LB 6-3 230 R-Fr. RS Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill 86 Ben Bresnahan TE 52 Alex Brown LB 8 Joejuan Williams DB 6-3 210 Jr. 2L Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan 92 Jonah Buchanan DL 9 Caleb Peart LB 6-1 235 R-Jr. 2L Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton 44 Will Clark FB 10 Dayo Odeyingbo DL 6-6 270 So. 1L Irving, Texas/Carrollton Ranchview 74 Cole Clemens OL 11* Alex Stump WR 6-3 208 R-Jr. TR Avon, Ohio/St. Edward/Ohio State 77 Devin Cochran OL 82 Turner Cockrell TE 11 Charles Wright LB 6-3 240 R-Sr. 3L Irvine, Calif./Beckman 37 Pierson Cooke P 12* Jack Bowen QB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central 2 Frank Coppet SAF 12 Brayden DeVault-Smith LB 6-3 225 R-Fr. RS Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn 6 Josh Crawford RB 3 Tae Daley SAF 13* Brendon Harris SAF 6-1 205 Fr. HS Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor School 72 Dan Dawkins Jr. OL 13 Jackson Winrow WR 6-1 195 R-So. 1L Shawnee, Okla./Shawnee 96 Darion DeBrossard DL 14 Kyle Shurmur QB 6-4 225 Sr. 3L Philadelphia, Pa./La Salle College Prep 76 Egidio DellaRipa OL 14* Max Worship SAF 6-1 200 Fr. HS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 12 Brayden DeVault-Smith LB 84 Sam Dobbs TE 15 Elijah Hamilton DB 6-2 205 R-So. 1L Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic 20 Tre’ Douglas DB 15* Allan Walters QB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Chatham, N.J./The Peddie School 49 Zach Drevno SN 16* BJ Anderson DB 6-1 180 Fr. HS Andalusia, Ala./Andalusia 99 Stone Edwards DL 36 Trey Ellis WR 16 Kalija Lipscomb WR 6-1 201 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./Jesuit 55 David Floyd OL 17 Feleti Afemui LB 6-3 236 R-Fr. RS Kahului, Hawaii/Maui 28 Allan George DB 18 Colin Anderson LB 6-2 222 R-Fr. RS Florence, Ala./Brooks 27 Jaire George FB 18* Mo Hasan QB 6-3 208 R-So. TR Miami, Fla./ Dillard/Coffeyville CC 40 Jordan Griffin LB 98 Ryley Guay PK 19 Chris Pierce WR 6-4 215 So. 1L Smithfield, Va./Smithfield 15 Elijah Hamilton DB 20 Tre’ Douglas DB 6-2 195 Fr. HS McDonough, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian 13 Brendon Harris SAF 21 Donovan Sheffield DB 6-0 190 Sr. 3L Nashville, Tenn./Ensworth 18 Mo Hasan QB 22 Austin Quillen SAF 5-11 195 R-So. 1L Jenks, Okla./Jenks 4 Randall Haynie DB 42 Kenny Hebert LB 23 Khari Blasingame RB 6-1 228 Grad. 3L Huntsville, Ala./Buckhorn 43 Josh Higgs FB 24 Alston Orji LB 6-2 235 Fr. HS Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall 33 Dashaun Jerkins DB 25 Josh Smith LB 6-4 242 Sr. 3L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland 7 Cam Johnson WR 6 Zaire Jones SAF 26 Andrew Rector LB 6-0 210 Sr. 3L Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan 89 Braden Kopp TE 27 Jaire George FB 6-1 228 R-Jr. 1L Hyattville, Md./DeMatha Catholic 16 Kalija Lipscomb WR 28 Allan George DB 6-1 185 R-Fr. RS Andalusia, Ala./Andalusia 64 Carlton Lorenz OL 29* Brett Starr FB 6-0 220 R-Fr. SQ Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy 45 Cody Markel TE 3 Ja’Veon Marlow RB 29 Louis Vecchio DL 6-5 270 Grad. TR Orange, Calif./Villa Park/Univ. of Penn 30 Salua Masina LB 30 Salua Masina LB 6-3 220 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah/Brighton 54 Kade Mayle DL 31 Alim Muhammad DB 5-10 170 Grad. TR St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute/Holy Cross 41 Elijah McAllister LB 31* Mitchell Pryor RB 5-11 180 Fr. HS Darien, Conn./Darien 50 Sean McMoore OL 63 Grant Miller OL 32 Jamauri Wakefield RB 6-1 220 R-So. 1L Jacksonville, Fla./Providence 48 Andre Mintze LB 33 Dashaun Jerkins DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge 7 Dimitri Moore LB 34 Dare Odeyingbo DE 6-2 282 Sr. 3L Irving, Texas/Cistercian Prep 31 Alim Muhammad DB 34 Dare Odeyingbo DE 35 Kyle White SN 6-0 220 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz./Notre Dame Prep 10 Dayo Odeyingbo DL 36 Trey Ellis WR 5-9 175 Grad. 3L Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell 24 Alston Orji LB 37 Pierson Cooke P 6-0 180 Fr. HS Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Cranbrook-Kingswood 88 Michael Owusu LB 38 Gil Barksdale SAF 5-10 188 Jr. 2L Solon, Ohio/Solon 9 Caleb Peart LB 19 Chris Pierce WR 39 Javan Rice PK 6-2 190 Fr. HS Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep
14 @VANDYFOOTBALL 2018 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER # NAME POS. HT. WT. YEAR CL HOMETOWN/HS/(OTHER) ROSTER A-Z 40 Jordan Griffin LB 6-0 232 Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla./Armwood 41 Elijah McAllister LB 6-6 230 Fr. HS Rumson, N.J. /Rumson Fair Haven NO. NAME POS. 42 Kenny Hebert LB 6-4 225 R-So. 1L New Orleans, La./Holy Cross 80 Jared Pinkney TE 43 Josh Higgs FB 6-0 237 R-Fr. SQ Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 31 Mitchell Pryor RB 22 Austin Quillen SAF 44 Will Clark FB 6-1 225 Fr. HS Andalusia, Ala./Andalusia 61 Bruno Reagan OL 45 Cody Markel TE 6-5 250 R-So. 1L Middleton, Wis./Middleton 26 Andrew Rector LB 46 Keithian Starling WR 6-0 185 R-Fr. RS Nashville, Tenn./Nashville Christian 94 Rutger Reitmaier DL 47 Tommy Schiager SN 6-0 220 R-So. 1L Portland, Ore./Sunset 39 Javan Rice PK 66 Cameron Robinson DL 48 Andre Mintze LB 6-3 240 R-So. 1L Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Institute 79 Sean Sadler DL 49 Zach Drevno SN 6-0 220 Fr. HS Saline, Mich./Saline 57 Josiah Sa’o DL 50 Sean McMoore OL 6-4 305 R-So. 1L Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei 47 Tommy Schiager SN 52 Alex Brown LB 6-2 215 Fr. HS San Antonio, Texas/Claudia Taylor Johnson 85 Gavin Schoenwald TE 21 Donovan Sheffield DB 54 Kade Mayle DL 6-2 265 Sr. SQ McConnelsville, Ohio/Morgan 14 Kyle Shurmur QB 54* Tyler Steen OL 6-5 302 Fr. HS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 58 Justin Skule OL 55 David Floyd OL 6-5 300 Jr. SQ Nashville, Tenn./Lipscomb Academy 95 Harrison Smith P 56 Saige Young OL 6-4 305 Jr. 1L Versailles, Ky./Woodford Co. 25 Josh Smith LB 71 Jared Southers OL 57 Josiah Sa’o DL 6-2 300 R-So. 1L San Diego, Calif./Kearney 46 Keithian Starling WR 58 Justin Skule OL 6-6 318 Sr. 3L Clifton, Va./Centreville 29 Brett Starr FB 61 Bruno Reagan OL 6-3 318 R-Sr. 3L Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville 54 Tyler Steen OL 63 Grant Miller OL 6-4 290 R-Fr. RS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 73 Jonathan Stewart OL 11 Alex Stump WR 64 Carlton Lorenz OL 6-4 285 R-So. TR Studio City, Calif./Bishop Alemany 97 Lorenza Surgers DL 65 Michael Warden OL 6-2 280 Fr. HS Loveland, Ohio/Summit Country Day 4 Donaven Tennyson WR 66 Cameron Robinson DL 6-0 290 R-Fr. RS Mobile, Ala./Murphy 93 Parker Thome P 71 Jared Southers OL 6-5 315 R-Jr. 2L South Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 90 Cameron Tidd DL 5 Ke’Shawn Vaughn RB 72 Dan Dawkins OL 6-3 300 Fr. HS Staten Island, N.Y./The Peddie School 29 Louis Vecchio DL 73 Jonathan Stewart OL 6-7 315 R-Fr. RS Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View 32 Jamauri Wakefield RB 74 Cole Clemens OL 6-6 315 So. 1L South Jordan, Utah/Bingham 15 Allan Walters QB 76 Egidio DellaRipa OL 6-4 305 R-Sr. 1L Castaic, Calif./West Ranch 65 Michael Warden OL 35 Kyle White FB 77 Devin Cochran OL 6-7 318 R-So. 1L Norcross, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian 5 LaDarius Wiley SAF 78/86 Bryce Bailey OL 6-5 302 R-Fr. RS Newburgh, Ind./Castle 8 Joejuan Williams DB 79 Sean Sadler DL 6-3 240 Fr. HS Oklahoma City, Okla./Edmond Memorial 13 Jackson Winrow WR 80 Jared Pinkney TE 6-4 255 R-Jr. 2L Norcross, Ga./Norcross 14 Max Worship SAF 11 Charles Wright LB 81 James Bostic WR 6-3 212 R-Fr. RS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 56 Saige Young OL 82 Turner Cockrell TE 6-5 230 R-So. SQ Acworth, Ga./Allatoona 83 CJ Bolar WR 6-1 190 Fr. HS Purvis, Miss./Purvis 84 Sam Dobbs TE 6-4 235 Sr. 3L Douglasville, Ga./Landmark Christian PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 85 Gavin Schoenwald TE 6-4 230 Fr. HS Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 86 Ben Bresnahan TE 6-4 240 Fr. HS Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth PLAYERS 87 Amir Abdur-Rahman WR 6-4 207 Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga./Mays Feleti Afumei (fay-lay-tee ah-fay-moo-ee) Khari (car-EE) Blasingame 88 Michael Owusu LB 6-5 230 R-Fr. RS Oxnard, Calif./Oaks Christian Jaire (JIE-air) George 89 Braden Kopp TE 6-5 275 R-So. SQ Houston, Texas/Houston Christian Andre Mintze (mence) 90 Cameron Tidd DL 6-3 290 R-So. 1L Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove Dare Odeyingbo (dar-ee oh-DANG-bow) 91 Drew Birchmeier DL 6-4 295 R-So. 1L Midlothian, Va./Cosby Dayo Odeyingbo (day-oh oh-DANG-bow) Alston Orji (or-jee) 92 Jonah Buchanan DL 6-4 280 R-Fr. RS Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani Michael Owusu (oh-OO-zoo) 93 Parker Thome P 6-4 215 Grad. TR Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville/Columbia Caleb Peart (peert) 94 Rutger Reitmaier DL 6-3 275 R-Fr. HS Nashville, Tenn./Lipscomb Academy Rutger Reitmaier (right-meyer) 95 Harrison Smith P 6-1 180 Fr. HS Franklin, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Josiah Sa'o (sah-O) 96 Darion DeBrossard DL 6-4 300 R-Jr. 2L Snellville, Ga./Shiloh Justin Skule (school) Parker Thome (toe-mee) 97 Lorenza Surgers DL 6-5 235 Fr. HS Cary, N.C. /Panther Creek Louis Vecchio (veck-EE-oh) 98 Ryley Guay PK 5-10 185 Jr. 2L Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy STAFF 99 Stone Edwards DL 6-5 260 R-Fr. RS Hillsborough, N.C./Orange Gerry Gdowski (Jerry Guh-DOW-ski) * - duplicate jersey C.J. Ah You (ah U)
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 15 2018 STATS TEAM, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SCORE (qtr) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ot total GAME RESULTS VANDERBILT 7 7 7 14 35 OPPONENTS 7 0 0 0 7 DATE OPPONENT W/L,SCORE OVERALL CONF TIME ATT 9/1 Middle Tenn. W, 35-7 1-0 0-0 3:09 25,348 TEAM STATISTICS 9/8 Nevada VANDERBILT OPPONENT 9/15 @Notre Dame SCORING 35 7 9/22 South Carolina Points Per Game 35.0 7.0 9/27 Tennessee State Points Off Turnovers 14 0 10/6 @Georgia FIRST DOWNS 19 21 10/13 Florida Rushing 10 10 10/20 @Kentucky Passing 8 8 10/27 @Arkansas Penalty 1 3 11/10 @Missouri RUSHING YARDAGE 176 116 11/17 Ole Miss Yards gained rushing 194 160 11/24 Tennessee Yards lost rushing 18 44 Rushing Attempts 38 36 Average Per Rush 4.6 3.2 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Average Per Game 176.0 116.0 GP Eff. Att-Comp-Int Pct Yards td Long Avg/G TDs Rushing 2 0 PASSING PASSING YARDAGE 170 178 Kyle Shurmur 1 181.65 10-17-0 58.8 170 2 49 170.0 Comp-Att-Int 10-17-0 24-37-1 Total 1 181.65 10-17-0 58.8 170 2 49 170.0 Average Per Pass 10.0 4.8 Opponents Average Per Catch 17.0 7.4 Average Per Game 170.0 178.0 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss net Avg td Long Avg/G TDs Passing 2 1 J. Wakefield 1 10 57 1 56 5.6 1 14 56.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 346 294 K. Blasingame 1 9 53 1 52 5.8 1 30 52.0 Total Plays 55 73 Ke’Shawn Vaughn 1 9 39 2 37 4.1 0 16 37.0 Average Per Play 6.3 4.0 Kalija Lipscomb 1 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 14 19.0 Average Per Game 346.0 294.0 Cam Johnson 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-55 0-0 Josh Crawford 1 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 5 5.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kyle Shurmur 1 4 15 13 2 0.5 0 7 2.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 0-0 TEAM 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.5 0.0 Total 1 38 194 18 176 4.6 2 30 176.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 Opponents 1 36 160 44 116 3.2 0 22 116.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 2-1 RECEIVING GP no. Yards Avg td Long Avg/G PENALTIES-Yards 7-49 6-40 Kalija Lipscomb 1 4 60 15.0 1 28 60.0 Average Per Game 49.0 40.0 Jared Pinkney 1 3 32 10.7 0 15 32.0 PUNTS-Yards 4-147 4-171 D. Tennyson 1 1 49 49.0 0 49 49.0 Average Per Punt 36.8 42.8 Chris Pierce 1 1 17 17.0 1 17 17.0 Net punt average 36.8 37.8 Ke’Shawn Vaughn 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 6-379 2-115 Total 1 10 170 17.0 2 49 170.0 Average Per Kick 63.2 57.5 Opponents 1 24 178 7.4 1 28 178.0 Net kick average 38.2 30.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:51 31:09 3RD-DOWN Conversions 7/13 8/16 3rd-Down Pct 54% 50% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/2 1/3 4th-Down Pct 100% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 6-30 1-13 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 0-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (2-2) 100% (1-2) 50% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-2) 100% (1-2) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-5) 100% (1-1) 100% ATTENDANCE 25348 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/25348 0/0
16 @VANDYFOOTBALL 2018 STATS TEAM, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays rush Pass total Avg/G |——— PATs ——––—| Kyle Shurmur 1 21 2 170 172 172.0 SCORING TDs fGs Kick rush rec Pass dXP saf Pts J. Wakefield 1 10 56 0 56 56.0 Dayo Odeyingbo 1 ------6 K. Blasingame 1 9 52 0 52 52.0 Kalija Lipscomb 1 ------6 K. Blasingame 1 ------6 Ke’Shawn Vaughn 1 9 37 0 37 37.0 Chris Pierce 1 ------6 Kalija Lipscomb 1 2 19 0 19 19.0 J. Wakefield 1 ------6 Cam Johnson 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 Ryley Guay - - 5-5 - - - - - 5 Josh Crawford 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 Total 5 - 5-5 - - - - - 35 TEAM 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 Opponents 1 0-1 1-1 - - - - - 7 Total 1 55 176 170 346 346.0 Opponents 1 73 116 178 294 294.0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg td Long J. Wakefield 2 55 27.5 0 30 ALL-PURPOSE GP rush rec PR Kor ret total Avg Total 2 55 27.5 0 30 J. Wakefield 1 56 0 0 55 0 111 111.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Kalija Lipscomb 1 19 60 0 0 0 79 79.0 K. Blasingame 1 52 0 0 0 0 52 52.0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg td Long D. Tennyson 1 0 49 0 0 0 49 49.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Ke’Shawn Vaug 1 37 12 0 0 0 49 49.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Jared Pinkney 1 0 32 0 0 0 32 32.0 VANDERBILT OPPONENT Chris Pierce 1 0 17 0 0 0 17 17.0 FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Middle Tennessee -- 47 Cam Johnson 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 6.0 Nevada Josh Crawford 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 5.0 @Notre Dame Kyle Shurmur 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 South Carolina TEAM 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1.0 Tennessee State Total 1 176 170 0 55 0 401 401.0 @Georgia Opponents 1 116 178 0 0 0 294 294.0 Florida @Kentucky FIELD GOALS F GM-FGA % 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long tB fC I-20 Blk Parker Thome 4 147 36.8 45 0 1 2 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate successful field goals. Total 4 147 36.8 45 0 1 2 0 Opponents 4 171 42.8 50 1 3 2 0
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 17 2018 STATS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING Comp-Att-Yds-TD-Int Kyle Shurmur Mo Hasan Allan Walters Middle Tennessee 10-17-2-0 DNP DNP Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee TOTALS 10-17-2-0 - -
RUSHING #-Yds/TD MT NEV ND SC TSU UGA FLA UK ARK MIZZ MISS TENN Jamauri Wakefield 10-57/1 10-57/1 Khari Blasingame 9-53/1 9-53/1 Ke’Shawn Vaughn 9-39/0 9-39/0 Kalija Lipscomb 2-19/0 2-19/0 Cam Johnson 1-6/0 1-6/0 Josh Crawford 2-5/0 2-5/0 Kyle Shurmur 4-15/0 4-15/0
RECEIVING #-Yds/TD MT NEV ND SC TSU UGA FLA UK ARK MIZZ MISS TENN Kalija Lipscomb 4-60/1 4-60/1 Jared Pinkney 3-32/0 3-32/0 D. Tennyson 1-49/0 1-49/0 Chris Pierce 1-17/1 1-17/1 Ke’Shawn Vaughn 1-12/0 1-12/0
PUNT RETURNS #-Yds MT NEV ND SC TSU UGA FLA UK ARK MIZZ MISS TENN N/A 0-0 0-0
KICK RETURNS #-Yds MT NEV ND SC TSU UGA FLA UK ARK MIZZ MISS TENN Jamauri Wakefield 2-55 2-55
18 @VANDYFOOTBALL 2018 STATS Vanderbilt Scoring Drives Opponent Scoring Drives OPP PLAYS -YARDS TIME SCORING PLAY OPP PLAYS -YARDS TIME SCORING PLAY MTSU 5-58 2:39 K. Blasingame 30-yd run MTSU 15-93 6:58 Windham 4-yd pass from Stockstill MTSU D. Odeyingbo 3-yd fumble recovery MTSU 7-92 4:25 Chris Pierce 17-yd pass from Shurmur MTSU 12-80 4:56 K. Lipscomb 28-yd pass from Shurmur MTSU 12-80 7:04 J. Wakefield 14-yd run
Scoring Drive Breakdown Game-Opening Drives Second Half-Opening Drives VANDERBILT OPPONENT VANDERBILT OPPONENTS VANDERBILT OPPONENTS Yardage TD FG TD FG OPP PTS 1STS YDS PTS 1STS YDS OPP PTS 1STS YDS PTS 1STS YDS No drive 1 - - - Middle Tenn. 7 2 58 0 1 23 Middle Tenn. 7 4 92 0 2 26 Neg. Yards - - - - Nevada ------Nevada ------0-9 - - - - @Notre Dame ------@Notre Dame ------10-19 - - - - So. Carolina ------So. Carolina ------20-29 - - - - Tennessee St ------Tennessee St ------30-39 - - - - @Georgia ------@Georgia ------40-49 - - - - Florida ------Florida ------50-59 1 - - - @Kentucky ------@Kentucky ------60-69 - - - - @Arkansas ------@Arkansas ------70-79 - - - - @Missouri ------@Missouri ------80-89 2 - - - Ole Miss ------Ole Miss ------90-99 1 - 1 - Tennessee ------Tennessee ------TOTALS 5 - 1 - TOTALS 7 2 58 0 1 23 TOTALS 7 4 92 0 2 26
Scoring Drive Superlatives VANDERBILT OPPONENT Most Plays/Result (2x) 12/TD vs. MTSU 15/TD vs. MTSU Most Yards/Result 92/TD vs. MTSU 93/TD vs. MTSU Most Time/Result 7:04/TD vs. MTSU 6:58/TD vs. MTSU
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 19 2018 STATS
FINAL SCORE BY QUARTER FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING OFFENSE PUNTING FUMBLES PENALTY THIRD TOTAL GAME SCORE 1 2 3 4 RU PA PN TOT ATT YDS TD C-A-I YDS TD ATT YDS NO-AVG NO-LOST NO-YDS DOWNS TOP MT 7-35 7 0 0 0 10 8 3 21 36 116 0 24-37-1 178 1 73 294 4-171 2-1 6-40 8-16 31:09 VU 35-7 7 7 7 14 10 8 1 19 38 176 2 10-17-0 170 2 55 346 4-147 0-0 7-49 7-13 28:51 NEV VU VU ND SC VU TSU VU VU UGA FLA VU VU KY VU ARK VU MIZZ MISS VU UT VU
Vanderbilt Long Plays Three-&-Out Drives YARDS RUSH PASS KR PR TD VANDERBILT OPPONENT 20-29 - 1 - - 1 THREE-&-OUTS/DRIVES THREE-&-OUTS/DRIVES 30-39 1 - 1 - - Middle Tenn. 1/10 (10.0%) 2/10 (20.0%) 40-49 - 1 - - - Nevada 50-59 - - - - - @Notre Dame 60-69 - - - - - South Carolina 70-79 - - - - - Tennessee State 80-89 - - - - - @Georgia 90-100 - - - - - Florida TOTALS 1 2 1 0 1 @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Opponent Long Plays Ole Miss YARDS RUSH PASS KR PR TD Tennessee 20-29 1 1 - - - 1/10 (10.0%) 2/10 (20.0%) 30-39 - - - - - 40-49 - - - - - 50-59 - - - - - 60-69 - - - - - 70-79 - - - - - 80-89 - - - - - 90-100 - - - - - TOTALS 1 1 1 0 1
20 @VANDYFOOTBALL 2018 SEASON, GAME HIGHS Vanderbilt Individual Season Highs Opponent Individual Season Highs Rush Attempts 10 Jamauri Wakefield, MTSU Rush Attempts 14 Brent Stockstill, MTSU Yards Rushing 57 Jamauri Wakefield, MTSU Yards Rushing 32 Tavares Thomas, MTSU TD Rushes 1 (2x) K. Blasingame, J. Wakefield, MTSU TD Rushes Long Rush 30 Khari Blasingame, MTSU Long Rush 22 Maurice Mobley, MTSU Pass Attempts 17 Kyle Shurmur, MTSU Pass Attempts 36 Brent Stockstill, MTSU Pass Completions 10 Kyle Shurmur, MTSU Pass Completions 24 Brent Stockstill, MTSU Yards Passing 170 Kyle Shurmur, MTSU Yards Passing 178 Brent Stockstill, MTSU TD Passes 2 Kyle Shurmur, MTSU TD Passes 1 Brent Stockstill, MTSU Long Pass 49 Kyle Shurmur, MTSU Long Pass 28 Brent Stockstill, MTSU Receptions 4 Kalija Lipscomb, MTSU Receptions 5 (2x) B. Anderson/Ty Lee, MTSU Yards Receiving 60 Kalija Lipscomb, MTSU Yards Receiving 42 Tavares Thomas, MTSU TD Receptions 1 (2x) C. Pierce, K.Lipscomb, MTSU TD Receptions 1 CJ Windham, MTSU Long Reception 49 Donaven Tennyson, MTSU Long Reception 28 Tavonn Salter, MTSU Field Goals Field Goals Long Field Goal Long Field Goal Punts 4 Parker Thome, MTSU Punts 4 Matt Bonadies, MTSU Punting Avg. 36.8 Parker Thome, MTSU Punting Avg. 42.8 Matt Bonadies, MTSU Long Punt 45 Parker Thome, MTSU Long Punt 50 Matt Bonadies, MTSU Punts Inside 20 2 Parker Thome, MTSU Punts Inside 20 2 Matt Bonadies, MTSU Long Punt Return Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return 30 Jamauri Wakefield, MTSU Long Kickoff Return Tackles 8 Jordan Griffin, MTSU Tackles 8 Darius Harris, MTSU Sacks 2 Kenny Hebert, MTSU Sacks 1 Darius Harris, MTSU Tackles for Loss 2 (3x) J. Griffin, K. Hebert, L. Vecchio, MTSU Tackles for Loss 1 (5x) MTSU Interceptions 1 Frank Coppet, MTSU Interceptions
Vanderbilt Team Game Highs Opponent Team Game Highs Rushes 38 MTSU Rushes 36 MTSU Yards Rushing 176 MTSU Yards Rushing 116 MTSU Yards per Rush 4.6 MTSU Yards per Rush 3.2 MTSU TD Rushes 2 MTSU TD Rushes Pass Attempts 17 MTSU Pass Attempts 37 MTSU Pass Completions 10 MTSU Pass Completions 24 MTSU Yards Passing 170 MTSU Yards Passing 178 MTSU Yards per Pass Comp. 17.0 MTSU Yards per Pass Comp. 7.4 MTSU TD Passes 2 MTSU TD Passes 1 MTSU Total Plays 55 MTSU Total Plays 73 MTSU Total Offense 346 MTSU Total Offense 294 MTSU Yards per Play 6.3 MTSU Yards per Play 4.0 MTSU Points 35 MTSU Points 7 MTSU Sacks By 6 MTSU Sacks By 1 MTSU First Downs 19 MTSU First Downs 21 MTSU Penalties 7 MTSU Penalties 6 MTSU Penalty Yards 49 MTSU Penalty Yards 40 MTSU Turnovers Turnovers 2 MTSU Interceptions By Interceptions By 1 MTSU Punts 4 MTSU Punts 4 MTSU Punting Avg. 36.8 MTSU Punting Avg. 42.8 MTSU Long Punt 45 MTSU Long Punt 50 MTSU Punts Inside 20 2 MTSU Punts Inside 20 2 MTSU
Vanderbilt’s Longest Plays Opponent’s Longest Plays Rushing 30 Khari Blasingame, MTSU Rushing 22 Maurice Gordon, MTSU Passing 49 Shurmur-to-Tennyson, MTSU Passing 28 Stockstill-to-Salter, MTSU Field Goal Field Goal Punt 45 Parker Thome, MTSU Punt 50 Matt Bonadies, MTSU Punt Return Punt Return Kickoff Return 30 Jamauri Wakefield, MTSU Kickoff Return Interception Return Interception Return Fumble Return Fumble Return
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 21 2018 STATS INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATS Tackles Sacks Pass Def Fumbles Blocked # Name GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 40 Jordan Griffin 1 5 3 8 2.0/6 1.0-4 ...... 21 D. Sheffield 1 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 8 J. Williams 1 4 1 5 ...... 3 Tae Daley 1 4 1 5 ...... 28 Allan George 1 5 . 5 1.0/3 ...... 29 Louis Vecchio 1 2 2 4 2.0/4 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . 11 Charles Wright 1 2 2 4 ...... 1 . . 2 Frank Coppet 1 4 . 4 . . 1-0 ...... 25 Josh Smith 1 4 . 4 1.0/4 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . 18 Colin Anderson 1 3 . 3 1.0/10 1.0-10 ...... 31 Alim Muhammad 1 1 2 3 ...... 42 Kenny Hebert 1 3 . 3 2.0/9 2.0-9 ...... 10 Dayo Odeyingbo 1 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-3 . . . 12 B DeVault-Smith 1 1 1 2 ...... 91 Drew Birchmeier 1 . 2 2 ...... 4 Randall Haynie 1 1 . 1 ...... 34 Dare Odeyingbo 1 1 . 1 ...... 57 Josiah Sa’o 1 1 . 1 ...... 5 LaDarius Wiley 1 1 . 1 ...... 24 Alston Orji 1 1 . 1 ...... Total 1 49 16 65 9/36 6-30 1-0 1 2 1-3 1 . . Opponents 1 33 22 55 5/17 1-13 . 2 1 . . . .
INTERCEPTIONS/RET. No.-Yds MT NEV ND SC TSU UGA FLA KY ARK MIZZ MISS TENN Frank Coppet 1-0 1-0
QB SACKS UA-A-TOTAL MT NEV ND SC TSU UGA FLA KY ARK MIZZ MISS TENN Kenny Hebert 2-0-2 2-0-2 Jordan Griffin 1-0-1 1-0-1 Louis Vecchio 1-0-1 1-0-1 Josh Smith 1-0-1 1-0-1 Colin Anderson 1-0-1 1-0-1
22 @VANDYFOOTBALL 2018 STATS INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS TACKLES Solo-Assisted-Total MT NEV ND SC TSU UGA FLA KY ARK MIZZ MISS TENN 40 Jordan Griffin 5-3-8 5-3-8 21 D. Sheffield 4-2-6 4-2-6 8 J. Williams 4-1-5 4-1-5 3 Tae Daley 4-1-5 4-1-5 28 Allan George 5-0-5 5-0-5 29 Louis Vecchio 2-2-4 2-2-4 11 Charles Wright 2-2-4 2-2-4 2 Frank Coppet 4-0-4 4-0-4 25 Josh Smith 4-0-4 4-0-4 18 Colin Anderson 3-0-3 3-0-3 31 Alim Muhammad 1-2-3 1-2-3 42 Kenny Hebert 3-0-3 3-0-3 10 Dayo Odeyingbo 2-0-2 2-0-2 12 B DeVault-Smith 1-1-2 1-1-2 91 Drew Birchmeier 0-2-2 0-2-2 4 Randall Haynie 1-0-1 1-0-1 34 Dare Odeyingbo 1-0-1 1-0-1 57 Josiah Sa’o 1-0-1 1-0-1 5 LaDarius Wiley 1-0-1 1-0-1 24 Alston Orji 1-0-1 1-0-1 Total 49-16-65 49-16-65 Opponents 33-22-55 33-22-55
FUMBLES FF/FR MT NEV ND SC TSU UGA FLA KY ARK MIZZ MISS TENN 11 Charles Wright 1/0 1/0 10 Dayo Odeyingbo 0/1 0/1 Total 1/1 1/1 Opponents 0/0 0/0
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 23 2018 STATS TEAM STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME TEAM COMPARISONS (Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category) Score 1st Downs rushing Passing rush Yds Pass Yds Plays-Total Yds ret. Yds turnovers Middle Tennessee W, 35-7 19/21 10/10 8/8 176/116 170/178 55-346/73-294 55/0 0/2 Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee Totals
GAME-BY-GAME TEAM COMPARISONS (Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category) 3rd Down 4th Down time Poss margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Punting Penalty Yds Middle Tennessee 7-13/8-16 2-2/1-3 28:51/31:09 4.6/3.2 10.0/4.8 6.3/4.0 4-147/4-171 49/40 Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee Totals
TEAM GAME-BY-GAME |-----RUSHING-----| |----RECEIVING----| |------PASSING------| |----KICK RET----| |----PUNT RET----| tot Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg off Middle Tenn. 38 176 2 30 10 170 2 49 10-17-0 170 2 49 2 55 0 30 0 0 0 0 346 Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee Totals Opponent
|---TACKLES---| |-SACKS-| |--FUMBLE--| |--Pass Defense--| Blkd |------PAT------| Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Middle Tennessee 49 16 65 9-36 6-30 1 1-3 1-0 2 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee Totals Opponent
24 @VANDYFOOTBALL 2018 STATS TEAM STATISTICS 3RD DOWNS Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Middle Tennessee W, 35-7 7-13 1-3 1-4 1-2 4-4 Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee Totals Opponents
4TH DOWNS Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Middle Tennessee W, 35-17 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee Totals Opponents 9-17 (52.9%)
VANDERBILT–INSIDE OPPONENT 20-YARD LINE Times Times Total rush Pass fG ------Failed in Red Zone------Opponent Score in RZ scored Pts tds tds tds made fGA downs Int fumb half Gm Middle Tennessee W, 35-7 2 2 14 2 1 1 ------Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee VU Season Totals: 2 of 2 (100%)
OPPONENTS–INSIDE VANDERBILT 20-YARD LINE Times Times Total rush Pass fG ------Failed in Red Zone------Opponent Score in RZ scored Pts tds tds tds made fGA downs Int fumb half Gm Middle Tennessee W, 35-7 2 1 7 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - Nevada @Notre Dame South Carolina Tennessee State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee Opponent Season Totals: 1 of 2 (50%)
RELENTLESS | TOUGH | INTELLIGENT 25 2018 STATS 2017 STARTERS OFFENSE wr wr wr/TE/FB tE QB rB LT LG C rG rt MTSU Lipscomb Pierce Markel (TE) Pinkney (TE) Shurmur Blasingame Skule Clemens DellaRipa Reagan Cochran Nevada @Notre Dame So. Carolina Tenn. State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee
DEFENSE DL dL DL OLB ILB ILB oLB CB ss fs CB MTSU Dare Odeyingbo Dayo Odeyingbo Muhammad (NB) Wright Griffin Anderson Smith Williams Wiley Daley Sheffield Nevada @Notre Dame So. Carolina Tenn. State @Georgia Florida @Kentucky @Arkansas @Missouri Ole Miss Tennessee
EXPERIENCE ANALYSIS The chart below shows Vanderbilt’s offensive and defensive starting lineups over the last six years with numbers representing total starts by classes and percentages of total starts for the entire season. Season G SR JR SO FR UpperCl% 2018 1 (1-0) 12 (54.5%) 3 (13.6%) 6 (27.2%) 1 (4.5%) 68.1% 2017 12 (5-7) 116 (43.9%) 90 (34.1%) 41 (15.5%) 17 (6.4%) 78.0% 2016 13 (6-7) 63 (22.0%) 138 (48.3%) 57 (19.9%) 28 (9.8%) 70.3% 2015 12 (4-8) 64 (24.2%) 79 (29.9%) 107 (40.5%) 14 (5.3%) 54.2% 2014 12 (3-9) 50 (18.9%) 72 (27.3%) 67 (25.4%) 75 (28.4%) 46.2% 2013 13 (9-4) 146 (51.1%) 62 (21.7%) 49 (17.1%) 29 (10.1%) 72.7% 2012 13 (9-4) 96 (33.6%) 122 (42.7%) 50 (17.5%) 18 (6.3%) 76.2% 2011 13 (6-7) 87 (30.4%) 106 (37.1%) 81 (28.3%) 12 (4.2%) 67.5% SEASON/CAREER STARTS OFFENSE 2018 2017 2016 2015 TOT STRK DEFENSE 2018 2017 2016 2015 TOT STRK Kyle Shurmur, QB 1 12 13 5 31 29 LaDarius Wiley, SAF 1 12 7 0 20 13 Bruno Reagan, OL 1 12 13 2 28 28 Dare Odeyingbo, DL 1 11 3 0 15 6 Justin Skule, OL 1 12 13 2 28 28 Joejuan Williams, CB 1 12 0 - 13 13 Jared Pinkney, TE 1 9 7 - 17 3 Charles Wright, OLB 1 12 0 0 13 13 Kalija Lipscomb, WR 1 2 8 - 12 2 Jordan Griffin, ILB 1 5 1 0 7 5 Devin Cochran, OL 1 10 - - 11 3 Cameron Tidd, DL - 3 - - 3 2 Egidio DellaRipa, OL 1 8 0 - 9 9 Caleb Peart, OLB - 2 0 0 2 0 Saige Young, OL - 8 - - 8 8 Jared Southers, OL - 4 0 - 4 0 Josh Smith, OLB 1 0 1 0 2 1 Khari Blasingame, RB 1 1 1 1 4 1 Drew Birchmeier, DL - 1 - - 1 0 Sam Dobbs, TE - 1 1 1 3 0 Zaire Jones, SAF - 1 - - 1 0 Donaven Tennyson, WR - 0 1 - 1 0 Andrew Rector, ILB - 1 0 0 1 0 Trey Ellis, WR - 1 0 0 1 0 Colin Anderson, ILB 1 - - - 1 1 Cody Markel, TE - 1 - - 1 0 Tae Daley, SAF 1 - - - 1 1 Cole Clemens, OL 1 1 - - 1 0 Alim Muhammad, DB 1 - - - 1 1 Chris Pierce, WR 1 - - - - 1 Dayo Odeyingbo, DL 1 - - - 1 1 Cody Markel, TE 1 - - - - 1 Donovan Sheffield, CB 1 - - - 1 1
26 @VANDYFOOTBALL 2018 GAME RECAPS VANDERBILT OPENS WITH 35-7 WIN OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE – Kyle Shurmur threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns as Vanderbilt routed Middle Tennessee 35-7 Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Dayo Odeyingbo returned a fumble 3 yards for a TD, and Khari Blasingame also ran for a score as the Commodores won their second straight opener at Middle Tennessee’s expense. They also wrapped a four-game contract with their fourth straight victory against the Conference USA school less than 40 miles away. Game 1 The Commodores had six sacks and forced two turnovers. Sept. 1, 2018 With a pair of senior quarterbacks starting, this was Nashville expected to be a showdown through the air. Vanderbilt stuck to the ground on its opening touchdown drive, and Shurmur had just 28 yards passing in the first half compared to Brent Stockstill who hit 10 of his first 12 passes for 100 yards in the first quarter alone. Shurmur put Vanderbilt up 21-7 midway through the third quarter with a 17-yard TD pass to Chris Pierce on his first career reception. Shurmur set up the TD with a perfect 49-yard pass to Donaven Tennyson two plays earlier, and he hit Kalija Lipscomb on a 28-yarder in the fourth quarter for a 28-7 lead.
SCORING SUMMARY TEAM 1 2 3 4 FINAL RECORD MIDDLE TENN. 7 0 0 0 7 0-1 VANDERBILT 7 7 7 14 35 1-0
1st: VANDY: K. Blasingame 30-yd. run (Ryley Guay kick), 5-58 2:39 MT: WINDHAM, CJ 4-yd. pass from STOCKSTILL, B. (HOLT, Crews kick), 15-93 6:58 2nd:VANDY: Dayo Odeyingbo 3-yd. fumble recovery (Ryley Guay kick) 3rd: VANDY: Chris Pierce 17-yd. pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick), 7-92 4:25 4th: VANDY: Kalija Lipscomb 28-yd. pass from K. Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick), 12-80 4:56 VANDY: J. Wakefield 14-yd. run (Ryley Guay kick), 12-80 7:04
STATISTICS MT VANDERBILT FIRST DOWNS 21 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-116 38-176 PASSING YDS (NET) 178 170 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-24-1 10-17-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 73-294 55-346 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 2-55 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-42.8 4-36.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-40 7-49 Possession Time 31:09 28:51 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-13 6-30
RUSHING: MT-THOMAS, Tavares 8-32; GORDON, Maurice 4-27; MOBLEY, Chaton 6-24; WEST, Terelle 3-23; STOCKSTILL, B. 14-10; ANDERSON, Brad 1-0. VANDY-J. Wakefield 10-56; K. Blasingame 9-52; Ke’Shawn Vaughn 9-37; Kalija Lipscomb 2-19; Cam Johnson 1-6; Josh Crawford 2-5; Kyle Shurmur 4-2; PASSING: MT-STOCKSTILL, B. 24-36-1-178;. VANDY-Kyle Shurmur 10-17-0-170. RECEIVING: MT-ANDERSON, Brad 5-37; LEE, Ty 5-25; THOMAS, Tavares 4-42; MOBLEY, Chaton 3-13; WINDHAM, CJ 2-19; SALTER, Tavonn 1-28; GARNETT, Ruben 1-7; WEST, Terelle 1-6; SHIFLETT, Luke 1-4; SMITH, Patrick 1-minus 3. VANDY-Kalija Lipscomb 4-60; Jared Pinkney 3-32; D. Tennyson 1-49; Chris Pierce 1-17; Ke’Shawn Vaughn 1-12.
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