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Vanderbilt at Western Kentucky

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Vanderbilt beat Western Kentucky 31–⁠30 in overtime. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 4–⁠1.

AwayVanderbilt6–⁠7 in 2016
31
HomeWestern Kentucky11–⁠3 in 2016
30

Final, overtime at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling GreenTV: CBSSNAttendance 23,674

At kickoff
89°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Bow Grn-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG), 4 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Brad Rogers; umpire Rick Lowe; head linesman John Langlois; line judge Kirk Lewis; side judge Chris Jamison; field judge Grant Jackson; back judge Michael WaltonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Vanderbilt07710731
Western Kentucky77010630

Standouts

  • RushingAnthony Wales24 carries, 152 yards, 2 TDWestern Kentucky
  • ReceivingNacarius Fant5 catches, 95 yards, 1 TDWestern Kentucky
  • DefenseKeith Brown12 tackles, 1 sack, 2.5 for lossWestern Kentucky

Player stats

Vanderbilt

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kyle Shurmur18/2927911
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ralph Webb2795338
Khari Blasingame61906
Kyle Shurmur82011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
C.J. Duncan566031
Caleb Scott166066
Kalija Lipscomb356045
Jared Pinkney341022
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Torren McGaster9000
Ja’karri Thomas90.500
Zach Cunningham91.500
LaDarius Wiley7000
Tre Herndon5001
Oren Burks4110

Western Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mike White22/3822211
Tyler Ferguson2/26910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthony Wales24152229
Nicholas Norris334016
Taywan Taylor21109
Mike White2506
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taywan Taylor9112019
Nacarius Fant595161
Nicholas Norris445024
Shaquille Johnson31919
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Keith Brown122.510
Branden Leston11000
T.J. McCollum10000
Joel Iyiegbuniwe8310
Leverick Johnson5001
Drell Greene3110

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

Team stats

VanderbiltWestern Kentucky
389Total yards496
279Passing yards291
110Rushing yards205
9.6Yards per pass7.3
2.6Yards per rush6.2
19First downs27
8–⁠16Third downs3–⁠12
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠3
1Turnovers3
5–⁠51Penalties11–⁠88
32:23Possession27:37
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

VanderbiltWestern Kentucky
43%Success rate49%
0.12EPA per play0.14
1.20Explosiveness0.97
0.03Rushing EPA0.03
0.27Passing EPA0.24
29%Passing-down success33%
0.10First-down EPA0.14
−0.16Second-down EPA0.41
0.67Third-down EPA0.02
22%Havoc by its defense25%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Kentucky 81% to win. Vanderbilt won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Western Kentucky −7.5, over/under 49.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Western Kentucky 70%, Vanderbilt 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Kentucky end zoneVanderbilt end zoneQ1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western KentuckyPunt, 5 playsQ1 VanderbiltInterception, 5 playsQ1 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 playQ1 VanderbiltPunt, 5 playsQ1 Western KentuckyFumble, 10 playsQ2 VanderbiltPunt, 6 playsQ2 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ2 VanderbiltEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Western KentuckyInterception, 13 playsQ3 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 4 playsQ3 VanderbiltPunt, 4 playsQ4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ4 VanderbiltField goal, 5 playsQ4 Western KentuckyField goal, 10 playsQ4 VanderbiltTouchdown, 7 playsQ5 VanderbiltTouchdown, 6 playsQ5 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Kentucky drives left to right, Vanderbilt right to left.
  1. Q1 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 Western KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 VanderbiltInterception, 5 plays, 16 yards
  5. Q1 Western KentuckyFumble, 1 play, −2 yards
  6. Q1 VanderbiltPunt, 5 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q1 Western KentuckyFumble, 10 plays, 81 yards
  8. Q2 VanderbiltPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  9. Q2 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 92 yards
  10. Q2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 12 plays, 76 yards
  11. Q2 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q2 VanderbiltEnd of half, 3 plays, 11 yards
  13. Q3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 Western KentuckyInterception, 13 plays, 64 yards
  15. Q3 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  16. Q3 Western KentuckyMissed FG, 4 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 VanderbiltPunt, 4 plays, 46 yards
  18. Q4 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  19. Q4 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  20. Q4 Western KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  21. Q4 VanderbiltField goal, 5 plays, 72 yards
  22. Q4 Western KentuckyField goal, 10 plays, 67 yards
  23. Q4 VanderbiltTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  24. Q5 VanderbiltTouchdown, 6 plays, 25 yards
  25. Q5 Western KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 25 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Western Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 0
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 14 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tommy Openshaw kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Taywan Taylor run for 9 yds to the WKent 34
15:002nd & 1 at own 34Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 2 yds to the WKent 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris, broken up by Torren McGaster
15:002nd & 10 at own 36Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 4 yds to the WKent 40
15:003rd & 6 at own 40Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 12 yds to the Vandy 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 38Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris
15:002nd & 10 at opp 38Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 15 yds to the Vandy 23 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 23Mike White pass incomplete, broken up by Nifae Lealao
15:002nd & 10 at opp 23Mike White pass incomplete to Anthony Wales, broken up by Nifae Lealao
15:003rd & 10 at opp 23Mike White pass complete to Shaquille Johnson for 9 yds to the Vandy 14
15:004th & 1 at opp 14Nicholas Norris run for 10 yds to the Vandy 4 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 4Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor
11:062nd & goal at opp 4Anthony Wales run for 4 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK) VANDERBILT Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declinedWestern Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 0
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
11:061st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds , Darrius Sims return for 27 yds to the Vandy 27
11:061st & 10 at own 27Kyle Shurmur pass complete to C.J. Duncan for 7 yds to the Vandy 34
11:062nd & 3 at own 34Darrius Sims run for a loss of 6 yards to the Vandy 28
11:063rd & 9 at own 28Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Darrius Sims, broken up by T.J. McCollum
11:064th & 9 at own 28Sam Loy punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WKent 41
Western Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
9:281st & 10 at own 41Nacarius Fant run for 5 yds to the WKent 46
9:282nd & 5 at own 46Anthony Wales run for 6 yds to the Vandy 48 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at opp 48WHITE, Mike pass complete to DONATELL, S. for 9 yards to the VANDY39 (Zach Cunningham), PENALTY WKU ineligible downfield on pass (HALPIN, Max) 5 yards to the WKU47, NO PLAY.
9:281st & 15 at own 47Mike White pass complete to Stevie Donatell for 4 yds to the Vandy 49
9:282nd & 11 at opp 49WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (Shaquille Johnson) to the WKent 46
9:282nd & 16 at own 46Mike White sacked by Oren Burks for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 45
9:283rd & 17 at own 45Mike White pass incomplete to Stevie Donatell
9:284th & 17 at own 45Jake Collins punt for 45 yds , Kalija Lipscomb returns for 3 yds to the Vandy 13
Vanderbilt Interception, 5 plays
6:101st & 10 at own 13Ralph Webb run for 9 yds to the Vandy 22
6:102nd & 1 at own 22Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 21 for a 1ST down WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (De’Andre Simmons) to the Vandy 36 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at own 36Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to C.J. Duncan, broken up by Omarius Bryant
6:102nd & 10 at own 36Kyle Shurmur sacked by Drell Greene for a loss of 7 yards to the Vandy 29
6:103rd & 17 at own 29Kyle Shurmur pass intercepted Leverick Johnson return for 10 yds to the Vandy 42
4:071st & 10 at opp 42Quinton Baker run for 2 yds to the Vandy 44 Quinton Baker fumbled, forced by Arnold Tarpley, recovered by Vandy Torren McGaster
Vanderbilt Punt, 5 plays
3:561st & 10 at own 44Ralph Webb run for 9 yds to the WKent 47
3:562nd & 1 at opp 47Ralph Webb run for 3 yds to the WKent 44 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at opp 44Ralph Webb run for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 47 VANDERBILT Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
3:562nd & 13 at opp 47Kyle Shurmur sacked by Keith Brown for a loss of 9 yards to the Vandy 44
3:563rd & 22 at own 44Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Sam Dobbs for 3 yds to the Vandy 47
3:564th & 19 at own 47Sam Loy punt for 38 yds , Nacarius Fant returns for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 14
Western Kentucky Fumble, 10 plays
0:241st & 10 at own 14Anthony Wales run for 2 yds to the WKent 16
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 16Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 11 yds to the WKent 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 27Anthony Wales run for 4 yds to the WKent 31
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at own 31Anthony Wales run for 7 yds to the WKent 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 38Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 15 yds to the Vandy 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 47Mike White pass complete to Shaquille Johnson for 2 yds to the Vandy 45
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 0WHITE, Mike pass complete to TAYLOR, Taywan for no gain to the VANDY45 (Torren McGaster), PENALTY WKU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY, PENALTY VANDY personal foul (Torren McGaster) 15 yards to the VANDY35, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 35Mike White pass incomplete to Anthony Wales
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 35Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant, broken up by Tre Herndon
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 35Mike White run for 6 yds to the Vandy 29
Q2 15:004th & 4 at opp 29Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 24 yds Nicholas Norris fumbled, forced by Taurean Ferguson, recovered by Vandy Tre Herndon , return for 27 yds to the Vandy 2 WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, personal foul (Jimmie Sims) to the Vandy 47
2nd quarter5 drives, then Western Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 7
Vanderbilt Punt, 6 plays
11:301st & 10 at own 47Ralph Webb run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
11:302nd & 7 at the 50Ralph Webb run for 3 yds to the WKent 47
11:303rd & 4 at opp 47Kyle Shurmur pass complete to C.J. Duncan for 7 yds to the WKent 40 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at opp 40Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete
11:302nd & 10 at opp 40Ralph Webb run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 41
11:303rd & 11 at opp 41Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Ralph Webb, broken up by Joel Iyiegbuniwe
11:304th & 11 at opp 41Sam Loy punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Nacarius Fant at the WKent 9
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
11:301st & 10 at own 8Nicholas Norris run for 16 yds to the WKent 24 for a 1ST down VANDERBILT Penalty, personal foul (Oren Burks) to the WKent 39 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at own 39Tyler Ferguson pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 61 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Western Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 0
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 12 plays
8:181st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 64 yds , Darrius Sims return for 23 yds to the Vandy 24
8:181st & 10 at own 24Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Trent Sherfield
8:182nd & 10 at own 24Ralph Webb run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 23
8:183rd & 11 at own 23Kyle Shurmur pass complete to C.J. Duncan for 31 yds to the WKent 46 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 46Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to C.J. Duncan, PENALTY WKU offside 5 yards to the WKU41, NO PLAY.
8:181st & 5 at opp 41WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Defensive offside (Omarius Bryant) to the WKent 36 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 36Khari Blasingame run for 1 yd to the WKent 35
8:182nd & 9 at opp 35Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Nathan Marcus
8:183rd & 9 at opp 35Kyle Shurmur run for 11 yds to the WKent 24 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 24Ralph Webb run for 6 yds to the WKent 18
8:182nd & 4 at opp 18Ralph Webb run for 3 yds to the WKent 15
8:183rd & 1 at opp 15Khari Blasingame run for 5 yds to the WKent 10 for a 1ST down
8:181st & goal at opp 10Khari Blasingame run for 4 yds to the WKent 6
8:182nd & goal at opp 6Ralph Webb run for 2 yds to the WKent 4
2:163rd & goal at opp 4Ralph Webb run for 4 yds for a TD, (Tommy Openshaw KICK)Western Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 7
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
2:161st & 0 at own 35Tommy Openshaw kickoff for 64 yds
2:161st & 10 at own 35Anthony Wales run for 3 yds to the WKent 38
2:162nd & 7 at own 38Anthony Wales run for 2 yds to the WKent 40
1:253rd & 5 at own 40Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 01:25
1:253rd & 5 at own 40WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (Darrell Williams Jr.) to the WKent 35
1:253rd & 10 at own 35Tyler Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Wales for 8 yds to the WKent 43
1:254th & 2 at own 43Jake Collins punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Vandy 23
Vanderbilt End of half, 3 plays
1:061st & 10 at own 23Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Ralph Webb for 2 yds to the Vandy 25
1:062nd & 8 at own 25Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Kalija Lipscomb, PENALTY WKU pass interference (BROWN, Joe) 10 yards to the VANDY35, 1ST DOWN VANDY, NO PLAY.
1:061st & 10 at own 35Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Jared Pinkney for 5 yds to the Vandy 40
1:062nd & 5 at own 40Kyle Shurmur sacked by Joel Iyiegbuniwe for a loss of 6 yards to the Vandy 34
3rd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 14
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 10 plays
15:003rd & 11 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ralph Webb run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24Ralph Webb run for 2 yds to the Vandy 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Trent Sherfield for 14 yds to the Vandy 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Ralph Webb run for 2 yds to the Vandy 42
15:002nd & 8 at own 42Ralph Webb run for 38 yds to the WKent 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 20Ralph Webb run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 21
15:002nd & 11 at opp 21Kyle Shurmur run for 5 yds to the WKent 16
15:003rd & 6 at opp 16Kyle Shurmur pass complete to C.J. Duncan for 11 yds to the WKent 5 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 5Ralph Webb run for 3 yds to the WKent 2
9:152nd & goal at opp 2Ralph Webb run for 2 yds for a TD WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined, (Tommy Openshaw KICK)Tied at 14
Western Kentucky Interception, 13 plays
9:151st & 0 at own 35Tommy Openshaw kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:151st & 10 at own 25Mike White pass complete to Anthony Wales for 8 yds to the WKent 33
9:152nd & 2 at own 33Anthony Wales run for 9 yds to the WKent 42 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at own 42Anthony Wales run for a loss of 8 yards to the WKent 34 Anthony Wales fumbled, recovered by WKent Anthony Wales
9:152nd & 18 at own 34Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 15 yds to the WKent 49
9:153rd & 3 at own 49Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 5 yds to the Vandy 46 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 46Anthony Wales run for 18 yds to the Vandy 28 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 28Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor, broken up by Taurean Ferguson
9:152nd & 10 at opp 28Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 9 yds to the Vandy 19
9:153rd & 1 at opp 19Mike White pass incomplete to Stevie Donatell, broken up by Dare Odeyingbo
9:154th & 1 at opp 19Nicholas Norris run for 8 yds to the Vandy 11 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 11Mike White pass incomplete to Nicholas Norris
9:152nd & 10 at opp 11Mike White pass incomplete to Anthony Wales, broken up by Adam Butler
9:153rd & 10 at opp 11Mike White pass intercepted Tre Herndon return for no gain to the Vandy 11 VANDERBILT Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Tre Herndon) to the Vandy 1
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
5:081st & 10 at own 1Khari Blasingame run for 6 yds to the Vandy 7
5:082nd & 4 at own 7Khari Blasingame run for 3 yds to the Vandy 10
5:083rd & 1 at own 10Khari Blasingame run for no gain to the Vandy 10
5:084th & 1 at own 10Sam Loy punt, punt out-of-bounds at the Vandy 16
Western Kentucky Missed FG, 4 plays
3:101st & 10 at opp 16Anthony Wales run for 4 yds to the Vandy 12
3:102nd & 6 at opp 12Anthony Wales run for 5 yds to the Vandy 7
3:103rd & 1 at opp 7Anthony Wales run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 8
1:204th & 2 at opp 8Ryan Nuss 25 yd FG MISSED
Vanderbilt Punt, 4 plays
1:201st & 10 at own 20Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 45 yds to the WKent 35 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at opp 35Ralph Webb run for 2 yds to the WKent 33
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 33Ralph Webb run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 34
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at opp 34Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Trent Sherfield
Q4 15:004th & 9 at opp 34Sam Loy punt for 34 yds for a touchback
4th quarter6 drives, then Tied at 24
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 8 plays
14:051st & 10 at own 20Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 19 yds to the WKent 39 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at own 39Anthony Wales run for 3 yds to the WKent 42
14:052nd & 7 at own 42Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for 10 yds to the Vandy 48 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at opp 48Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 14 yds to the Vandy 34 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at opp 34WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (Taywan Taylor) to the Vandy 39
14:051st & 15 at opp 39Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 9 yds to the Vandy 30
14:052nd & 6 at opp 30Mike White pass incomplete, broken up by Oren Burks
14:053rd & 6 at opp 30WHITE, Mike pass incomplete to FANT, Nacarius, PENALTY VANDY holding (Tre Herndon) 10 yards to the VANDY20, 1ST DOWN WKU, NO PLAY.
14:051st & 10 at opp 20Mike White pass incomplete to Nacarius Fant, broken up by Landon Stokes
11:332nd & 10 at opp 20Anthony Wales run for 20 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)Western Kentucky 21, Vanderbilt 14
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
11:331st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds , Darrius Sims return for 19 yds to the Vandy 19
11:331st & 10 at own 19Ralph Webb run for 3 yds to the Vandy 22
11:332nd & 7 at own 22Ralph Webb run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 21
11:333rd & 8 at own 21Kyle Shurmur run for 4 yds to the Vandy 25
11:334th & 4 at own 25Sam Loy punt for 55 yds, downed at the WKent 20
Western Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
9:351st & 10 at own 20Mike White pass incomplete to Taywan Taylor
9:352nd & 10 at own 20Mike White pass complete to Nacarius Fant for no gain to the WKent 20
9:353rd & 10 at own 20Anthony Wales run for 9 yds to the WKent 29
9:354th & 1 at own 29Jake Collins punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Ryan White at the Vandy 24
Vanderbilt Field goal, 5 plays
8:011st & 10 at own 24Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Caleb Scott for 66 yds to the WKent 10 for a 1ST down
8:011st & goal at opp 10Ralph Webb rush for no gain to the WKU10 (JOHNSON, L.;MCCOLLUM, T.J.), PENALTY VANDY holding (Jared Pinkney) 10 yards to the WKU20, NO PLAY.
8:011st & goal at opp 20Kyle Shurmur run for 6 yds to the WKent 14
8:012nd & goal at opp 14Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Jared Pinkney
8:013rd & goal at opp 14Kyle Shurmur pass complete to C.J. Duncan for 10 yds to the WKent 4
5:294th & goal at opp 4Tommy Openshaw 22 yd FG GOODWestern Kentucky 21, Vanderbilt 17
Western Kentucky Field goal, 10 plays
5:291st & 0 at own 35Tommy Openshaw kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:291st & 10 at own 25Anthony Wales run for 11 yds to the WKent 36 for a 1ST down
5:291st & 10 at own 36Anthony Wales run for 29 yds to the Vandy 35 for a 1ST down
5:291st & 10 at opp 35Anthony Wales run for 15 yds to the Vandy 20 for a 1ST down
5:291st & 10 at opp 20Anthony Wales run for 5 yds to the Vandy 15
5:292nd & 5 at opp 15Anthony Wales run for 3 yds to the Vandy 12
5:293rd & 2 at opp 12Anthony Wales run for 2 yds to the Vandy 10 for a 1ST down
2:041st & 0 at opp 10Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 02:04
2:041st & goal at opp 10Anthony Wales run for 1 yd to the Vandy 9
1:592nd & 0 at opp 9Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 01:59
1:592nd & goal at opp 9Anthony Wales run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 10
1:543rd & 0 at opp 10Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 01:54
1:543rd & goal at opp 10Taywan Taylor run for 2 yds to the Vandy 8
1:074th & 0 at opp 8Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 01:07
1:024th & goal at opp 8Ryan Nuss 25 yd FG GOODWestern Kentucky 24, Vanderbilt 17
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 7 plays
1:021st & 0 at own 35Alex Rinella kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:021st & 10 at own 25Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Ralph Webb for 2 yds to the Vandy 27
1:022nd & 8 at own 27Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Jared Pinkney for 22 yds to the Vandy 49 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at own 49Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Kalija Lipscomb for 12 yds to the WKent 39 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at opp 39Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Trent Sherfield for 24 yds to the WKent 15 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at opp 15Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete
1:022nd & 10 at opp 15Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Jared Pinkney
1:023rd & 10 at opp 15Kyle Shurmur pass incomplete to Trent Sherfield, PENALTY WKU pass interference (SIMMONS, D.) 13 yards to the WKU2, 1ST DOWN VANDY, NO PLAY.
0:031st & 0 at opp 2Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY, clock 00:03
0:001st & goal at opp 2Ralph Webb run for 2 yds for a TD, (Tommy Openshaw KICK)Tied at 24
Overtime2 drives, then Vanderbilt 31, Western Kentucky 30
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 6 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Jared Pinkney for 14 yds to the WKent 11 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at opp 11Ralph Webb run for 7 yds to the WKent 4
2nd & 3 at opp 4Ralph Webb run for 3 yds to the WKent 1 for a 1ST down
1st & goal at opp 1Kyle Shurmur run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 3 Kyle Shurmur fumbled, recovered by Vandy Kyle Shurmur
2nd & goal at opp 3Ralph Webb run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 5
3rd & goal at opp 5Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Nathan Marcus for 5 yds for a TD, (Tommy Openshaw KICK)Vanderbilt 31, Western Kentucky 24
Western Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Mike White pass complete to Taywan Taylor for 17 yds to the Vandy 8 for a 1ST down
1st & goal at opp 8Mike White pass complete to Shaquille Johnson for 8 yds for a TD, (Mike White intercepted )Vanderbilt 31, Western Kentucky 30

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Vanderbilt leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the one since this game.

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2017Vanderbilt 31, Western Kentucky 17
2016Vanderbilt 31, Western Kentucky 30
2015Western Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 12
1938Vanderbilt 12, Western Kentucky 0
1932Vanderbilt 26, Western Kentucky 0
1931Vanderbilt 52, Western Kentucky 0

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