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Pavia’s Six TDs Power No. 18 Vanderbilt to 5-0 in 55-35 Win Over Utah State

The Commodores visit Alabama on Oct. 4 after back-to-back 50-point games, with defensive lapses lingering.

Overview

  • Pavia went 26-of-34 for 321 yards with five touchdown passes and one interception, added 79 rushing yards and a score, and tied the program’s single-game mark for passing TDs.
  • Vanderbilt has opened 5-0 for the first time since 2008, winning each game by at least 20 points and recording consecutive 50-point outings for the first time since 1915, per ESPN Research.
  • Junior Sherrill caught three first-half touchdowns and finished with 91 receiving yards, becoming the first Commodore with three TD receptions in a half since 2005.
  • The defense surrendered 393 yards at 6.2 per play yet logged three sacks, seven hurries, and limited Utah State to 15 total yards in the third quarter.
  • The rematch at Alabama kicks off Oct. 4 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN or ABC, one year after Vanderbilt’s upset of the Crimson Tide in Nashville.