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The Vanderbilt Commodores hosted the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in Week 6 of the 2024 college football season. The game got underway at 4:25 p.m. on Saturday from FirstBank Stadium in Nashville.
Jalen Milore led the offense for Alabama, while Diego Pavia started as Vanderbilt's quarterback. Here is the box score for the game, which ended in a big upset as Alabama lost 40-35.
Vanderbilt vs. Alabama box score
Vanderbilt players' stats
Quarterback:
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Kicking:
Alabama players' stats
Quarterback:
Rushing and receiving:
Kicking:
Vanderbilt vs. Alabama game summary
The Commodores opened the scoring in the first half when Sedrick Alexander rushed for a 7-yard touchdown. Brock Taylor converted the extra point.
Vanderbilt then extended its lead via a critical error from Milroe and safety Randon Fontenette completed a 24-yard interception return for a touchdown. Taylor failed to convert the extra point.
Alabama struck back when Jam Miller rushed for an 8-yard touchdown and Graham Nicholson converted the extra point. However, the Tide were down 13-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Nonetheless, it didn't take long for Vanderbilt to cause havoc for the Tide in the second quarter. Sedrick Alexander's 1-yard rushing touchdown gave the Commodores a bigger cushion at Taylor converted the extra point.
Taylor then made a 51-yard field goal to put Vanderbilt in a solid position. However, the Tide cut the deficit to nine points when Miller rushed for a 3-yard touchdown and Nicholson converted the extra point.
The Commorades led 23-14 over Alabama at halftime, but the Tide didn't take long to get within striking distance of their opponents in the third quarter. Milroe scored on a 14-yard run and Nicholson converted the extra point.
Vanderbilt restored its nine-point lead when Junior Sherrill caught a 36-yard TD pass from Pavia. Taylor converted the extra point. However, Alabama threatened a comeback once again when Milroe combined with Ryan Williams for a 58-yard touchdown pass and only two points separated the teams heading into the final quarter.
The fourth quarter began with Taylor converting a field goal for Vanderbilt. The Commodores put some distance between themselves and Alabama when Kamrean Johnson caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Pavia. Taylor converted the extra point.
Alabama once again threatened to make a comeback when Ryan Williams scored a 2-yard TD. However, time ran out for the Tide, who lost the game 40-35.
