2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football
2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football
BBVA Compass Bowl champion
BBVA Compass Bowl, W 41–24 vs. Houston
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 24
Record	9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	James Franklin (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	John Donovan (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bob Shoop (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	9 Austyn Carta-Samuels; Wesley Johnson; Jordan Matthews; Walker May; Chase Garnham; Andre Hal; Javon Marshall; Carey Spear; Andrew East;
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 4 South Carolina	6	–	2	11	–	2
Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 24 Vanderbilt	4	–	4	9	–	4
Florida	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tennessee	2	–	6	5	–	7
Kentucky	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 7 Alabama x%	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 14 LSU *	5	–	3	10	–	3
No. 18 Texas A&M	4	–	4	9	–	4
Mississippi State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Ole Miss *	3	–	5	8	–	5
Arkansas	0	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their seven home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. The 2013 team was coming off back-to-back bowls for the first time in school history. The 2012 season was the best win percentage since 1955 (.692); the nine wins were the most since 1915, and the 5 SEC wins were the most since 1935. The 2013 team was headed by James Franklin who was in his 3rd and final year at Vanderbilt.^[1]

For the third straight year Vanderbilt had made it to a bowl game. Vandy defeated the Houston Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl 41–24. Vanderbilt finished with 9 wins in back to back seasons for the first time in school history. This was the last season the Commodores won a bowl game and finished with a winning record until the 2024 season.

Before the season

A small amount of controversy occurred when Vanderbilt canceled games at home with Northwestern and away with Ohio State. Letters were sent cancelling the games, with the explicit reason being the need to accommodate Mizzou into Vanderbilt's SEC East Division. Northwestern, like Vanderbilt in the SEC, is the sole private institution in the Big 10, alleged that the real reason was fear on the part of Vanderbilt to continue playing its Big 10 counterpart—a series which had been referred to as the Battle of the Nerds.^[2]

Rape case

On August 9, 2013, four Vanderbilt football players were arrested and indicted for rape. Brandon Vandenburg, Cory Lamont Batey, Brandon E. Banks, and Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie were taken into custody and given a state-mandated HIV test in connection with the Vanderbilt rape case.^[3] All four men were charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. They allegedly carried an unconscious 21-year-old female student into a dorm room in the school's Gilette House, and gang-raped and sodomized her on the floor in a 32-minute attack on June 23, 2013.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] They took graphic photos and videos of the rape.^[8] The victim (who is White) told the court that after Batey (who is Black) raped her, he urinated on her face while saying she deserved what he was doing to her because of the color of her skin, which sources reported was "That’s for 400 years of slavery you b----."^[9]^[8] The defendants were dismissed from the football team on June 29, 2013 and banned from campus during the six-week investigation that followed.^[10] A fifth player, Chris Boyd, pleaded guilty to criminal attempt to commit accessory after the fact and was dismissed from the team but not the university^[11] for his role in helping to cover up the rape.^[12] Three of the players were convicted, and received prison sentences ranging from 15 years, the minimum allowed by Tennessee law for their crimes, to 17 years. The fourth player accepted a plea deal which included 10 years' probation, and did not receive any jail time.^[7]^[13]^[8]^[14]

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year
James Franklin	Head coach	3rd
John Donovan	Offensive coordinator / running backs coach	3rd
Bob Shoop	Defensive coordinator / safeties coach	3rd
Charles Bankins	Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach	3rd
Josh Gattis	Wide receivers coach	2nd
Herb Hand	Run game coordinator / offensive line coach	4th
George Barlow	Defensive backs coach	2nd
Brent Pry	Co-defensive coordinator / linebackers coach	3rd
Ricky Rahne	Quarterbacks Coach	3rd
Sean Spencer	Defensive line coach	3rd
Andy Frank	Assistant director of football operations	5th
Jemal Griffin	Football Chief of Staff	3rd
Michael Hazel	Director of football operations	5th
Matt Ruland	Assistant Recruiting Coordinator	2nd
Joey Orck	Offensive Graduate Assistant	5th
Tom Bossung	Head Athletic Trainer	15th
Kevin Colon	Associate Director of student athletics	3rd
Dwight Galt	Football Strength and Conditioning Director	3rd
Chuck Losey	Football Assistant Strength Coach	3rd
Kevin Threlkel	Offensive Administrative Assistant	3rd
Luke Wyatt	Head equipment manager	31st

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Recruiting

College recruiting information (2013)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Cunningham LB	Pinson, AL	Pinson Valley High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 6, 2013
Zach Cunningham LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (84)
Jordan Cunningham WR	Fort Lauderdale, FL	University School of Nova Southeastern University	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 6, 2013
Jordan Cunningham WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (82)
Brandon Vandenburg TE	Indio, CA	College of the Desert	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jan 20, 2013
Brandon Vandenburg TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (83)
Chad Kanoff QB	Pacific Palisades, CA	Harvard-Westlake School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 28, 2012
Chad Kanoff QB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (82)
Jay Woods DT	Jackson, GA	Jackson High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Aug 16, 2012
Jay Woods DT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (83)
Gerald Perry WR	Memphis, TN	Whitehaven High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 14, 2012
Gerald Perry WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (76)
Darrius Sims DB	Memphis, TN	Whitehaven High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 17, 2012
Darrius Sims DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (76)
Mitchell Parsons TE	Parker, OH	College of the Desert	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jan 21, 2013
Mitchell Parsons TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (77)
Taurean Ferguson DB	Jonesboro, GA	Jonesboro High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 31, 2012
Taurean Ferguson DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (74)
DeAndre Woods WR	Clay, AL	Clay-Chalkville High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Oct 21, 2012
DeAndre Woods WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (83)
Delando Crooks OL	Atlanta, GA	The New Schools at Carver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 15, 2012
Delando Crooks OL	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (77)
Nathan Marcus TE	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glenbard West High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 11, 2012
Nathan Marcus TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (77)
Jonathan Wynn DE	Stone Mountain, GA	Stephenson High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 27, 2012
Jonathan Wynn DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (76)
Mack Weaver DE	Collierville, FL	Harding Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Aug 22, 2012
Mack Weaver DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (80)
Ralph Webb RB	Gainesville, FL	Gainesville High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 2, 2013
Ralph Webb RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (76)
Latevius Rayford WR	Memphis, TN	Central High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 4, 2012
Latevius Rayford WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (78)
Jalen Banks DB	Markham, IL	Thornton Township High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Oct 14, 2012
Jalen Banks DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (77)
Tre Bell DB	Union, NJ	St. Peter's Preparatory School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 10, 2012
Tre Bell DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (82)
Nigel Bowden LB	Macon, GA	Central High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jun 17, 2012
Nigel Bowden LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (77)
Landon Stokes DE	Orlando, FL	Lake Highland Preparatory School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 26, 2012
Landon Stokes DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (80)
Oren Burks LB	Fairfax Station, VA	South County Secondary School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 11, 2012
Oren Burks LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (79)
Ryan White DB	Louisville, KY	Trinity High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jul 31, 2012
Ryan White DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (80)
Carlos Burse WR	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 14, 2012
Carlos Burse WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (82)
Tommy Openshaw K/P	Jacksonville, FL	Creekside High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 31, 2012
Tommy Openshaw K/P	Recruit ratings: Scout: 247Sports:
Sean Dowling OL	Fallbrook, CA	Fallbrook Union High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 22, 2012
Sean Dowling OL	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (77)
Johnny McCrary QB	Decatur, GA	Cedar Grove High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 16, 2012
Johnny McCrary QB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (82)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 19 Rivals: 19 247Sports: 19 ESPN: 22
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	8:15 p.m.	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 35–39	40,350
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	CSS	W 38–3	33,162
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 13 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 25–35	81,371
September 21	11:00 a.m.	at UMass*	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPNews	W 24–7	16,419
September 28	6:30 p.m.	UAB*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN3	W 52–24	32,467
October 5	6:30 p.m.	Missouri	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	CSS	L 28–51	36,892
October 19	11:00 a.m.	No. 15 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–27	40,350
October 26	11:21 a.m.	at No. 14 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECTV	L 24–56	86,584
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECRN	W 34–17	88,004
November 16	11:21 a.m.	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	SECTV	W 22–6	33,488
November 23	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 14–10	97,223
November 30	11:21 a.m.	Wake Forest*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECTV	W 23–21	33,019
January 4, 2014	12:00 p.m.	vs. Houston*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–24	42,717
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	24
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	23
Harris	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	10	0	15	14	39
Commodores	0	21	7	7	35

Statistics	MISS	VAN
First downs	28	19
Total yards	489	426
Rushing yards	206	126
Passing yards	283	300
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:46	29:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Bo Wallace	31/47, 283 yards
	Rushing	Jeff Scott	12 rushes, 138 yards, TD
	Receiving	Laquon Treadwell	9 receptions, 82 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	21/36, 300 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	5 rushes, 43 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	10 receptions, 178 yards, TD

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	0	3	0	3
Commodores	3	35	0	0	38

Statistics	PEAY	VAN
First downs	6	21
Total yards	139	442
Rushing yards	85	169
Passing yards	54	273
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:47	29:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin Peay	Passing	Andrew Spivey	7/11, 37 yards
	Rushing	Tim Phillips	9 rushes, 67 yards
	Receiving	Ladarius Chatman	3 receptions, 19 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	14/22, 223 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	9 rushes, 41 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	6 receptions, 111 yards, TD

At No. 13 South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	10	0	15	25
No. 13 Gamecocks	21	7	7	0	35

Statistics	VAN	SC
First downs	14	31
Total yards	268	579
Rushing yards	121	220
Passing yards	147	359
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	22:50	37:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	12/22, 147 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Wesley Tate	10 rushes, 71 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	8 receptions, 106 yards
South Carolina	Passing	Connor Shaw	21/29, 284 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Connor Shaw	19 rushes, 84 yards
	Receiving	Bruce Ellington	8 receptions, 111 yards, TD

At UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	3	0	14	24
Minutemen	0	7	0	0	7

Statistics	VAN	MASS
First downs	23	17
Total yards	406	248
Rushing yards	166	99
Passing yards	240	149
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	32:19	27:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	18/27, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Wesley Tate	14 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Krause	6 receptions, 105 yards, TD
UMass	Passing	A. J. Doyle	20/28, 133 yards, TD
	Rushing	A. J. Doyle	8 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Tajae Sharpe	7 receptions, 45 yards, TD

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	3	3	15	24
Commodores	7	17	7	21	52

Statistics	UAB	VAN
First downs	17	23
Total yards	362	540
Rushing yards	156	206
Passing yards	206	334
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:31	29:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Jonathan Perry	9/16, 155 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Howard	9 rushes, 92 yards
	Receiving	J. J. Nelson	5 receptions, 69 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	23/29, 334 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	12 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	8 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	20	10	14	7	51
Commodores	0	7	14	7	28

Statistics	MIZ	VAN
First downs	29	27
Total yards	523	468
Rushing yards	245	130
Passing yards	278	338
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:58	30:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri	Passing	James Franklin	19/28, 278 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Henry Josey	14 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	L'Damian Washington	3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	29/41, 338 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	12 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	7 receptions, 123 yards, TD

No. 15 Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Bulldogs	10	14	3	0	27
Commodores	7	7	0	17	31

Statistics	UGA	VAN
First downs	16	21
Total yards	221	337
Rushing yards	107	119
Passing yards	114	218
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Aaron Murray	16/28, 114 yards, INT
	Rushing	Brendan Douglas	17 rushes, 84 yards
	Receiving	Chris Conley	5 receptions, 40 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	12/20, 111 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	19 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Krause	5 receptions, 89 yards

At No. 14 Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	17	0	7	24
No. 14 Aggies	21	7	21	7	56

Statistics	VAN	TAMU
First downs	19	28
Total yards	329	558
Rushing yards	95	182
Passing yards	234	376
Turnovers	3	5
Time of possession	35:07	24:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Patton Robinette	15/28, 216 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	16 rushes, 53 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	8 receptions, 92 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Johnny Manziel	25/35, 305 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Trey Williams	6 rushes, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malcome Kennedy	8 receptions, 83 yards

At Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	10	7	7	10	34
Gators	0	3	7	7	17

Statistics	VAN	FLA
First downs	12	26
Total yards	183	344
Rushing yards	126	39
Passing yards	57	305
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Patton Robinette	6/12, 57 yards
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	24 rushes, 62 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	5 receptions, 45 yards
Florida	Passing	Tyler Murphy	30/46, 305 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Kelvin Taylor	14 rushes, 47 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quinton Dunbar	6 receptions, 77 yards

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	6	0	0	0	6
Commodores	9	0	0	13	22

Statistics	UK	VAN
First downs	17	14
Total yards	262	313
Rushing yards	142	116
Passing yards	120	197
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	27:28	32:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing	Jalen Whitlow	14/28, 120 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Jalen Whitlow	17 rushes, 69 yards
	Receiving	Demarco Robinson	4 receptions, 49 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	19/24, 184 yards
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	21 rushes, 77 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	12 receptions, 141 yards

At Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	0	0	7	14
Volunteers	0	7	3	0	10

Statistics	VAN	TENN
First downs	15	18
Total yards	285	237
Rushing yards	90	184
Passing yards	195	53
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	31:45	28:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	21/27, 181 yards, INT
	Rushing	Paul Robinette	10 rushes, 41 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	13 receptions, 133 yards
Tennessee	Passing	Joshua Dobbs	11/19, 53 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rajion Neal	22 rushes, 95 yards, TD
	Receiving	Alton Howard	2 receptions, 23 yards

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	7	7	7	0	21
Commodores	7	10	0	6	23

Statistics	WAKE	VAN
First downs	15	22
Total yards	266	403
Rushing yards	111	132
Passing yards	155	271
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	21:51	38:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing	Tanner Price	16/32, 155 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tanner Price	12 rushes, 47 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Harris	3 receptions, 40 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Austyn Carta-Samuels	24/33, 231 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Brian Kimbrow	13 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	11 receptions, 125 yards

Vs. Houston (BBVA Compass Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	14	10	0	17	41
Cougars	0	0	24	0	24

Statistics	VAN	HOU
First downs	14	12
Total yards	365	384
Rushing yards	211	146
Passing yards	154	238
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	35:41	24:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Paul Robinette	6/19, 154 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jerron Seymour	20 rushes, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Matthews	5 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
Houston	Passing	John O'Korn	20/47, 228 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Daniel Spencer	3 rushes, 69 yards
	Receiving	Markeith Ambles	6 receptions, 105 yards, TD

References

^ Wiedmer, Mark (January 12, 2014). "Wiedmer: Vandy ready to move on without Franklin". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "Vanderbilt Cancels Ohio State, Northwestern Series Due to SEC Schedule Conflicts". SB Nation. October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
^ "Vanderbilt rape case: Timeline of key events". The Tennessean.
^ "Vanderbilt accuser at first denied she was raped". USA Today.
^ "Prosecutors detail assault as Vanderbilt University rape trial opens". Reuters. January 14, 2015.
^ "Former Vanderbilt football player found guilty of raping a student who had blacked out - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
^ ^a ^b "Former Vanderbilt football player sentenced in dorm rape case". CBS News.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Cory Batey sentenced to 15 years in Vanderbilt rape case". The Tennessean.
^ "Batey gets 15 years in Vanderbilt rape case". July 15, 2016.
^ "Former Campus Athletes Indicted on Multiple Counts of Aggravated Rape, Aggravated Sexual Battery". ABC News. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ Haas, Brian (September 17, 2013). "Chris Boyd dismissed from Vanderbilt football program". USA Today. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
^ "Chris Boyd becomes fifth Vanderbilt football player indicted in rape case". CBS News. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
^ "State of Tennessee v. Cory Lamont Batey | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts".
^ "Cory Batey sentenced to 15 years in Vanderbilt rape case". USA Today.
^ "Official Football Roster". vucommodores.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

[x634-1] Wiedmer, Mark (January 12, 2014). "Wiedmer: Vandy ready to move on without Franklin". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[2] "Vanderbilt Cancels Ohio State, Northwestern Series Due to SEC Schedule Conflicts". SB Nation. October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2013.

[3] "Vanderbilt rape case: Timeline of key events". The Tennessean.

[4] "Vanderbilt accuser at first denied she was raped". USA Today.

[5] "Prosecutors detail assault as Vanderbilt University rape trial opens". Reuters. January 14, 2015.

[6] "Former Vanderbilt football player found guilty of raping a student who had blacked out - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.

[auto-7] "Former Vanderbilt football player sentenced in dorm rape case". CBS News.

[auto1-8] "Cory Batey sentenced to 15 years in Vanderbilt rape case". The Tennessean.

[9] "Batey gets 15 years in Vanderbilt rape case". July 15, 2016.

[10] "Former Campus Athletes Indicted on Multiple Counts of Aggravated Rape, Aggravated Sexual Battery". ABC News. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[11] Haas, Brian (September 17, 2013). "Chris Boyd dismissed from Vanderbilt football program". USA Today. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

[12] "Chris Boyd becomes fifth Vanderbilt football player indicted in rape case". CBS News. Retrieved August 18, 2013.

[13] "State of Tennessee v. Cory Lamont Batey | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts".

[14] "Cory Batey sentenced to 15 years in Vanderbilt rape case". USA Today.

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v t e Vanderbilt Commodores football
Venues	Old Dudley Field (1892–1921) Curry Field (1922) Dudley Field (1922–1980) FirstBank Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Ole Miss Sewanee Tennessee
Culture & lore	History Origin of "Commodores" "Dynamite" Marching band Porter Cup Vanderbilt rape case 1906 Carlisle game 1910 Yale game 1922 Michigan game 2024 Alabama game IMG Sports Newtork
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans All-Southerns NFL draftees Statistical leaders William Lofland Dudley
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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