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Tennessee at Vanderbilt

Dec 12, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 15

Away

Tennessee

SEC

Final Score

42 - 17

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Total Yards

Vanderbilt292
Tennessee540

Passing Yards

Vanderbilt239
Tennessee328

Rushing Yards

Vanderbilt53
Tennessee212

Turnovers

Vanderbilt1
Tennessee2

Game Conditions

ConditionCloudy
Temperature66°F
Wind11 mph SW

Humidity

60%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Ken Seals

Vanderbilt

YDS: 239

Rushing

Eric Gray

Tennessee

YDS: 74

Receiving

Velus Jones Jr.

Tennessee

YDS: 125

Tackles

Anfernee Orji

Vanderbilt

TOT: 13

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Vanderbilt26:23
Tennessee33:37

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Tennessee pulls away from Vanderbilt 42-17

Standard

Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt 42-17 in Week 15 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 540-292 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Tennessee set the terms early in a game that finished 42-17. Harrison Bailey pass complete to Princeton Fant for 6 yds for a TD, (Toby Wilson KICK) came with {'seconds': 54, 'minutes': 5} left in the first quarter, giving Tennessee the first major swing.

Tennessee's box score carried the story: 540 total yards, 212 rushing yards, and 328 passing yards. Vanderbilt finished with 292 total yards, including 53 on the ground and 239 through the air.

Tennessee converted 2-9 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-1, Tennessee led 28-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Harrison Bailey pass complete to Velus Jones Jr. for 74 yds for a TD, (Toby Wilson KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Harrison Bailey pass complete to Princeton Fant for 6 yds for a TD, (Toby Wilson KICK) (Tennessee led 7-0 over Vanderbilt).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 18 yds for a TD, (Sarah Fuller KICK) (Vanderbilt led 7-7 over Tennessee).

  • Passing Touchdown

    J.T. Shrout pass complete to Velus Jones Jr. for 23 yds for a TD, (Toby Wilson KICK) (Tennessee led 21-10 over Vanderbilt).

  • Passing Touchdown

    J.T. Shrout pass complete to Jalin Hyatt for 26 yds for a TD, (Toby Wilson KICK) (Tennessee led 28-10 over Vanderbilt).

  • Interception Return Touchdown

    Ken Seals pass intercepted for a TD Bryce Thompson return for 18 yds for a TD, (Toby Wilson KICK) (Vanderbilt led 10-14 over Tennessee).

  • Field Goal Good

    Pierson Cooke 39 yd FG GOOD (Vanderbilt led 10-7 over Tennessee).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    42-17

    Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt.

  • Total yards

    540-292

    Tennessee held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    212

    Tennessee averaged 5.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    328

    Tennessee averaged 10.3 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    2-9

    Tennessee's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-18

    Vanderbilt's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticVanderbiltTennessee
Total Yards292540
Passing Yards239328
Rushing Yards53212
First Downs1624
Third Down Efficiency3-182-9
Fourth Down Efficiency2-31-2
Total Penalties (Yards)7-6010-94
Turnovers12
Completions / Attempts22-3921-32
Rushing Attempts3138
Passing TDs24
Rushing TDs01
Kicking Points56
Possession Time26:2333:37
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)