Richmond at Vanderbilt

Saturday, September 1, 2007 Share

Vanderbilt beat Richmond 41–⁠17. It was their third meeting; Vanderbilt leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayRichmond11–⁠2 in 2007

HomeVanderbilt5–⁠7 in 2007

Final at FirstBank Stadium, NashvilleAttendance 32,215

At kickoff: 90°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the northeast, gusts to 16 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Nashville International Airport (KBNA), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Richmond	3	7	7	0	17
Vanderbilt	7	14	10	10	41

PassingChris Nickson19 of 25, 284 yards, 4 TDVanderbilt
ReceivingEarl Bennett13 catches, 223 yards, 3 TDVanderbilt2nd-best receiving day of Week 1
DefenseJonathan Goff1 INTVanderbilt

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RichmondVanderbilt

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Eric Ward	18/29	161	0	3
Will Healy	0/1	0	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD
Tim Hightower	14	73	1
Josh Vaughan	9	30	0
Justin Forte	5	24	0
Will Healy	2	16	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds
Arman Shields	12	107
Kevin Grayson	1	30
Scot Riddell	2	17
Tim Hightower	2	5

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Chris Nickson	19/25	284	4	0
Mackenzi Adams	0/1	0	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Jeff Jennings	11	67	1	24
Mackenzi Adams	1	44	0	44
Cassen Jackson-Garrison	7	18	0	11
Jared Hawkins	7	16	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Earl Bennett	13	223	3	54
Sean Walker	2	34	0	32
George Smith	2	15	0	8
Jared Hawkins	1	9	0	9

Interceptions	Int	Yds
Jonathan Goff	1	0
Gabe Hall	1	-4
D.J. Moore	1	22

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Our ratings going in

Vanderbilt 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Vanderbilt leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.