POSTGAME NOTES
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Auburn Tigers | Auburn, Ala. | Sept. 26, 2026
Auburn 21, --/RV Vanderbilt 15
TEAM NOTES
- Vanderbilt’s four captains – Issa Ouattara, Nick Rinaldi, Cole Spence, Makhilyn Young – represented the Commodores for the coin toss
- The black and gold won the toss and elected to defer
- Vanderbilt has forced a turnover in each of its first four games to open the 2026 campaign
- The Commodore defense has produced a sack in eight-straight games dating back to last season
PLAYER NOTES
- Sedrick Alexander generated his 30th career score, tying Zac Stacy for second on Vanderbilt's career touchdown list
- Alexander's three-yard run was also his 24th rushing touchdown, moving him to a tie at No. 3 in all-time rushing scores for Vandy
- Junior Sherrill extended his reception streak, now with a catch in 41 straight games
- The senior wideout has four or more receptions in eight of his last nine games dating back to last season
- Miles Capers snagged his second career interception on a deflected pass by CJ Heard in the first quarter
- Heard's pass breakup was the sixth of his career
- Brock Taylor's three made field goals moved him into sole possession of fourth place on Vanderbilt's career points list with 219
- The senior tied his career high for field goals in a single game
- Taylor's 47-yarder in the fourth quarter was his longest field goal conversion since Sept. 13, 2025, against South Carolina
- On kicks within 40 yards, Taylor is now 20-for-21
- Brian Longwell's second-quarter sack was his first since the regular-season finale against Tennessee last year, bringing his career sack total to 3.5
- Tristen Brown posted his fifth-straight game with a catch
- Cole Spence tallied two receptions in his first appearance of the 2026 season
- Ja'Cory Thomas recorded his first multi-reception game as a Commodore