POSTGAME NOTES
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. LSU Tigers | Nashville, Tenn. | Oct. 18, 2025
17/18 Vanderbilt 31, 10/10 LSU 24
TEAM NOTES
- Four captains represented the Commodores at midfield: Richie Hoskins, Diego Pavia, Khordae Sydnor and Jordan White
- Vanderbilt won the toss and elected to defer
- At 6-1, Vanderbilt is off to the program’s best start since 1950
- With six wins this season, Vandy has secured a postseason berth
- The Commodores have reached the postseason in back-to-back seasons for the first time since Vandy reach the postseason for three-straight years in 2011-13
- Saturday’s win was the Dores’ first victory over an AP top 10 team since defeating No. 1 Alabama at home last season
- Vanderbilt has recorded two wins over AP top 25 opponents for the first time since 2008 and two wins over AP top 15 opponents for the first time in program history
- Vanderbilt’s 31 points are the most points scored against the Tigers all season
- The Commodores scored a touchdown on the opening drives of each half for the second time this season
- Vandy held the ball for 36:33, the Dores’ longest time of possession in a game this season
- Vanderbilt accounted for 399 yards of offense, the most vs. an SEC opponent this season
PLAYER NOTES
- Diego Pavia threw for 160 yards and a touchdown, adding 86 yards on the ground to match his season high
- Pavia has registered a passing and rushing touchdown in three games this season
- It is the first time this season that Pavia has recorded multiple rushing touchdowns
- Keanu Khot recorded his first sack as a Commodore
- Sedrick Alexander scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter. It’s his fifth rushing and 10th total touchdown of the season, both team leading totals
- Alexander is now tied with Rodney Williams (1998-2001) for eighth in school history with 17 career rushing touchdowns
- Cole Spence hauled his first-career touchdown reception, making multiple catches in back-to-back games for the first time in his career
- Spence led the Dores with five catches for 56 yards, recording career highs in both categories
- Brock Taylor nailed a 46-yard field goal in the second quarter, his 17th consecutive made field goal. Heading into the game, he had the fifth-longest active streak in the nation
- Sydnor has made a tackle for loss in six consecutive games
- Langston Patterson led the team with five total tackles
- Joshua Singh was credited with four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, his second game in a row with multiple tackles for loss
- CJ Heard registered four tackles, which is tied for second on the team
