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LSU at Vanderbilt

Saturday, October 18, 2025

No. 17 Vanderbilt beat No. 10 LSU 31–⁠24. It was their 34th meeting; LSU leads the series 25–⁠8–⁠1.

Away10LSU7–⁠6 in 2025
24
Home17Vanderbilt10–⁠3 in 2025
31

Final at FirstBank Stadium, NashvilleTV: ABCAttendance 35,000

At kickoff
81°F, clear, wind 11 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Nashville Wbo, 3 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff
Viewers
5.9 million viewers on ABCViewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Official
David SmithGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
LSU3108324
Vanderbilt71014031

How the win probability moved

Vanderbilt favored

Win probability by play: Vanderbilt 58% at kickoff, 100% at the end. Biggest swing: 28 points.

LSU favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (28 points).

Standouts

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Player stats

LSU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Garrett Nussmeier19/2822520
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Caden Durham759051
Harlem Berry1155010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Zavion Thomas475162
Trey’Dez Green574124
Barion Brown540016
Aaron Anderson118018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
A.J. Haulcy13000
Davhon Keys9000
West Weeks6210
Tamarcus Cooley5000

Vanderbilt

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Diego Pavia14/2216010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Diego Pavia1786221
Makhilyn Young582043
Sedrick Alexander1445112
Tre Richardson322012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cole Spence556121
Eli Stowers332014
Junior Sherrill230025
Sedrick Alexander216011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Langston Patterson5000
Joshua Singh41.500
C.J. Heard4000
Randon Fontenette3000
Zaylin Wood2110
Keanu Koht1110

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

Team stats

LSUVanderbilt
325Total yards399
225Passing yards160
100Rushing yards239
8.0Yards per pass7.3
4.8Yards per rush5.3
14First downs20
5–⁠11Third downs6–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠3
0Turnovers0
7–⁠52Penalties4–⁠35
23:29Possession36:31
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

LSUVanderbilt
41%Success rate48%
0.26EPA per play0.25
1.53Explosiveness1.26
0.20Rushing EPA0.25
0.29Passing EPA0.26
38%Passing-down success53%
−0.16First-down EPA−0.06
0.43Second-down EPA0.36
0.79Third-down EPA0.76
9%Havoc by its defense20%

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)

LSU 52% to win. Vanderbilt won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Vanderbilt −1.5, over/under 48.5.

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 Vanderbilt 54%, LSU 46%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Vanderbilt end zoneLSU end zoneQ1 LSUField goal, 12 playsQ1 VanderbiltTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 LSUTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 14 playsQ2 LSUMissed FG, 7 playsQ2 VanderbiltTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 LSUField goal, 6 playsQ2 VanderbiltField goal, 7 playsQ3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 LSUTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 LSUField goal, 9 playsQ4 VanderbiltPunt, 4 playsQ4 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ4 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ4 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ4 VanderbiltEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Vanderbilt drives left to right, LSU right to left.
  1. Q1 LSUField goal, 12 plays, 44 yards
  2. Q1 VanderbiltTouchdown, 9 plays, 57 yards
  3. Q1 LSUTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q2 LSUMissed FG, 7 plays, 30 yards
  6. Q2 VanderbiltTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q2 LSUField goal, 6 plays, 11 yards
  8. Q2 VanderbiltField goal, 7 plays, 40 yards
  9. Q3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q3 LSUTouchdown, 5 plays, 92 yards
  11. Q3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q3 LSUField goal, 9 plays, 69 yards
  13. Q4 VanderbiltPunt, 4 plays, 3 yards
  14. Q4 LSUPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  15. Q4 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  16. Q4 LSUPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  17. Q4 VanderbiltEnd of game, 7 plays, 54 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Vanderbilt 7, LSU 3
LSU Field goal, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Justin Dewers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25Caden Durham run for no gain to the LSU 25
14:152nd & 10 at own 25Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Barion Brown for 4 yds to the LSU 29
13:503rd & 6 at own 29Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Kyle Parker for 11 yds to the LSU 40 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at own 40Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Barion Brown for 2 yds to the LSU 42
12:402nd & 8 at own 42Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Barion Brown for 12 yds to the VAN 46 for a 1ST down
12:201st & 10 at opp 46Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Barion Brown for 6 yds to the VAN 40
11:352nd & 4 at opp 40Caden Durham run for 3 yds to the VAN 37
10:553rd & 1 at opp 37Harlem Berry run for 9 yds to the VAN 28 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 28Garrett Nussmeier sacked by Keanu Koht for a loss of 3 yards to the VAN 31
9:412nd & 13 at opp 31Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete to Zavion Thomas
9:403rd & 13 at opp 31Timeout LSU, clock 09:40
9:363rd & 13 at opp 31Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete to Trey’Dez Green
9:324th & 13 at opp 31Damian Ramos 48 yd FG GOODLSU 3, Vanderbilt 0
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 9 plays
9:324th & 13 at own 35Aeron Burrell kickoff for 65 yds , Tre Richardson return for 43 yds to the VAN 43
9:151st & 10 at own 43Sedrick Alexander run for 1 yd to the VAN 44
8:302nd & 9 at own 44Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 5 yds to the VAN 49
7:503rd & 4 at own 49Diego Pavia pass complete to Cole Spence for 19 yds to the LSU 32 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 32Kayleb Barnett run for 4 yds to the LSU 28
6:202nd & 6 at opp 28Sedrick Alexander run for a loss of 2 yards to the LSU 30
5:453rd & 8 at opp 30Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 14 yds to the LSU 16 for a 1ST down
5:051st & 10 at opp 16Sedrick Alexander run for no gain to the LSU 16
4:262nd & 10 at opp 16Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 04:26
4:262nd & 10 at opp 16Vanderbilt Penalty, False Start (Bryce Henderson) to the LSU 21
4:142nd & 15 at opp 21Diego Pavia run for 20 yds to the LSU 1 for a 1ST down
4:041st & 0 at opp 1LSU Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jacobian Guillory II) to the LSU 1
3:381st & goal at opp 1Diego Pavia run for 1 yd for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 7, LSU 3
LSU Touchdown, 8 plays
3:381st & 10 at own 35Justin Dewers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:301st & 10 at own 25Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Ju’Juan Johnson for 5 yds to the LSU 30 LSU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Bauer Sharp) to the LSU 20
3:001st & 15 at own 20Harlem Berry run for 3 yds to the LSU 23
3:002nd & 12 at own 23Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Caden Durham for 2 yds to the LSU 25
1:503rd & 10 at own 25Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Barion Brown for 16 yds to the LSU 41 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at own 41Harlem Berry run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
0:492nd & 1 at the 50Nussmeier, Garrett pass incomplete to Brown, Barion, PENALTY VAN pass interference (Brown, Tristen) 15 yards to the VAN35, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN LSU.
0:341st & 10 at opp 35Harlem Berry run for 1 yd to the VAN 34
0:002nd & 9 at opp 34Harlem Berry run for 10 yds to the VAN 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:501st & 10 at opp 24Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Trey’Dez Green for 24 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)LSU 10, Vanderbilt 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Vanderbilt 17, LSU 13
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 14 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 35Aeron Burrell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:401st & 10 at own 25Sedrick Alexander run for 12 yds to the VAN 37 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at own 37Diego Pavia pass incomplete
13:502nd & 10 at own 37Makhilyn Young run for 4 yds to the VAN 41
13:103rd & 6 at own 41Diego Pavia run for 7 yds to the VAN 48 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at own 48Sedrick Alexander run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
11:452nd & 8 at the 50Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 13 yds to the LSU 37 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 37Diego Pavia run for 6 yds to the LSU 31
10:152nd & 4 at opp 31Sedrick Alexander run for 4 yds to the LSU 27 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 27Sedrick Alexander run for 2 yds to the LSU 25
8:452nd & 8 at opp 25Diego Pavia pass complete to Cole Spence for 21 yds to the LSU 4 for a 1ST down
8:001st & goal at opp 4AJ Newberry run for 1 yd to the LSU 3
7:152nd & goal at opp 3Diego Pavia run for 2 yds to the LSU 1
6:403rd & goal at opp 1Diego Pavia run for no gain to the LSU 1
5:524th & goal at opp 1Sedrick Alexander run for 1 yd for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 14, LSU 10
LSU Missed FG, 7 plays
5:524th & 7 at own 35Justin Dewers kickoff for 64 yds
5:451st & 10 at own 35Harlem Berry run for 9 yds to the LSU 44
5:002nd & 1 at own 44Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Nic Anderson for no gain to the LSU 44
4:453rd & 1 at own 44Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Trey’Dez Green for 19 yds to the VAN 37 for a 1ST down
4:151st & 10 at opp 37Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Trey’Dez Green for 6 yds to the VAN 31
4:002nd & 4 at opp 31LSU Penalty, Illegal Formation (DJ Chester) to the VAN 36
3:152nd & 9 at opp 36Harlem Berry run for 1 yd to the VAN 35
2:393rd & 8 at opp 35Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete to Nic Anderson
2:334th & 8 at opp 35Damian Ramos 52 yd FG MISSED
Vanderbilt Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:301st & 10 at own 35Diego Pavia pass incomplete to Kayleb Barnett
2:052nd & 10 at own 35Sedrick Alexander run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAN 33
1:553rd & 12 at own 33Diego Pavia pass complete to Sedrick Alexander for 11 yds to the VAN 44
1:434th & 1 at own 44Diego Pavia sacked by West Weeks for a loss of 8 yards to the VAN 36
LSU Field goal, 6 plays
1:251st & 10 at opp 36Caden Durham run for 2 yds to the VAN 34
1:052nd & 8 at opp 34Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Zavion Thomas for 11 yds to the VAN 23 for a 1ST down
0:591st & 10 at opp 23Caden Durham run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAN 25
0:592nd & 12 at opp 25Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 00:59
0:542nd & 12 at opp 25Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete to Zavion Thomas
0:503rd & 12 at opp 25Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete
0:454th & 12 at opp 25Damian Ramos 42 yd FG GOODVanderbilt 14, LSU 13
Vanderbilt Field goal, 7 plays
0:454th & 12 at own 35Aeron Burrell kickoff for 59 yds , Tre Richardson return for 16 yds to the VAN 22
0:391st & 10 at own 22Diego Pavia pass complete to Junior Sherrill for 25 yds to the VAN 47 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at own 47Diego Pavia pass incomplete to Tre Richardson
0:252nd & 10 at own 47Diego Pavia pass complete to Richie Hoskins for 16 yds to the LSU 37 for a 1ST down
0:221st & 10 at opp 37Diego Pavia pass incomplete
0:112nd & 10 at opp 37Diego Pavia run for 9 yds to the LSU 28
0:063rd & 1 at opp 28Diego Pavia pass incomplete to Eli Stowers
0:024th & 1 at opp 28Brock Taylor 46 yd FG GOODVanderbilt 17, LSU 13
3rd quarter4 drives, then Vanderbilt 31, LSU 21
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Aeron Burrell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:471st & 10 at own 25Sedrick Alexander run for 8 yds to the VAN 33
14:202nd & 2 at own 33Tre Richardson run for 12 yds to the VAN 45 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at own 45Diego Pavia pass incomplete to Tre Richardson
13:252nd & 10 at own 45Diego Pavia pass complete to Cole Spence for 8 yds to the LSU 47
12:403rd & 2 at opp 47Makhilyn Young run for 28 yds to the LSU 19 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at opp 19Tre Richardson run for 8 yds to the LSU 11
11:152nd & 2 at opp 11Sedrick Alexander run for 3 yds to the LSU 8 for a 1ST down
10:351st & goal at opp 8Sedrick Alexander run for 4 yds to the LSU 4
10:052nd & goal at opp 4Diego Pavia run for 3 yds to the LSU 1
9:033rd & goal at opp 1Diego Pavia pass complete to Cole Spence for 1 yd for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 24, LSU 13
LSU Touchdown, 5 plays
9:033rd & 3 at own 35Justin Dewers kickoff for 65 yds , Barion Brown return for 16 yds to the LSU 49 LSU Penalty, Offensive Holding (8 Yards) to the LSU 8
8:551st & 10 at own 8Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Trey’Dez Green for 12 yds to the LSU 20 for a 1ST down
8:151st & 10 at own 20Harlem Berry run for no gain to the LSU 20
7:252nd & 10 at own 20Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Aaron Anderson for 18 yds to the LSU 38 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at own 38Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete to Barion Brown
6:522nd & 10 at own 38Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Zavion Thomas for 62 yds for a TD (Garrett Nussmeier pass to Trey’Dez Green for Two-Point Conversion)Vanderbilt 24, LSU 21
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 10 plays
6:522nd & 10 at own 35Aeron Burrell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:451st & 10 at own 25Sedrick Alexander run for 9 yds to the VAN 34
5:502nd & 1 at own 34Makhilyn Young run for 3 yds to the VAN 37 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 37Makhilyn Young run for 1 yd to the VAN 38
4:302nd & 9 at own 38Diego Pavia run for 8 yds to the VAN 46
3:543rd & 1 at own 46Diego Pavia pass incomplete to Eli Stowers
3:364th & 1 at own 46Diego Pavia pass complete to Makhilyn Young for 10 yds to the LSU 44 for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at opp 44AJ Newberry run for 2 yds to the LSU 42
2:352nd & 8 at opp 42Vanderbilt Penalty, False Start (Chase Mitchell) to the LSU 47
2:052nd & 13 at opp 47Pavia, Diego pass incomplete to Hoskins, Richie, PENALTY LSU pass interference (Spears, Dashawn) 15 yards to the LSU32, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN VAN.
1:401st & 10 at opp 32Makhilyn Young run for 6 yds to the LSU 26
1:152nd & 4 at opp 26Diego Pavia pass complete to Junior Sherrill for 5 yds to the LSU 21 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 10 at opp 21Diego Pavia run for 21 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 31, LSU 21
LSU Field goal, 9 plays
0:271st & 10 at own 35Justin Dewers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25Harlem Berry run for 5 yds to the LSU 30
Q4 14:552nd & 5 at own 30Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Trey’Dez Green for 13 yds to the LSU 43 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:151st & 10 at own 43Caden Durham run for 4 yds to the LSU 47
Q4 13:432nd & 6 at own 47Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete to Barion Brown
Q4 13:253rd & 6 at own 47Caden Durham run for 51 yds to the VAN 2 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:101st & goal at opp 2Caden Durham run for 1 yd to the VAN 1
Q4 12:372nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout LSU, clock 12:37
Q4 12:372nd & 0 at opp 1LSU Penalty, False Start (Donovan Green) to the VAN 5
Q4 12:002nd & goal at opp 5Ju’Juan Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAN 6
Q4 11:433rd & goal at opp 6Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete to Kyle Parker
Q4 11:394th & goal at opp 6Damian Ramos 23 yd FG GOODVanderbilt 31, LSU 24
4th quarter5 drives, then Vanderbilt 31, LSU 24
Vanderbilt Punt, 4 plays
11:394th & 14 at own 35Aeron Burrell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:351st & 10 at own 25Tre Richardson run for 2 yds to the VAN 27 Vanderbilt Penalty, Offensive Holding (Bryce Henderson) to the VAN 17
11:001st & 18 at own 17Diego Pavia run for 5 yds to the VAN 22
10:102nd & 13 at own 22Diego Pavia run for 1 yd to the VAN 23
9:203rd & 12 at own 23Diego Pavia pass complete to Sedrick Alexander for 5 yds to the VAN 28
8:554th & 7 at own 28Nick Haberer punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Zavion Thomas at the LSU 30
LSU Punt, 3 plays
8:451st & 10 at own 30Garrett Nussmeier sacked by Zaylin Wood for a loss of 10 yards to the LSU 20
8:002nd & 20 at own 20Harlem Berry run for 4 yds to the LSU 24
7:303rd & 16 at own 24LSU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Weston Davis) to the LSU 14
6:553rd & 26 at own 14Harlem Berry run for 4 yds to the LSU 18
6:284th & 22 at own 18Grant Chadwick punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Martel Hight at the VAN 43
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 43Diego Pavia run for a loss of 3 yards to the VAN 40
5:302nd & 13 at own 40Diego Pavia pass complete to Cole Spence for 7 yds to the VAN 47
4:483rd & 6 at own 47Diego Pavia pass incomplete to Tre Richardson
4:404th & 6 at own 47Nick Haberer punt for 53 yds for a touchback
LSU Punt, 3 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 20Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Ju’Juan Johnson for a loss of 3 yards to the LSU 17
3:502nd & 13 at own 17Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Zavion Thomas for 5 yds to the LSU 22
3:243rd & 8 at own 22Garrett Nussmeier pass incomplete to Barion Brown
3:124th & 8 at own 22Grant Chadwick punt for 53 yds , Martel Hight returns for 17 yds to the VAN 42
Vanderbilt End of game, 7 plays
3:031st & 10 at own 42Makhilyn Young run for 43 yds to the LSU 15 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at opp 15Diego Pavia run for no gain to the LSU 15
2:332nd & 10 at opp 15Timeout LSU, clock 02:33
2:262nd & 10 at opp 15Diego Pavia run for 3 yds to the LSU 12
2:263rd & 7 at opp 12Timeout LSU, clock 02:26
2:003rd & 7 at opp 12Diego Pavia run for 11 yds to the LSU 1 for a 1ST down
1:301st & goal at opp 1TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the LSU 2
0:402nd & goal at opp 2TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the LSU 3
0:003rd & goal at opp 3TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the LSU 4

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

Every LSU–Vanderbilt game

LSU leads 25–⁠8–⁠1 in 34 meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Vanderbilt 31, LSU 24
2024LSU 24, Vanderbilt 17
2020LSU 41, Vanderbilt 7
2019LSU 66, Vanderbilt 38
2010LSU 27, Vanderbilt 3
2009LSU 23, Vanderbilt 9

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