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Baylor at Vanderbilt

Dec 28, 2018 • Completed • Neutral Site

ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS TEXAS BOWL

Season 2018PostseasonWeek 1

Away

Baylor

Big 12

Final Score

45 - 38

BV

Home

Vanderbilt

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Vanderbilt573
Baylor668

Passing Yards

Vanderbilt286
Baylor384

Rushing Yards

Vanderbilt287
Baylor284

Turnovers

Vanderbilt1
Baylor1

Game Conditions

Temperature57°F
Wind1 mph N

Humidity

85%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Charlie Brewer

Baylor

YDS: 384

Rushing

Ke'Shawn Vaughn

Vanderbilt

YDS: 243

Receiving

Trestan Ebner

Baylor

YDS: 109

Tackles

Jordan Griffin

Vanderbilt

TOT: 9

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Vanderbilt23:58
Baylor36:02

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Baylor holds off Vanderbilt 45-38

Close

Baylor defeated Vanderbilt 45-38 in Week 1 of the 2018 postseason slate, finishing with a 668-573 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Baylor set the terms early in a game that finished 45-38. Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 65 yds for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK) came with {'seconds': 4, 'minutes': 14} left in the first quarter, giving Vanderbilt the first major swing.

Baylor's box score carried the story: 668 total yards, 284 rushing yards, and 384 passing yards. Vanderbilt finished with 573 total yards, including 287 on the ground and 286 through the air.

Baylor converted 6-15 on third down, went 5-5 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Baylor led 17-21 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Charlie Brewer pass complete to Trestan Ebner for 75 yds for a TD (John Mayers KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 65 yds for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK) (Vanderbilt led 7-0 over Baylor).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 68 yds for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK) (Vanderbilt led 14-10 over Baylor).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    John Lovett run for 12 yds for a TD (Connor Martin KICK) (Baylor led 10-7 over Vanderbilt).

  • Field Goal Good

    Connor Martin 23 yd FG GOOD (Baylor led 3-7 over Vanderbilt).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 69 yds for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK) (Vanderbilt led 21-17 over Baylor).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    JaMycal Hasty run for 18 yds for a TD (Connor Martin KICK) (Baylor led 17-14 over Vanderbilt).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    45-38

    Baylor defeated Vanderbilt.

  • Total yards

    668-573

    Baylor held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    284

    Baylor averaged 6.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    384

    Baylor averaged 11 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-15

    Baylor's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-13

    Vanderbilt's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticVanderbiltBaylor
Total Yards573668
Passing Yards286384
Rushing Yards287284
First Downs2230
Third Down Efficiency7-136-15
Fourth Down Efficiency1-25-5
Total Penalties (Yards)3-267-50
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts18-3821-35
Rushing Attempts2446
Passing TDs12
Rushing TDs44
Kicking Points89
Possession Time23:5836:02
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)