POSTGAME NOTES
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Kentucky Wildcats | Nashville, Tenn. | Nov. 22, 2025
No. 14 Vanderbilt 45, Kentucky 17
TEAM NOTES
- Four captains represented the Commodores at midfield: Langston Patterson, Diego Pavia, Marlen Sewell and Eli Stowers
- Vanderbilt has won nine games in the regular season for the first time since 1915
- With a 7-0 record at FirstBank Stadium, it is the first time the Dores have gone unbeaten at home since 1982
- Vanderbilt’s 539 team passing yards are the most in a game in program history, as well as the most by an SEC team this season and second most by an FBS team this season
- It is the first time since Nov. 16-30, 2015 that the Dores have had a 100-yard receiver in three straight games
- The Commodores forced three turnovers against the Wildcats, their most in a game since generating four at South Carolina on September 13
- Vandy’s 28-point margin of victory is the third highest by the Dores in a conference game since 1980
- 27 passing touchdowns this season matches the program season record set in 2017
- Vanderbilt now has a program season record 264 first downs
PLAYER NOTES
- Diego Pavia became Vanderbilt’s single-game record holder for passing yards in a game with 484, surpassing Whit Taylor’s record of 464 set in 1981
- Pavia’s 532 yards of total offense is the most in a game for the Dores since at least 1996, and overall, his 3,585 yards of total offense sets Vandy’s season record
- He is the first FBS quarterback this season to have a game with both 480 passing yards and five touchdowns
- For the second time this season, Pavia tied the program record for passing touchdowns in a game with five
- His 33 completions versus Kentucky are tied for the second-most in a game in program history
- Pavia reached multiple program benchmarks against Kentucky:
- Tied at No. 1 for passing touchdowns in a season (26)
- No. 4 for passing yards in a season (2,924)
- No. 5 for total offense in a career (6,679)
- No. 6 for passing yards in a career (5,217)
- Tied at No. 9 for rushing touchdowns in a career (16)
- No. 5 for completions in a season (224)
- The 71-yard touchdown pass to Tre Richardson is Pavia’s longest completion as a Dore
- Richardson’s three receiving touchdowns marks the second time this season that a Commodore has hauled in three scores in a game, matching Junior Sherrill’s three-touchdown performance against Utah State on Sept. 27
- Richardson and Sherrill are the first Commodore teammates to have a game with three receiving touchdowns in the same season since 1982
- Richardson set career highs for receiving yards in a game (159) and receiving touchdowns in a game (3) while tying his career high for most receptions in a game (6)
- He is the first wideout with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since September 2023
- Sherrill also set multiple career highs, reaching his most receptions in a game (8) and most receiving yards in a game (115)
- Martell Hight snagged two interceptions, the most in a game by a Commodore since De’Rickey Wright vs. Hawaii in 2023
- Hight leads the team in interceptions this season with three
- Kolbey Taylor collected his first career interception
- Brock Taylor converted six extra points, setting the school record for most PATs made in a season (51) and attempted in a season (52)
