Sept. 11, 2010
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Vanderbilt – LSU Postgame Notes
Sept. 11, 2010
Vanderbilt Stadium
Pregame Notes
– Vanderbilt is in its 121st year of organized football.
– Vanderbilt won the toss and deferred to the second half.
– In honor of 9/11, Vanderbilt entered the field with an American flag carried by Jay Fullam and state of Tennessee flag carried by Wesley Tate.
Team Notes
– The attendance of the game was 36,940.
– This is the 30th all-time meeting between LSU and Vanderbilt.
– Vanderbilt has lost seven straight games in the series … The Commodores last win was a 24-21 victory in 1990.
– Tonight is the first meeting between the two schools in Nashville since 2005.
– LSU leads the all-time series 22-7-1.
– Vanderbilt is 5-11 all-time against LSU in Nashville.
– Vanderbilt held LSU scoreless in the first quarter, marking the first time the Commodores held an opponent scoreless in the first quarter since Oct. 24, 2009 at South Carolina.
– Vanderbilt has failed to score first for the ninth straight game.
– The three points scored by Vanderbilt were its fewest since also scoring three at Florida on Nov. 7, 2009 … It was the fewest points scored at home by the Commodores since being shutout 24-0 on Nov. 23, 2002 against Tennessee.
– Vanderbilt was shutout in the first half for the first time since Nov. 7, 2009 at Florida … The last time Vanderbilt was shutout in a half was in the second half against Kentucky on Nov. 14, 2009.
– Vanderbilt fell to 0-2 for the first time since the 2006 season … The Commodores have lost 10 straight games.
– Vanderbilt was held to 135 yards of total offense, its fewest total since gaining 107 yards against Mississippi State on Oct. 11, 2008.
– Vanderbilt 70 passing yards was its fewest since totaling 69 on Oct. 3, 2009 against Ole Miss.
– LSU converted 8-of-16 third-down attempts, while Vanderbilt converted 2-of-13 third-down attempts.
– LSU’s six sacks were the most surrendered by the Commodores since Nov. 22, 2008 Tennessee had six sacks against Vanderbilt in 2008.
– Since the 2005 season opener, Vanderbilt is now 15-8 in the month of September.
– LSU had the ball for 33:49 compared to 26:11 by Vanderbilt … Vanderbilt has not won a game when it did not win the time of possession battle since defeating Richmond to open the 2007 season.
Individual Notes
– Vanderbilt had two players make their first career starts against LSU.
– On defense, linebacker Archibald Barnes made his first start.
– On offense, wide receiver Jonathan Krause made the first start of his career.
– Making their first starts of the 2010 season were running back Zac Stacy and defensive end Tim Fugger.
– Linebacker Nate Campbell saw his first action since the 2008 season … Campbell opened the game on special teams … Campbell was not a member of the team during the 2009 season.
– Defensive end Walker May, wide receiver Tray Herndon and offensive tackle Ryan Seymour made their 2010 debuts.
Defense
– Cornerback Casey Hayward had his first interception of the season and third of his career with 7:50 to play in the third quarter … It was his first interception since the Georgia game in 2009 … Hayward also broke up a pass.
– Defensive tackle T.J. Greenstone collected his third career sack and first of the year in the second quarter … It was his first sack since Sept. 19, 2009 against Mississippi State.
– Safety Sean Richardson finished the game with 10 tackles … It was his fifth game with double-digit tackles.
– Linebacker John Stokes tied a career high with eight tackles and also had the first pass breakup of his career in the third quarter … Stokes finished with two pass breakups.
– Registering tackles for loss were Richardson, Greenstone, Walker May, Rob Lohr, Archibald Barnes and Teriall Brannon … The tackles for loss were the first of May and Barnes’ careers.
– Defensive tackle Rob Lohr tied his career high with three tackles … All three tackles were in the first quarter.
– Linebacker Archibald Barnes forced the first fumble of his career.
– Defensive end Tim Fugger forced his second fumble in two games and his third of his career.
– Linebacker Chris Marve made the 27th consecutive start of his career, which is longest on the team.
Offense
– Running back Warren Norman gained 68 yards on eight carries.
– Norman’s 51 yard run on the opening drive of the third quarter was his longest of the season and second longest of his career … He had a 58-yard run against Rice last year.
– Tight end Brandon Barden tied a career high with five receptions totaling 38 yards … Barden had five catches against Tennessee and Georgia in 2009.
– Quarterback Larry Smith completed 8-of-15 passes for 70 yards.
– Quarterback Jared Funk saw his first action of the season when he entered the game with 4:34 to play in the fourth quarter … Funk also attempted the first pass of his career.
– Wide receiver Jonathan Krause caught one pass for 22 yards.
Special Teams
– Punter Richard Kent had a career-long punt of 53 yards in the first quarter.
– Ryan Fowler connected from 23 yards out with 12:56 to play in the third quarter … Fowler is now 2-for-3 from the season.
– Warren Norman totaled 82 yards on four kick returns.