Overview

• Pavia went 26-for-34 for 321 yards with five passing scores and added 79 rushing yards and a touchdown, tying Vanderbilt’s single-game mark for passing TDs and becoming the program’s second QB since 1996 with six total touchdowns in a game.
• Vanderbilt scored on eight consecutive possessions after an opening three-and-out, with Junior Sherrill hauling in three first-half touchdowns as the offense posted 321 passing yards and 222 rushing yards.
• The Commodores improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2008, have won all five games by 20-plus points, and have posted back-to-back 50-point outings for the first time since 1915, according to ESPN.
• Defensive and discipline issues lingered as Utah State gained 393 yards, the teams traded early scores, and a second-quarter punt sequence featured defensive holding and roughing-the-kicker calls that wiped out a potential safety and drew boos.
• Vanderbilt next visits No. 17 Alabama on Oct. 4 in Tuscaloosa, a rematch of last season’s 40-35 Commodores win.