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Alcorn State at Vanderbilt

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Vanderbilt beat Alcorn State 55–⁠0. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayAlcorn State6–⁠6 in 2024
0
HomeVanderbilt7–⁠6 in 2024
55

Final at FirstBank Stadium, NashvilleTV: ESPNUAttendance 24,080

At kickoff
70°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the north, gusts to 15 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; John C Tune (KJWN), 8 km from the stadium, 20 minutes after kickoff
Official
Daniel DautreauxGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alcorn State00000
Vanderbilt101772155

Standouts

  • DefenseC.J. Taylor3 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 1 INTVanderbilt

Player stats

Alcorn State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Xzavier Vaughn5/92000
Roderick Hartsfield1/4-301
Tyler Macon2/31401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cameron Stewart1029015
Tyler Macon2606
Xzavier Vaughn5303
Roderick Hartsfield2302
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tavarious Griffin214010
Omarion Blakes2609
Bakari McCall1606
Deablo McGee1303
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Edwin Summerour5000
Jaquez Dew5000
Bakari McCall4000
Brendon Gibson3110
Stemarion Edwards3210
Kole Williams3000

Vanderbilt

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Diego Pavia10/138300
Eli Stowers1/11710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nate Johnson269156
A.J. Newberry654120
Sedrick Alexander125419
Diego Pavia1351112
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tristen Brown327011
Cole Spence117117
Junior Sherrill117017
Quincy Skinner Jr.21409
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Aeneas DiCosmo7000
Prince Kollie5110
Yilanan Ouattara4000
Miles Capers30.500
C.J. Taylor31.501
Alan Wright0001

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

Team stats

Alcorn StateVanderbilt
71Total yards342
31Passing yards100
40Rushing yards242
1.9Yards per pass7.1
1.4Yards per rush6.2
6First downs18
1–⁠11Third downs6–⁠10
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
7–⁠32Penalties9–⁠90
28:57Possession31:03
2Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Alcorn StateVanderbilt
14%Success rate61%
−0.58EPA per play0.41
0.58Explosiveness1.02
−0.41Rushing EPA0.48
−0.83Passing EPA0.25
5%Passing-down success39%
−0.83First-down EPA0.58
−0.26Second-down EPA−0.02
−0.60Third-down EPA0.77
10%Havoc by its defense29%

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)

Vanderbilt 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Vanderbilt −32.5, over/under 47.5.

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

Every drive

Vanderbilt end zoneAlcorn State end zoneQ1 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 VanderbiltField goal, 12 playsQ1 Alcorn StateInterception, 4 playsQ1 VanderbiltTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Alcorn StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 VanderbiltField goal, 10 playsQ2 Alcorn StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 VanderbiltPunt, 9 playsQ3 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Alcorn StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 VanderbiltTouchdown, 1 playQ4 Alcorn StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (Vanderbilt scores)Q4 Alcorn StatePick-six, 1 play (Vanderbilt scores)Q4 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ4 Alcorn StateEnd of game, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Vanderbilt drives left to right, Alcorn State right to left.
  1. Q1 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  2. Q1 VanderbiltField goal, 12 plays, 53 yards
  3. Q1 Alcorn StateInterception, 4 plays, 14 yards
  4. Q1 VanderbiltTouchdown, 1 play, 17 yards
  5. Q1 Alcorn StatePunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  6. Q2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 7 plays, 46 yards
  7. Q2 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 6 plays, 34 yards
  9. Q2 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  10. Q2 VanderbiltField goal, 10 plays, 27 yards
  11. Q2 Alcorn StateEnd of half, 1 play, −3 yards
  12. Q3 VanderbiltPunt, 9 plays, 2 yards
  13. Q3 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  14. Q3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 6 plays, 52 yards
  15. Q3 Alcorn StatePunt, 5 plays, 0 yards
  16. Q4 VanderbiltTouchdown, 1 play, 56 yards
  17. Q4 Alcorn StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (Vanderbilt scores), −3 yards
  18. Q4 Alcorn StatePick-six, 1 play (Vanderbilt scores), 0 yards
  19. Q4 Alcorn StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  20. Q4 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q4 Alcorn StateEnd of game, 10 plays, 41 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Vanderbilt 10, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State Punt, 3 plays
15:00Will Faris kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jacorian Sewell run for no gain to the ALCN 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Tyler Macon run for no gain to the ALCN 25
15:003rd & 10 at own 25Tyler Macon pass complete to Tavarious Griffin for 4 yds to the ALCN 29
13:104th & 6 at own 29Elijah Gorman punt for 40 yds, downed at the VAN 31
Vanderbilt Field goal, 12 plays
13:101st & 10 at own 31Sedrick Alexander run for 3 yds to the VAN 34
13:102nd & 7 at own 34Diego Pavia run for 6 yds to the VAN 40
13:103rd & 1 at own 40Diego Pavia run for 12 yds to the ALCN 48 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at opp 48Diego Pavia run for no gain to the ALCN 48
13:102nd & 10 at opp 48Sedrick Alexander run for 6 yds to the ALCN 42
13:103rd & 4 at opp 42Diego Pavia pass complete to Quincy Skinner Jr. for 9 yds to the ALCN 33 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at opp 33Sedrick Alexander run for 9 yds to the ALCN 24
7:381st & 10 at opp 21Timeout Alcorn State, clock 07:38
7:382nd & 1 at opp 24Diego Pavia run for 3 yds to the ALCN 21 for a 1ST down
7:381st & 10 at opp 21Sedrick Alexander run for 3 yds to the ALCN 18
7:382nd & 7 at opp 18Diego Pavia pass complete to Sedrick Alexander for 1 yd to the ALCN 17
7:383rd & 6 at opp 17Sedrick Alexander run for 1 yd to the ALCN 16
5:154th & 5 at opp 16Brock Taylor 35 yd FG GOODVanderbilt 3, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State Interception, 4 plays
5:07Will Faris kickoff for 61 yds , Terrick Latham return for 19 yds to the ALCN 23
5:071st & 10 at own 23Tyler Macon pass complete to Tavarious Griffin for 10 yds to the ALCN 33 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at own 33Brandon Rogers run for a loss of 2 yards to the ALCN 31
5:072nd & 12 at own 31Tyler Macon run for 6 yds to the ALCN 37
2:463rd & 6 at own 37Tyler Macon pass intercepted CJ Taylor return for 23 yds to the ALCN 17
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 1 play
2:401st & 10 at opp 17Eli Stowers pass complete to Cole Spence for 17 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 10, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State Punt, 5 plays
2:40Will Faris kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:401st & 10 at own 25Jacorian Sewell run for 3 yds to the ALCN 28
2:402nd & 7 at own 28Jacorian Sewell run for 1 yd to the ALCN 29
2:403rd & 6 at own 29VAUGHN, Xzavier pass deep to the left incomplete intended for MCGEE, Deablo thrown to the ASU45. PENALTY VU Holding on BERRY, Trudell enforced 10 yards from the ASU29 to the ASU39 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:401st & 10 at own 39Xzavier Vaughn pass complete to Deablo McGee for 3 yds to the ALCN 42
0:002nd & 7 at own 42Xzavier Vaughn pass complete to Bakari McCall for 6 yds to the ALCN 48
Q2 15:00Timeout Alcorn State, clock 15:00
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at own 48Jacorian Sewell run for a loss of 2 yards to the ALCN 46
Q2 13:584th & 3 at own 46GORMAN, Elijah punt 53 yards to the VU1 downed by HANEY, Tayvion, clock 13:58. PENALTY Before the snap, ASU Illegal Formation enforced 5 yards from the ASU46 to the ASU41. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2 13:464th & 8 at own 41Elijah Gorman punt for 39 yds , Martel Hight returns for 34 yds to the ALCN 46
2nd quarter6 drives, then Vanderbilt 27, Alcorn State 0
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 7 plays
13:461st & 10 at opp 46Diego Pavia pass complete to Dariyan Wiley for 8 yds to the ALCN 38
13:462nd & 2 at opp 38AJ Newberry run for 5 yds to the ALCN 33 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at opp 33Vanderbilt Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ALCN 38
13:461st & 15 at opp 38Diego Pavia run for 5 yds to the ALCN 33
13:462nd & 10 at opp 33Diego Pavia pass complete to Loic Fouonji for 9 yds to the ALCN 24
13:463rd & 1 at opp 24AJ Newberry run for 6 yds to the ALCN 18 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at opp 18AJ Newberry run for 13 yds to the ALCN 5 for a 1ST down
9:261st & goal at opp 5Diego Pavia run for 5 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 17, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State Punt, 3 plays
9:21Will Faris kickoff for 58 yds , Terrick Latham return for 13 yds to the ALCN 20
9:211st & 10 at own 20Xzavier Vaughn run for no gain to the ALCN 20
8:313rd & 10 at own 20Timeout Alcorn State, clock 08:31
8:312nd & 10 at own 20Xzavier Vaughn pass incomplete
8:313rd & 10 at own 20Xzavier Vaughn pass incomplete
8:144th & 10 at own 20Elijah Gorman punt for 42 yds , Martel Hight returns for 28 yds to the ALCN 34
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 6 plays
8:141st & 10 at opp 34Diego Pavia run for 8 yds to the ALCN 26
8:142nd & 2 at opp 26Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 7 yds to the ALCN 19 for a 1ST down
8:141st & 10 at opp 19Sedrick Alexander run for 9 yds to the ALCN 10
8:142nd & 1 at opp 10Sedrick Alexander run for 3 yds to the ALCN 7 for a 1ST down
5:021st & goal at opp 2Sedrick Alexander run for 2 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 24, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State Punt, 3 plays
5:00Will Faris kickoff for 60 yds , Terrick Latham return for no gain to the ALCN 5
5:001st & 10 at own 5Jacorian Sewell run for a loss of 1 yard to the ALCN 4
5:002nd & 11 at own 4Xzavier Vaughn run for 1 yd to the ALCN 5
5:003rd & 10 at own 5Xzavier Vaughn run for 2 yds to the ALCN 7
2:254th & 8 at own 7Elijah Gorman punt for 48 yds, downed at the VAN 45
Vanderbilt Field goal, 10 plays
2:002nd & 4 at opp 49Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at own 45Chase Gillespie run for 6 yds to the ALCN 49
2:002nd & 4 at opp 49Diego Pavia pass complete to Tristen Brown for 6 yds to the ALCN 43 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 43PAVIA, Diego scrambles to the right for no gain to the ASU43 (SPOTTSVILLE, Gideon), out of bounds. PENALTY VU Holding on HANSEN, Gunnar enforced 10 yards from the ASU43 to the VU47 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:001st & 20 at own 47Diego Pavia pass complete to Tristen Brown for 11 yds to the ALCN 42
2:002nd & 9 at opp 42Diego Pavia pass incomplete
2:003rd & 9 at opp 42Diego Pavia pass complete to Tristen Brown for 10 yds to the ALCN 32 for a 1ST down
1:011st & 15 at opp 37Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 01:01
1:011st & 10 at opp 32Vanderbilt Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ALCN 37
1:011st & 15 at opp 37Diego Pavia run for 9 yds to the ALCN 28
1:012nd & 6 at opp 28Diego Pavia pass incomplete
1:013rd & 6 at opp 28Diego Pavia pass complete to Quincy Skinner Jr. for 5 yds to the ALCN 23
1:014th & 1 at opp 23Vanderbilt Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the ALCN 28
0:054th & 6 at opp 28Brock Taylor 46 yd FG GOODVanderbilt 27, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State End of half, 1 play
0:05Will Faris kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25[NHSG] Kneel down by VAUGHN, Xzavier at ASU22 (team loss of 3), clock 00:00.
3rd quarter4 drives, then Vanderbilt 34, Alcorn State 0
Vanderbilt Punt, 9 plays
14:52Noah Kiani kickoff for 61 yds , Junior Sherrill return for 34 yds to the VAN 38
14:521st & 10 at own 38Diego Pavia run for 7 yds to the VAN 45
14:522nd & 3 at own 45Chase Gillespie run for no gain to the VAN 45
14:523rd & 3 at own 45Sedrick Alexander run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at the 50Diego Pavia pass incomplete
14:522nd & 10 at the 50Diego Pavia run for 9 yds to the ALCN 41
14:523rd & 1 at opp 41Sedrick Alexander run for 7 yds to the ALCN 34 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 34Chase Gillespie run for a loss of 1 yard to the ALCN 35
14:522nd & 11 at opp 35Diego Pavia sacked by Stemarion Edwards for a loss of 8 yards to the ALCN 43
14:523rd & 19 at opp 43Diego Pavia sacked by Brendon Gibson for a loss of 7 yards to the 50 yard line
8:264th & 26 at the 50MIRCO, Jesse punt 43 yards to the ASU7, LATHAM, Terrick returned -2 yards to the ASU5 (RINALDI, Nick), clock 08:26. PENALTY VU Holding on GILLESPIE, Chase enforced 10 yards from the ASU50 to the VU40 [FAKE PUNT]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
8:184th & 36 at own 40Jesse Mirco punt for 42 yds
Alcorn State Punt, 3 plays
8:181st & 10 at own 18Xzavier Vaughn pass incomplete
8:182nd & 10 at own 18Xzavier Vaughn pass complete to Tevarrius Adams for 1 yd to the ALCN 19
8:183rd & 9 at own 19Xzavier Vaughn pass complete to Jacorian Sewell for 1 yd to the ALCN 20
6:314th & 8 at own 20Elijah Gorman punt for 40 yds , Martel Hight returns for 8 yds to the VAN 48
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 6 plays
6:311st & 10 at own 48AJ Newberry run for 9 yds to the ALCN 43
6:312nd & 1 at opp 43Sedrick Alexander run for 3 yds to the ALCN 40 for a 1ST down
6:311st & 10 at opp 40Diego Pavia run for 2 yds to the ALCN 38
6:312nd & 8 at opp 38Diego Pavia pass complete to Junior Sherrill for 17 yds to the ALCN 21 for a 1ST down
6:311st & 10 at opp 21AJ Newberry run for 1 yd to the ALCN 20
2:372nd & 9 at opp 20AJ Newberry run for 20 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 34, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State Punt, 5 plays
2:30Will Faris kickoff for 60 yds , Terrick Latham return for 22 yds to the ALCN 27
2:301st & 10 at own 27Xzavier Vaughn pass complete to Omarion Blakes for 9 yds to the ALCN 36
2:302nd & 1 at own 36Xzavier Vaughn run for 3 yds to the ALCN 39 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at own 39Jacorian Sewell run for 1 yd to the ALCN 40
2:302nd & 9 at own 40Alcorn State Penalty, False Start (Rene Miller) to the ALCN 35
0:002nd & 14 at own 35Alcorn State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ALCN 30
Q4 15:002nd & 19 at own 30Xzavier Vaughn sacked by Prince Kollie for a loss of 3 yards to the ALCN 27
Q4 15:003rd & 22 at own 27Xzavier Vaughn pass incomplete
Q4 14:164th & 22 at own 27Franklin Rogers punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Martel Hight at the VAN 44
4th quarter5 drives, then Vanderbilt 55, Alcorn State 0
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 1 play
14:061st & 10 at own 44Nate Johnson run for 56 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 41, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State Punt return TD, 3 plays (Vanderbilt scores)
14:00Will Faris kickoff for 61 yds , Terrick Latham return for 25 yds to the ALCN 29
14:001st & 10 at own 29Anthony Williams run for 2 yds to the ALCN 31
14:002nd & 8 at own 31Alcorn State Penalty, False Start (Rene Miller) to the ALCN 26
14:002nd & 13 at own 26Roderick Hartsfield Jr. pass incomplete
14:003rd & 13 at own 26Roderick Hartsfield Jr. pass incomplete
12:174th & 13 at own 26Franklin Rogers punt for 31 yds , Martel Hight returns for 57 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 48, Alcorn State 0
12:17Will Faris kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:111st & 10 at own 25Roderick Hartsfield Jr. pass intercepted Alan Wright return for 18 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 55, Alcorn State 0
Alcorn State Punt, 3 plays
12:03Will Faris kickoff for 64 yds , Terrick Latham return for 23 yds to the ALCN 24
12:031st & 10 at own 24Cameron Stewart run for 6 yds to the ALCN 30
12:032nd & 4 at own 30Cameron Stewart run for a loss of 2 yards to the ALCN 28
9:394th & 2 at own 32Timeout Alcorn State, clock 09:39
9:393rd & 6 at own 28Cameron Stewart run for 4 yds to the ALCN 32
9:254th & 2 at own 32Elijah Gorman punt for 47 yds, downed at the VAN 21
9:251st & 10 at own 21JOHNSON, Nate pass deep to the right complete for 79 yards to SKINNER JR., Quincy caught at the VU45 and advanced to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN VU, score nullified by penalty (Play was confirmed after review). PENALTY VU Pass Interference on SKINNER JR., Quincy enforced half the distance from the goal, 10 yards to the VU11 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
9:251st & 20 at own 11Landon Wells run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAN 9
9:252nd & 22 at own 9Jamoni Jones run for 6 yds to the VAN 15
9:253rd & 16 at own 15Nate Johnson run for 13 yds to the VAN 28
7:014th & 3 at own 28Jesse Mirco punt for 69 yds, downed at the ALCN 3
Alcorn State End of game, 10 plays
7:011st & 10 at own 3Roderick Hartsfield Jr. run for 1 yd to the ALCN 4
7:012nd & 9 at own 4Cameron Stewart run for 1 yd to the ALCN 5
7:013rd & 8 at own 5Cameron Stewart run for 15 yds to the ALCN 20 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at own 20Roderick Hartsfield Jr. run for 2 yds to the ALCN 22
7:012nd & 8 at own 22Cameron Stewart run for 3 yds to the ALCN 25
7:013rd & 5 at own 25Alcorn State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ALCN 20
7:013rd & 10 at own 20Vanderbilt Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Yilanan Ouattara) to the ALCN 35 for a 1ST down
2:002nd & 13 at own 32Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at own 35Roderick Hartsfield Jr. pass complete to Omarion Blakes for a loss of 3 yards to the ALCN 32
2:002nd & 13 at own 32Vanderbilt Penalty, Personal Foul (Darren Agu) to the ALCN 48 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 48Cameron Stewart run for 1 yd to the ALCN 49
2:002nd & 9 at own 49Alcorn State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ALCN 44
0:002nd & 14 at own 44Cameron Stewart run for no gain to the ALCN 44

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.

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