Sept. 17, 2016
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Vanderbilt – Georgia Tech Postgame Notes
Sept. 17, 2016
Bobby Dodd Stadium
Pregame Notes
– Vanderbilt is in its 127th year of organized football.
– The Commodores wore black helmets, gold jerseys and black pants in the game.
– Vanderbilt won the toss and deferred with Georgia Tech electing to receive and defend the north end zone.
– Attendance was 41,916.
– Vanderbilt captains for the game were Oren Burks, Ralph Webb and Ryan White.
– The Commodores met Georgia Tech on the gridiron for the first time since 2009 and first time in Atlanta since 2002.
Team Notes
– Vanderbilt scored on its first possession of the game, marching 75 yards in 11 plays.
– Vanderbilt trailed at the half for the first time this season.
– The Commodores are 15-20-3 all time against Georgia Tech.
Individual Notes
– Caleb Scott caught his first pass of the season in the first quarter, snagging a 13-yard pass to pick up a first down on the Dores’ first drive.
– Kalija Lipscomb set a career-best with three catches for 25 yards and a touchdown in the first half.
– Kyle Shurmur went 6-for-7 for 52 yards with a 16-yard TD pass to Kalija Lipscomb on the Dores’ opening drive of the game.
– LaDarius Wiley made a career-high six tackles in the first half.
– Kyle Shurmur completed a career-best 17 passes going 17-for-26 for a season-high 149 yards.
– Kalija Lipscomb set new career-bests with six catches for 59 yards.
– Taurean Ferguson picked off his first pass of the year with an interception in the end zone in the second half.
– Ralph Webb led VU with 69 yards rushing on 18 carries and now needs 708 yards to break Zac Stacy’s school record for career rushing yards.
– Caleb Scott caught a season-high three passes for 31 yards.
– Zach Cunningham’s streak of six straight games with at least 10 tackles ended with him making seven stops in the loss.
– LaDarius Wiley led Vanderbilt with a career-best eight tackles.
– Dare Odeyingbo made his first career sack in the second half.
Offensive Notes
– Vanderbilt scored on its first possession of the game, marching 75 yards in 11 plays for the team’s first opening possession TD of the year.
– The Commodores passed for 71 yards and rushed for 68 yards in the first half.
– VU extended its streak in the red zone with a first quarter TD to start the year 10-for-10.
– Vanderbilt completed passes to nine different receivers led by Lipscomb’s six receptions.
– The Commodores passed for a season-high 190 yards.
Defensive Notes
– VU allowed 165 yards and two TDs on the first two drives of the game but recovered to allow 125 yards and a field goal over Georgia Tech’s next four drives of the first half.
– Vanderbilt has forced at least one turnover in every game this season and has turnover margin of +3.
Special Teams Notes
– Ryley Guay saw his first action as a Commodore, handling the kickoff duties.
– Sam Loy averaged 40.1 yards on eight punts in the game.
