# 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores were led by Clark Lea in his fourth year as their head coach.
On October 5, 2024, Vanderbilt beat No. 1 Alabama 40–35, not only gaining their first victory over the Crimson Tide in 40 years, but also gaining their first ever win over an AP top 5 opponent after going 0–60 all time against them prior to that matchup. Their fans carried the South end zone goalposts 2.9 miles through downtown Nashville and Broadway before dumping them in the Cumberland River across from Nissan Stadium. Fans made it past many road blocks by the Nashville Metropolitan PD, and even took a detour around Bridgestone Arena to avoid police. They were fined $100,000 by the SEC. The following week, Vanderbilt achieved another upset against double digit spread by beating the Kentucky Wildcats for their first win on the road of the season.
On October 20, The Commodores achieved their first AP Top 25 ranking for the first time since the end of the 2013 season, at No. 25.
The Commodores faced their historic rival Georgia Tech in the 2024 Birmingham Bowl. With the win over Georgia Tech, the Commodores won their first bowl game and secured their first winning season since 2013.

## Preseason
### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2024. The Commodores were predicted to finish 16th (last) in the conference, but also received two first-place votes.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Georgia | 3330 (165) |
| 2 | Texas | 3041 (27) |
| 3 | Alabama | 2891 (12) |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 2783 (4) |
| 5 | LSU | 2322 (2) |
| 6 | Missouri | 2240 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2168 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 2022 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1684 |
| 10 | Auburn | 1382 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 1371 |
| 12 | Florida | 1146 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 923 (1) |
| 14 | Arkansas | 749 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 623 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 293 (2) |
First-place votes :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Georgia | 165 |
| 2 | Texas | 27 |
| 3 | Alabama | 12 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 4 |
| 5 | LSU | 2 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 2 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 1 |

### Award watch lists

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Patrick Mannelly Award | Julian Ashby | LS | GS |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Richie Hoskins | WR | SR |
| Ray Guy Award | Jesse Mirco | P | GS |
| Bednarik Award | C. J. Taylor | LB | SR |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Virginia Tech* | | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN | W 34–27 $^{OT}$ | 28,934 |
| September 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Alcorn State* | | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | ESPNU | W 55–0 | 24,080 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Georgia State* | | Center Parc StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN+ | L 32–36 | 14,413 |
| September 21 | 3:15 p.m. | at No. 7 Missouri | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | L 27–30 $^{2OT}$ | 62,621 |
| October 5 | 3:15 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | W 40–35 | 28,934 |
| October 12 | 6:45 p.m. | at Kentucky | | Kroger FieldLexington, KY (rivalry) | SECN | W 20–13 | 62,120 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Ball State* | | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN+/ESPN+ | W 24–14 | 27,884 |
| October 26 | 3:15 p.m. | No. 5 Texas | No. 25 | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | L 24–27 | 28,934 |
| November 2 | 11:45 a.m. | at Auburn | | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | SECN | W 17–7 | 88,043 |
| November 9 | 3:15 p.m. | South Carolina | | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | L 7–28 | 28,934 |
| November 23 | 6:45 p.m. | at LSU | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | SECN | L 17–24 | 102,086 |
| November 30 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 8 Tennessee | | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | ABC | L 23–36 | 28,934 |
| December 27 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* | | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl / rivalry) | ESPN | W 35–27 | 33,840 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 24 | — | RV | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 25 | — | RV | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Hokies | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Commodores | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,934
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, and Taylor Davis
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | VT | VAN |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 322 | 371 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 181 |
| Passing yards | 322 | 190 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:28 | 34:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 22/33, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 9 rushes, 34 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Ali Jennings | 2 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 12/16, 190 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Diego Pavia | 26 rushes, 104 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Quincy Skinner Jr. | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD |

### Alcorn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commodores | 10 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,080
* Referee: Daniel Dautreaux
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Fitzgerald and Charlie Strong
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ALCN | VAN |
| First downs | 6 | 18 |
| Total yards | 71 | 342 |
| Rushing yards | 40 | 242 |
| Passing yards | 31 | 100 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Alcorn State | Passing | Xzavier Vaughn | 5/9, 20 yards |
| Alcorn State | Rushing | Cameron Stewart | 10 rushes, 29 yards |
| Alcorn State | Receiving | Tavarious Griffin | 2 receptions, 14 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 10/13, 83 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Nate Johnson | 2 rushes, 69 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Tristen Brown | 3 receptions, 27 yards |

### At Georgia State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 32 |
| Panthers | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 14,413
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart and Sam Crenshaw
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | VAN | GAST |
| First downs | 23 | 25 |
| Total yards | 380 | 426 |
| Rushing yards | 110 | 157 |
| Passing yards | 270 | 269 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:13 | 32:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 18/33, 270 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 11 rushes, 42 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Eli Stowers | 9 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
| Georgia State | Passing | Christian Veilleux | 26/41, 269 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Georgia State | Rushing | Freddie Brock | 15 rushes, 96 yards |
| Georgia State | Receiving | Ted Hurst | 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD |

### At No. 7 Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Commodores | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| No. 7 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,621
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Alyssa Lang
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | VAN | MIZZ |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total yards | 324 | 442 |
| Rushing yards | 146 | 216 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 226 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:54 | 33:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 14/23, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Diego Pavia | 17 rushes, 84 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Joseph McVay | 1 reception, 65 yards, TD |
| Missouri | Passing | Brady Cook | 23/37, 226 yards, 2 TD |
| Missouri | Rushing | Nate Noel | 24 rushes, 199 yards |
| Missouri | Receiving | Luther Burden III | 6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD |

### No. 1 Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Crimson Tide | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Commodores | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,934
* Referee: Lee Hendrick
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic, and Alyssa Lang
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ALA | VAN |
| First downs | 17 | 26 |
| Total yards | 394 | 418 |
| Rushing yards | 84 | 166 |
| Passing yards | 310 | 252 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 17:52 | 42:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Alabama | Passing | Jalen Milroe | 18/24, 310 yards, TD, INT |
| Alabama | Rushing | Jamarion Miller | 5 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD |
| Alabama | Receiving | Ryan Williams | 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 16/20, 252 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 21 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Eli Stowers | 6 receptions, 113 yards |
This was Vanderbilt's first win over Alabama since 1984 and its first win against the Crimson Tide in Nashville since 1969. This was also the Commodores first win over a AP Top 5 opponent in program history.

### At Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 6:45 p.m. CDT/7:45 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,120
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | VAN | UK |
| First downs | 19 | 23 |
| Total yards | 288 | 322 |
| Rushing yards | 145 | 164 |
| Passing yards | 143 | 158 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:35 | 25:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 15/18, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 11 rushes, 58 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Richie Hoskins | 3 receptions, 44 yards, TD |
| Kentucky | Passing | Brock Vandagriff | 15/25, 158 yards, TD |
| Kentucky | Rushing | Demie Sumo-Karngbaye | 12 rushes, 59 yards, TD |
| Kentucky | Receiving | Dane Key | 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD |

### Ball State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Commodores | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 27,884
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Richard Cross and Charles Arbuckle
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | BALL | VAN |
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total yards | 268 | 420 |
| Rushing yards | 78 | 145 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 275 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:25 | 34:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 21/29, 190 yards, TD |
| Ball State | Rushing | Vaughn Pemberton | 5 rushes, 32 yards |
| Ball State | Receiving | Tanner Koziol | 9 receptions, 68 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 17/31, 275 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Diego Pavia | 13 rushes, 82 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Eli Stowers | 8 receptions, 130 yards, TD |

### No. 5 Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Longhorns | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 25 Commodores | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 28,934
* Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic, and Alyssa Lang
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TEX | VAN |
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total yards | 392 | 269 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 114 |
| Passing yards | 288 | 155 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 31:09 | 28:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Quinn Ewers | 27/37, 288 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Quintrevion Wisner | 17 rushes, 79 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | DeAndre Moore Jr. | 6 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 16/29, 143 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Diego Pavia | 16 rushes, 67 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Junior Sherrill | 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD |

### At Auburn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 11:45 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 88,043
* Referee: Kyle Olson
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Ashley Stroehlein
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | VAN | AUB |
| First downs | 12 | 14 |
| Total yards | 227 | 327 |
| Rushing yards | 84 | 88 |
| Passing yards | 143 | 239 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:57 | 28:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 9/22, 143 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 10 rushes, 28 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Junior Sherrill | 1 reception, 31 yards |
| Auburn | Passing | Payton Thorne | 20/29, 239 yards, TD |
| Auburn | Rushing | Jarquez Hunter | 12 rushes, 50 yards |
| Auburn | Receiving | KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 4 receptions, 78 yards |

### South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 25 Commodores | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Rain, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,934
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, Aaron Murray, and Ashley ShahAhmadi
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SCAR | VAN |
| First downs | 25 | 17 |
| Total yards | 452 | 274 |
| Rushing yards | 214 | 108 |
| Passing yards | 238 | 166 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:59 | 29:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Carolina | Passing | LaNorris Sellers | 14/20, 238 yards, 2 TD |
| South Carolina | Rushing | Raheim Sanders | 15 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD |
| South Carolina | Receiving | Raheim Sanders | 2 Receptions, 52 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 16/31, 166 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Diego Pavia | 13 rushes, 65 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Eli Stowers | 4 receptions, 41 yards |

### At LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 6:45 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 102,086
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | VAN | LSU |
| First downs | 13 | 27 |
| Total yards | 308 | 471 |
| Rushing yards | 122 | 139 |
| Passing yards | 186 | 332 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:17 | 34:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 13/24, 186 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Diego Pavia | 6 rushes, 43 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Quincy Skinner Jr. | 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
| LSU | Passing | Garrett Nussmeier | 28/37, 332 yards, TD |
| LSU | Rushing | Josh Williams | 14 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| LSU | Receiving | Kyren Lacy | 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD |

### No. 8 Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Volunteers | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 36 |
| Commodores | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: SW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 28,934
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Taylor McGregor
* Box score, Recap First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
** VAN – Junior Sherrill 100-yard kickoff return (Brock Taylor kick), 14:47. Commodores 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13.
** VAN – Sedrick Alexander 4-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 10:22. Commodores 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:52.
** TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 28-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick), 8:48. Commodores 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:34.
** VAN – Brock Taylor 32-yard field goal, 4:01. Commodores 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:47.
** TENN – Max Gilbert 50-yard field goal, 8:33. Commodores 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:59.
** TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 86-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick), 6:38. Tied 17–17. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:31.
** TENN – Miles Kitselman 18-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick), 0:22. Volunteers 24–17. Drive:10 plays, 96 yards, 2:19.
** TENN – Mike Matthews 14-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick), 8:43. Volunteers 31–17 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:17.
** TENN – Tyre West Safety, 1:09. Volunteers 33–17. Drive: 2 plays, -4 yards, 0:49.
** TENN – Max Gilbert 22-yard field goal, 8:24. Volunteers 36–17. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 7:46.
** VAN – Richie Hoskins 31-yard pass from Diego Pavia (No good on Two-Point conversion), 5:53. Volunteers 36–23. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:23.
| Statistics | TENN | VAN |
| First downs | 28 | 15 |
| Total yards | 538 | 212 |
| Rushing yards | 281 | 108 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 104 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:35 | 26:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tennessee | Passing | Nico Iamaleava | 18/26, 257 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Dylan Sampson | 25 rushes, 178 yards |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Dont'e Thornton Jr. | 3 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 8/17, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 17 rushes, 60 yards, 1 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Richie Hoskins | 1 reception, 31 yards, 1 TD |

### Georgia Tech (Birmingham Bowl / rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Commodores | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C)
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Georgia Tech | Passing |
| Georgia Tech | Rushing |
| Georgia Tech | Receiving |
| Vanderbilt | Passing |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving |