Oct. 4, 2014
Vanderbilt – Georgia Postgame Notes
Oct. 4, 2014
Sanford Stadium
Pregame Notes
• Vanderbilt is in its 125th year of organized football.
• The Commodores wore all white uniforms with white helmets and white pants for the first time this season.
• Georgia won the toss and deferred to the second half, Vanderbilt elected to receive in the first half.
• Attendance was 92,476.
• Vanderbilt captains for the game were Andrew East, Joe Townsend and Kyle Woestmann.
Team Notes
• Vanderbilt and Georgia met on the gridiron for the 75th time in history, the Commodores are now 19-54-2 all time vs. the Bulldogs.
• With Jahmel McIntosh’s interception, Vanderbilt has now forced at least one turnover in every game this season.
• Vanderbilt’s 11-play scoring drive in the fourth quarter matched the team’s longest of the season.
• The Commodores are now 0-4 in the Southeastern Conference this season.
Individual Notes
• Stephen Rivers found Chandler Dorrell down the sideline for a 36-yard completion in the second quarter, the longest completion for Rivers and longest reception for Dorrell.
• Ralph Webb plunged over the line for the Commodores’ first score of the day in the second quarter and his second TD of the season.
• Stephen Rivers entered the game in the second quarter and led Vandy on the team’s first scoring drive of the day going 3-for-3 for 58 yards on the drive.
• Zach Cunningham made a career-high two tackles for loss in the first half.
• Jahmel McIntosh picked off his first pass of the season early in the third quarter. The pick was his second of his career.
• Tommy Openshaw’s 34-yard field goal in the third quarter was a career long and the longest of the season for the Commodores.
• Jerron Seymour received his biggest workload of the season, rushing nine times for 41 yards – both season highs.
• Steven Scheu’s 30-yard reception in the fourth quarter was his career-best fourth catch of the game. The TE finished the day with a career-best five catches.
• Dallas Rivers rushed six yards around the right side of the line to score his first collegiate touchdown in the fourth quarter and cap an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive.
• Darrius Sims caught his first career pass with a 14-yard gain in the fourth quarter.
• Ralph Webb led the Commodores with 77 yards on 17 carries, including his second career touchdown.
• Freshman Dallas Rivers racked up 20 yards on five carries in his first action carrying the ball since the Ole Miss game.
• Georgia-native Nigel Bowden once again led the Commodores in tackles, making eight stops in the game and now leads the team with 44 stops on the year.
Offensive Notes
• Stephen Rivers entered the game in the second quarter and led Vandy on the team’s first scoring drive of the day going 3-for-3 for 58 yards on the drive.
• Vanderbilt’s 11-play scoring drive in the fourth quarter matched the team’s longest of the season.
• The VU offense topped the 300-yard mark for the third time in four games with 320 yards.
• Eight different receivers caught passes for the Commodores in the game led by Steven Scheu’s career-best five. It’s the third time this season eight Dores have caught passes in a game (Temple & South Carolina).
• For the first time this season the Commodores did not yield a sack in the game.
Defensive Notes
• The Commodores held Georgia to just 85 yards of offense in the second quarter and just six yards rushing.
• Zach Cunningham made a career-high two tackles for loss in the first half.
• Jahmel McIntosh picked off his first pass of the season early in the third quarter. The pick was his second of his career.
• With Jahmel McIntosh’s interception, Vanderbilt has now forced at least one turnover in every game this season.
• Georgia-native Nigel Bowden once again led the Commodores in tackles, making eight stops in the game and now leads the team with 44 stops on the year.
• The defense held Georgia to 4-of-10 on third down and just 57 total plays.
Special Teams Notes
• Tommy Openshaw’s 34-yard field goal in the third quarter was a career long and the longest of the season for the Commodores.
• Colby Cooke punted six times for an average of 35.8 yards and placed one punt sinde the 20-yard line.
• Darrius Sims returned three kicks for 51 yards with a long of 20 yards.