NCAAF Game Recap - Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt
Sat Sep 9, 2017 4:00 PM EDT

Fres
10
Bama
41
F
Okla
31
OSU
16
F
Aub
6
Clem
14
F
Pitt
14
PSU
33
F
Stan
24
USC
42
F
Mont
7
Wash
63
F
Cin
14
Mich
36
F
FlAtl
14
Wisc
31
F
OkSt
44
SoAl
7
F
Chat
10
LSU
45
F
UGA
20
ND
19
F
Lou
47
UNC
35
F
Del
0
VaTec
27
F
UNCC
7
K St
55
F
Boise
44
WaSt
47
F(2OT)
TCU
28
Ark
7
F
InSt
7
Tenn
42
F
SamHu
44
PVAM
31
F
IdSt
13
UtSt
51
F
AlcSt
10
FLInt
17
F
Ohio
21
Purd
44
F
Buff
17
Army
21
F
UT-M
23
Miss
45
F
Iowa
44
IASt
41
F OT
ECU
20
WVU
56
F
Tows
17
MD
63
F
E Ky
16
KY
27
F
NW
17
Duke
41
F
JacSt
10
GATec
37
F
Wake
34
BC
10
F
TxSt
3
Colo
37
F
UAB
31
Ball
51
F
E Il
10
NIU
38
F
Sav
7
App
54
F
Tul
21
Navy
23
F
APSU
10
MiaOH
31
F
How
31
Kent
38
F
Abil
10
ColSt
38
F
SJSU
0
Tex
56
F
Ind
34
UVA
17
F
Vill
13
Temp
16
F
MidTN
30
Syr
23
F
E Mi
16
Rut
13
F
WestMI
14
MSU
28
F
OD
17
UMass
7
F
GWebb
0
Wyo
27
F
AlaAM
0
Vand
42
F
ULLaf
42
Tuls
66
F
C Mi
45
Kans
27
F
UNH
22
GaSo
12
F
Neb
35
Oreg
42
F
Hawaii
23
UCLA
56
F
Web
20
Cal
33
F
Mor
17
Lib
58
F
AlaSt
7
Troy
34
F
Marsh
20
NCSt
37
F
(N/A)
10
JMU
52
F
SD
35
BGSU
27
F
ArkPB
3
Akr
52
F
Toled
37
NEV
24
F
UNLV
44
Idaho
16
F
Nich
14
TxAM
24
F
Sou
0
SMiss
45
F
NorTx
32
SMU
54
F
SCar
31
MIZ
13
F
MissSt
57
LT
21
F
NMS
30
NM
28
F
Rice
31
UTEP
14
F
W Ky
7
Ill
20
F
UTSA
17
Bayl
10
F
MIN
48
OreSt
14
F
Utah
19
BYU
13
F
Hou
19
Ariz
16
F
SDSU
30
AzSt
20
F
MiaFL
ArkSt
Canc
NoCol
Fla
Canc
ULMon
FlaSt
PPD
SoFL
UConn
PPD
Mem
UCF
PPD

Vanderbilt 42, Alabama A&M 0

Sep 9, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Alabama A&M (0-2)

0

0

0

0

0

Vanderbilt (2-0)

14

21

7

0

42

Shurmur powers Vanderbilt in 42-0 shutout of Alabama A&M
Sat Sep 9, 2017 10:49 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The way Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason sees it, quarterback Kyle Shurmur's feet are turning his arm into quite a weapon.

Shurmur completed 15-of-18 passes for 202 yards and four touchdowns on Saturday, leading the Commodores to a 42-0 smashing of Alabama A&M. Vanderbilt improved to 2-0 for the first time under the fourth-year head coach.

In his first two games this season, Shurmur has completed 35-of-44 passes for 498 yards and seven touchdowns. He also ran for a score against Alabama A&M (0-2).

"I think for (Shurmur), it's just his footwork and his ability to deliver the ball," Mason said. "He's moving his feet in the direction of where he needs to throw. That's where the accuracy comes from.

"He's coming from a better platform. He's not leaning. He's stepping into throws."

Shurmur set a school record with an 83.3 percent completion rate against the Bulldogs, breaking the previous mark of 81.1 percent set by Hank Lesesne against Georgia in 1961. This season has been a continuation of the last four games of last year for Shurmur, who threw for 1,162 yards combined in those contests.

"We're really trying hard as quarterbacks to take pride in our footwork," Shurmur said. "Everything comes from the ground up. In terms of the run game as well, we have to be on the right tracks and give the running backs the best alleys, so they can make plays as well. It's really important to have good footwork."

Vanderbilt's defense was every bit as impressive as Shurmur and the offense. The Commodores piled up three sacks, posted two interceptions, held the Bulldogs to just 103 total yards and recorded their first shutout since beating Kentucky 40-0 in 2012.

Vandy's special teams chipped in with one blocked punt and another deflected punt, pleasing the sparse home crowd of 25,802.

"This is a three-phase game," Shurmur said. "I think the defense did a great job. The shutout is awesome. Special teams, they made a bunch of plays in terms of field position. It felt like we had a short field on offense a bunch. I thought we did a lot of good things on offense."

THE TAKEAWAY:

ALABAMA A&M: The FBS Bulldogs will look forward to facing a team more in their weight class next week after getting thumped by a BCS squad. Alabama A&M didn't help its offensive cause against Vanderbilt by throwing a pair of second-half interceptions.

VANDERBILT: The Commodores look primed for the meat of their schedule, which includes four ranked teams - Kansas St., Alabama, Florida and Georgia over the next four weeks. Vanderbilt has outscored its two opponents 70-6.

"We have some tough games, but you have to like it that way," Mason said. "Now you have to prepare for some good football teams to come in and see how good you really are."

MULTIPLE TOUCHDOWN CATCHES: Vanderbilt tight end Jared Pinkney recorded a pair of touchdown receptions, catching a 10-yard pass in the second quarter and a 23-yarder in the third. Meanwhile, wide receiver Kalija Lipscomb hauled in a 45-yard scoring pass, giving him three touchdown catches in two games.

MOVING UP THE CHARTS: Vanderbilt running back Ralph Webb carried 13 times for 54 yards and a touchdown. Webb moved into 18th place on the SEC's career rushing list with 3,445 yards, moving past Alabama's Bobby Humphrey (3,420 yards).

OFFENSIVELY CHALLENGED: Alabama A&M has scored a total of seven points in its first two contests. Quarterback Damion May led the Bulldogs against Vanderbilt with six carries for 27 yards. But Alabama A&M's rushing attack overall produced just 59 yards on 32 carries.

YOUNG GUNS: Vanderbilt quarterback Deuce Wallace played in his first game, completing three-of-seven passes for 19 yards. Commodores running back Jamauri Wakefield got the first carries of his career, finishing with 15 rushes for 64 yards.

"He made some big cuts to show you what his career will be like here at Vanderbilt," Mason said of Wakefield.

UP NEXT:

ALABAMA A&M: The Bulldogs will play their third straight non-conference road game when they travel to Mobile, Ala., for a contest against South Alabama. Jaguars are 0-2, having suffered losses to Ole Miss and Oklahoma St.

VANDERBILT: The Commodores play the second of three straight home games when they take on 19th-ranked Kansas St. at 6:30 p.m. The Wildcats are 2-0, having posted 55 points in each of their two wins - against Central Arkansas and Charlotte.

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Passing

AlaAM Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. May 8 3 37.5 0 29 23 1 8.9
A. Glass 13 5 38.5 0 15 5 1 14.6
Vand Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Shurmur 18 15 83.3 4 202 45 0 153.0
D. Wallace 7 3 42.9 0 19 13 0 50.3

Rushing

AlaAM Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. May 6 27 4.5 18 0
J. Burke 8 17 2.1 8 0
Vand Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Wakefield 15 64 4.3 13 0
K. Blasingame 6 55 9.2 31 0

Receiving

AlaAM Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
O. Miles 1 23 23.0 23 0
M. Clash 2 10 5.0 5 0
Vand Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Sherfield 4 69 17.3 25 1
J. Pinkney 4 51 12.8 23 2

Fumbles

AlaAM F FL
M. Clash 1 0

Returning

AlaAM KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
H. Harris 2 11.5 0 12 0 0 0
M. Clash 0 0 0 1 5.0 0 0
Vand KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Lipscomb 0 0 0 4 6.5 0 11
C. Duncan 1 22.0 0 22 0 0 0

Punting

AlaAM Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Carden 9 354 39.3 61
Vand Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. Loy 3 117 39.0 47
R. Nelson 2 49 24.5 30

Takeaways

Vand Int Yds InTD
O. Burks 1 9 0
D. Odeyingbo 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

AlaAM Vand
Points For 0 42
Total Yards 103 401
Rushing Yards 59 174
Passing Yards 44 227
Passing Completions / Attempts 8/21 19/26
Turnovers 2 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 0/0
First Downs 7 18
Penalties - Yards 5/21 4/40
Time Of Possession 19:19 41:41
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/14 6/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 10/35 5/33

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter AlaAM Vand
Vand 06:22 TD Ralph Webb 6 yd run (Tommy Openshaw kick) 0 7
Vand 12:21 TD Jared Pinkney 10 yd pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick) 0 14
2nd Quarter AlaAM Vand
Vand 06:55 TD Kalija Lipscomb 45 yd pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick) 0 21
Vand 10:43 TD Kyle Shurmur 1 yd run (Tommy Openshaw kick) 0 28
Vand 13:18 TD Trent Sherfield 25 yd pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick) 0 35
3rd Quarter AlaAM Vand
Vand 07:27 TD Jared Pinkney 23 yd pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick) 0 42
4th Quarter AlaAM Vand
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 25,802
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