Oct. 3, 2009Recap
Vanderbilt Postgame Notes
October 3, 2009
Opponent: Ole Miss, Vanderbilt Stadium
Attendance: 39,625
Ole Miss 23, Vanderbilt 7
Team Superlatives
– Ole Miss converted on 10-of-18 third downs in the contest, while Vanderbilt was 5-for-17.
– Warren Norman finished with 241 all-purpose yards in the contest. He had 143 yards on five kickoff returns, 86 yards on 14 carries and two receptions for 12 yards.
– Vanderbilt committed 12 penalties in the contest, the most since getting flagged 14 times for 141 yards against Middle Tennessee on Oct. 12, 2003.
Individual Superlatives
– Brent Trice led the Commodore defense with a career-high 14 tackles, along with two tackles for loss and a quarterback rush.
– Chris Marve finished with 11 tackles, the third time in five games this season he has reached double digit tackles.
– Joel Caldwell finished with a career-best 10 tackles.
– Redshirt Junior Turner Wimberly started his first career game against the Rebels.
First Half
– Trailing 3-0 early in the first quarter, defenders Joel Caldwell and Theron Kadri stopped Ole Miss RB Dexter McCluster for no gain on third and short, forcing a Rebel punt.
– Broderick Stewart notched his first quarterback sack with 5:02 left in the first quarter. He has 18 for his career, three shy of the team record.
– At the 3:19 mark in the first quarter, Jamie Graham made his first career interception, diving to cut off a pass from Jevan Snead at Vanderbilt’s 21-yard line.
– Warren Norman had a 56-yard kickoff return at the 2:44 mark in the second quarter.
– Patrick Benoist had six tackles in the first half, including combining with Greg Billinger for a tackle for loss.
Second Half
– Junior linebacker John Stokes blocked an Ole Miss extra point at the 10:59 mark of the third quarter, marking Vanderbilt’s first blocked PAT attempt since November 17, 2007 against Tennessee.
– Sophomore defensive back Casey Hayward recorded his first career interception against the Rebels, returning the ball for six yards.
– Sophomore Udom Umoh recorded his first career rush for 11 yards on a 4th-and-1 for a Vanderbilt first down halfway during the third quarter.
– Vanderbilt had its first score of the game at the 5:54 mark in the third quarter, with Udom Umoh catching a 7-yard touchdown pass from Larry Smith. It was Umoh’s first career touchdown reception.
– Myron Lewis’ interception at the 1:17 mark in the third quarter was his third of the year. He returned the ball 29 yards to the Ole Miss 42 yard line.