College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 41, Tennessee 18
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 17, 2012
Where: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature: 55°
Head Official: Matt Loeffler
Attendance: 40350

Vanderbilt 41, Tennessee 18: Jordan Matthews’ 47-yard touchdown run sparked a 21-point third quarter as the host Commodores beat the Volunteers for just the second time since 1983.

Kris Kentera caught a 3-yard touchdown pass and Zac Stacy rushed for a 10-yard score in the decisive third quarter in which Vanderbilt (7-4, 5-3 SEC) turned a 13-10 lead into a 34-10 advantage.

Tennessee (4-7, 0-7 SEC) committed three turnovers and benched quarterback Tyler Bray in the midst of a 11-for-29, 103-yard, two-interception passing performance.

Bray’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Zach Rogers with 10:47 left in the second quarter put the Volunteers ahead 7-3. The Commodores rallied, taking a 13-7 lead on Jordan Rodgers’ 11-yard touchdown pass to Chris Boyd with 3:12 left in the half.

Rodgers finished 13-for-26 for 245 yards and two touchdowns, hitting Matthews for a 71-yard score down the right sideline with 9:52 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt’s only other victory over Tennessee since 1983 came in 2005 in Knoxville. … Justin Worley relieved Bray, going 8-for-11 for 51 yards and an interception. … Vanderbilt has won five games in a row, and has five SEC victories for the first time since 1935.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Tennessee   Vanderbilt
Marlin Lane Jr. Player Zac Stacy
16 Attempts 17
108 Yards 85
6.8 Avg Yards 5.0
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Tennessee   Vanderbilt
Cordarrelle Patterson Player Jordan Matthews
3 Receptions 7
52 Yards 115
17.3 Avg Yards 16.4
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Tennessee 303 149 154 1 1 1 0.0 1
Vanderbilt 442 194 248 5 2 3 2.0 1