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Pavia Lifts No. 15 Vanderbilt Over Auburn 45-38 in Overtime

The outcome keeps Vanderbilt in the College Football Playoff hunt.

Overview

  • Diego Pavia threw for 377 yards with three touchdowns, added 112 rushing yards and a score, and found Cole Spence for the winning 4-yard TD in overtime.
  • Vanderbilt passed on a potential go-ahead field goal in the final minute of regulation and was stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Auburn 25, sending the game to overtime.
  • Auburn produced a season-high 544 yards as Ashton Daniels threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 89 yards and two more scores.
  • A tense pregame coin toss confrontation led to offsetting unsportsmanlike penalties, and Auburn was later flagged 12 times for 91 yards.
  • The Commodores improved to 8-2, while the Tigers fell to 4-6 in D.J. Durkin’s interim debut, and both teams head into an open date before Nov. 22 games.