Vanderbilt Stuns Alabama: Goalpost Celebration EndsCumberland River
After a historic victory over No. 1 Alabama, Vanderbilt fans tore down a goalpost and carried it through Nashville, resulting in a $100,000 fine.
- Vanderbilt achieved a historic win against Alabama, their first over a top-five team, with a 40-35 victory.
- Fans celebrated by tearing down the south end zone goalpost at FirstBank Stadium and marching it through downtown Nashville.
- The goalpost was eventually thrown into the Cumberland River, captured on police helicopter footage.
- Vanderbilt was fined $100,000 by the SEC for the field-storming celebration, a violation enacted in June 2023.
- The university quickly replaced the goalpost, auctioning off pieces of the original, and ensured backup posts were on order.
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