# 2023 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2023 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores were led by Clark Lea in his third year as their head coach. Following their blowout loss to Ole Miss, the Commodores became ineligible for a bowl selection for the 5th consecutive season. This was the last year of the Eastern and Western divisions of the SEC, as Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC in 2024. The Vanderbilt Commodores football team drew an average home attendance of 25,509 in 2023.

## Schedule

Vanderbilt and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022. The 2023 Commodores' schedule consists of 6 home games and 6 away games for the regular season. Vanderbilt will host four SEC conference opponents Auburn, Georgia (rivalry), Kentucky (rivalry) and Missouri at home and will travel to four SEC opponents, Florida, Mississippi (rivalry), South Carolina and Tennessee (rivalry) to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Vanderbilt is not scheduled to play SEC West opponents Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State and Texas A&M in the 2023 regular season. The Commodores' have two bye weeks this season.
Vanderbilt's out of conference opponents represent the ACC, Mountain West and SWAC. The Commodores will host two of the four non–conference games which are against Alabama A&M from the SWAC and Hawaii from the Mountain West. The Commodores will travel to two non–conference games which are against UNLV also from the Mountain West and will travel to Wake Forest from the ACC.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Hawaii* | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | W 35–28 | 21,407 |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN+/ESPN+ | W 47–13 | 22,035 |
| September 9 | 10:00 a.m. | at Wake Forest* | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN | L 20–36 | 28,363 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | CBSSN | L 37–40 | 22,582 |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Kentucky | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | L 28–45 | 26,279 |
| September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 23 Missouri | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | L 21–38 | 26,332 |
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | L 14–38 | 89,432 |
| October 14 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Georgia | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | CBS | L 20–37 | 28,500 |
| October 28 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | SECN | L 7–33 | 62,914 |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Auburn | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | L 15–31 | 28,500 |
| November 11 | 11:00 a.m. | at South Carolina | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | SECN | L 6–47 | 75,682 |
| November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Tennessee | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | L 24–48 | 101,915 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) – Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawaii | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Vanderbilt | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN
* Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023
* Game time: 8:10 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 21,407
* Referee: Cal McNeill
* TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (Primary Commentator), Matt Stinchcomb (Color Commentator), Alyssa Lang (Sideline Reporter)
Game information :
First quarter
(11:26) VAN – Patrick Smith 21-yard run (run failed) (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:22; Vanderbilt 6–0)
(7:13) HAW – Steven McBride 9-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Hawaii 7–6)
(7:00) VAN – Jayden McGowan 97-yard kickoff return (AJ Swann pass to Quincy Skinner Jr) (Vanderbilt 14–7)
Second quarter
(14:56) VAN – Will Sheppard 7-yard pass from AJ Swann (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:41; Vanderbilt 21–7)
(13:03) HAW – Steven McBride 45-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:45; Vanderbilt 21–14)
Third quarter
(9:32) VAN – Will Sheppard 1-yard pass from AJ Swann (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:01; Vanderbilt 28–14)
Fourth quarter
(14:48) VAN – London Humphreys 32-yard pass from AJ Swann (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 2:56; Vanderbilt 35–14)
(11:20) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 3-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Vanderbilt 35–21)
(4:49) HAW – Dalen Morris 1-yard run (Matthew Shipley kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:18; Vanderbilt 35–28)
Win Probability
Line
VAN –17.0
Over/Under
54.5 :
| Statistics | HAW | VAN |
| First downs | 19 | 17 |
| Total yards | 391 | 297 |
| Rushing yards | 40 | 39 |
| Passing yards | 351 | 258 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:22 | 28:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 27/35, 351 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Landon Sims | 9 carries, 38 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Pofele Ashlock | 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 19/30, 258 yards, 3 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Patrick Smith | 7 carries, 30 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Jayden McGowan | 6 receptions, 72 yards |

### Alabama A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Alabama A&M (FCS) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 47 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN
* Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 22,035
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV: SECN+/ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
(6:05) AAMU – Victor Barbosa 21-yard field goal (Drive: 20 plays, 71 yards, 8:55; Alabama A&M 3–0)
(1:32) VAN – Jacob Borcila 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:29; Tied 3–3)
(0:33) VAN – TEAM 0-yard safety (Vanderbilt 5–3)
Second quarter
(8:50) VAN – Will Sheppard 3-yard pass from AJ Swann (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:38; Vanderbilt 12–3)
Third quarter
(12:18) VAN – Will Sheppard 17-yard pass from AJ Swann (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Vanderbilt 19–3)
(11:32) AAMU – Terrell Gardner 62-yard pass from Xavier Lankford (Victor Barbosa kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:40; Vanderbilt 19–10)
(3:07) VAN – AJ Swann 1-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:54; Vanderbilt 26–10)
Fourth quarter
(14:54) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 17-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:23; Vanderbilt 33–10)
(11:32) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 9-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:45; Vanderbilt 40–10)
(7:43) VAN – Kamrean Johnson 17-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 1:06; Vanderbilt 47–10)
(2:32) AAMU – Victor Barbosa 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:11; Vanderbilt 47–13)
Win Probability
Line
VAN –34.5
Over/Under
53.5 :
| Statistics | AAMU | VAN |
| First downs | 14 | 24 |
| Total yards | 278 | 461 |
| Rushing yards | 135 | 215 |
| Passing yards | 143 | 246 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:22 | 27:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Alabama A&M | Passing | Xavier Lankford | 11/22, 105 yards, TD |
| Alabama A&M | Rushing | Isaiah Nwokenkwo | 1 carry, 39 yards |
| Alabama A&M | Receiving | Terrell Gardner | 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 15/29, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 12 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Jayden McGowan | 6 receptions, 70 yards |

### at Wake Forest

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Wake Forest | 3 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
at Truist Field, Winston-Salem, NC
* Date: September 9, 2023
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. CST
* Game attendance: 28,363
* Referee: Lee Hendrick
* TV announcers (ACCN): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline)
| Statistics | VAN | WAKE |
| First downs | 21 | 29 |
| Total yards | 423 | 484 |
| Rushing yards | 109 | 288 |
| Passing yards | 314 | 196 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:43 | 34:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 26/39, 314 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Patrick Smith | 10 carries, 77 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | London Humphreys | 4 receptions, 109 yards, TD |
| Wake Forest | Passing | Mitch Griffis | 17/26, 196 yards, 2 TD |
| Wake Forest | Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 26 carries, 165 yards |
| Wake Forest | Receiving | Ke'Shawn Williams | 5 receptions, 92 yards, TD |

### at UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 37 |
| UNLV | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: September 16, 2023
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 22,582
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Lewis, Ross Tucker, Justin Walters
| Statistics | VAN | UNLV |
| First downs | 21 | 21 |
| Total yards | 420 | 403 |
| Rushing yards | 38–83 | 40–127 |
| Passing yards | 337 | 276 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–37–1 | 21–37–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:45 | 28:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 17/35, 335 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Patrick Smith | 13 carries, 43 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | London Humphreys | 3 receptions, 102 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 19/33, 261 yards, TD, INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas | 13 carries, 50 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 12 receptions, 165 yards |

### Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kentucky | 21 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 26,279
* Referee: Dax Gautreaux
* TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
| Statistics | UK | VAN |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Total yards | 60–365 | 74–328 |
| Rushing yards | 31–160 | 27–97 |
| Passing yards | 205 | 231 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–29–2 | 20–47–4 |
| Time of possession | 31:11 | 28:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kentucky | Passing | Devin Leary | 15/29, 205 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Kentucky | Rushing | Ray Davis | 17 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD |
| Kentucky | Receiving | Barion Brown | 4 receptions, 105 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 16/40, 189 yards, 3 INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 8 carries, 37 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Gamarion Carter | 2 receptions, 48 yards |

### Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Missouri | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: –
* Game attendance: 26,332
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), Andraya Carter (sideline)
| Statistics | MIZZ | VAN |
| First downs | 28 | 15 |
| Total yards | 75–532 | 72–300 |
| Rushing yards | 34–137 | 20–41 |
| Passing yards | 395 | 259 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–41–0 | 20–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:58 | 24:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Missouri | Passing | Brady Cook | 33/41, 395 yards, 4 TD |
| Missouri | Rushing | Nathaniel Peat | 12 carries, 71 yards |
| Missouri | Receiving | Luther Burden III | 11 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 20/31, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Jayden McGowan | 3 carries, 24 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Will Sheppard | 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD |

### at Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Florida | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
* Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: cloudy
* Game attendance: 88,163
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | VAN | FLA |
| First downs | 13 | 25 |
| Total yards | 53–344 | 71–495 |
| Rushing yards | 19–64 | 30–215 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 280 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–34–0 | 34–41–1 |
| Time of possession | 23:02 | 36:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 19/34, 280 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 8 carries, 29 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Will Sheppard | 3 receptions, 107 yards, TD |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 30/36, 254 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 18 carries, 135 yards, TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Arlis Boardingham | 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD |

### Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Georgia | 7 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: –
* Game attendance: 28,500
* Referee: –
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
| Statistics | UGA | VAN |
| First downs | 26 | 9 |
| Total yards | 78–552 | 47–219 |
| Rushing yards | 39–291 | 15–18 |
| Passing yards | 261 | 201 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–39–1 | 19–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 37:19 | 22:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Georgia | Passing | Carson Beck | 29/39, 261 yards, TD, INT |
| Georgia | Rushing | Daijun Edwards | 20 carries, 146 yards, TD |
| Georgia | Receiving | Dominic Lovett | 9 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 19/29, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 6 carries, 16 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Jayden McGowan | 5 receptions, 58 yards |

### at Ole Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 12 Ole Miss | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
* Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,914
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
| Statistics | VAN | MISS |
| First downs | 13 | 22 |
| Total yards | 229 | 431 |
| Rushing yards | 169 | 177 |
| Passing yards | 60 | 254 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–20–2 | 20–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:59 | 27:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Walter Taylor | 4/12, 38 yards, 1 INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Walter Taylor | 20 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Junior Sherrill | 2 receptions, 28 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 19/28, 240 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Ole Miss | Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 17 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD |
| Ole Miss | Receiving | Dayton Wade | 8 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD |

### Auburn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Auburn | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW 5 mph
* Game attendance: 28,500
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | AUB | VAN |
| First downs | 14 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 64–424 | 62–266 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–230 | 30–100 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 166 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–27–1 | 17–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:39 | 33:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Auburn | Passing | Payton Thorne | 17/27, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Auburn | Rushing | Jarquez Hunter | 19 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD |
| Auburn | Receiving | Ja'Varrius Johnson | 3 receptions, 62 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 16/29, 160 yards, TD, INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 9 carries, 40 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Will Sheppard | 4 receptions, 43 yards |

### at South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 47 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
* Game weather: Rainy • 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NE 6.5 MPH
* Game attendance: 75,682
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
| Statistics | VAN | SC |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Total yards | 235 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | 136 |
| Passing yards | 104 | 351 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–28–0 | 28–36–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:47 | 27:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 13–28, 103 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Walter Taylor | 6 carries, 39 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | London Humphreys | 3 receptions, 33 yards |
| South Carolina | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 28–36, 351 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| South Carolina | Rushing | Mario Anderson | 9 carries, 102 yards, TD |
| South Carolina | Receiving | Xavier Legette | 9 receptions, 120 yards |

### at Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| No. 21 Tennessee | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy • 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 101,915
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (color), and Taylor Davis (sidelines)
| Statistics | VAN | TENN |
| First downs | 22 | 31 |
| Total yards | 306 | 617 |
| Rushing yards | 78 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 449 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–32–0 | 31–47–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:21 | 25:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 14/23, 167 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 11 carries, 46 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Junior Sherrill | 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD |
| Tennessee | Passing | Joe Milton III | 22/33, 383 yards, 4 TD |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 11 carries, 75 yards |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Ramel Keyton | 4 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Vanderbilt in current position |
| Clark Lea | Head coach | 3rd |
| Justin Lustig | Associate head coach/special teams coordinator/tight ends coach | 3rd |
| Joey Lynch | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 3rd |
| Nick Howell | Defensive coordinator | 2nd |
| Nick Lezynski | Linebackers coach/Defensive Run Game Coordinator | 2nd |
| A.J. Blazek | Offensive line coach | 3rd |
| Jovan Haye | Defensive ends coach | 3rd |
| Larry Black | Defensive tackles coach | 2nd |
| Alex Bailey | Wide receivers | 2nd |
| Dan Jackson | Defensive Backs coach | 2nd |
| Jayden Everett | Running Backs Coach | 1st |