NCAAF Game Recap - LSU at Vanderbilt
Sat Sep 21, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

UNCC
10
Clem
52
F
SMiss
7
Bama
49
F
ND
17
UGA
23
F
LSU
66
Vand
38
F
MiaOH
5
OSU
76
F
Aub
28
TxAM
20
F
Tenn
3
Fla
34
F
Utah
23
USC
30
F
Mich
14
Wisc
35
F
OkSt
30
Tex
36
F
UCF
34
Pitt
35
F
Oreg
21
Stan
6
F
UCLA
67
WaSt
63
F
AF
19
Boise
30
F
OD
17
UVA
28
F
Wash
45
BYU
19
F
Cal
28
Miss
20
F
Colo
34
AzSt
31
F
SMU
41
TCU
38
F
Hou
31
Tul
38
F
FLInt
31
LT
43
F
MSU
31
NW
10
F
ULMon
20
IASt
72
F
Elon
7
Wake
49
F
WestMI
33
Syr
52
F
BC
30
Rut
16
F
UConn
3
Ind
38
F
Mor
21
Army
52
F
CoCar
62
UMass
28
F
ULLaf
45
Ohio
25
F
CenCt
29
E Mi
34
F
Troy
35
Akr
7
F
BGSU
20
Kent
62
F
SoAl
3
UAB
35
F
Wyo
21
Tuls
24
F
App
34
UNC
31
F
Lou
24
FlaSt
35
F
Temp
22
Buff
38
F
JMU
37
Chat
14
F
SCar
14
MIZ
34
F
KY
13
MissSt
28
F
C Mi
12
MiaFL
17
F
NMS
52
NM
55
F
WVU
29
Kans
24
F
W&M
7
ECU
19
F
Hamp
27
Lib
62
F
Wagn
7
FlAtl
42
F
GASt
34
TxSt
37
F(2OT)
(N/A)
6
SamHu
45
F
SIU
28
ArkSt
41
F
N AL
12
JacSt
30
F
Bayl
21
Rice
13
F
Ball
23
NCSt
34
F
UTSA
3
NorTx
45
F
SJSU
31
Ark
24
F
NEV
37
UTEP
21
F
Neb
42
Ill
38
F
SacSt
20
Fres
34
F
Toled
41
ColSt
35
F
UtSt
23
SDSU
17
F
C Ark
16
Hawaii
35
F

LSU 66, Vanderbilt 38

Sep 21, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

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2

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4

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(4) LSU (4-0)

28

10

21

7

66

Vanderbilt (0-3)

7

10

14

7

38

School-record 6 TDs for Burrow, No. 4 LSU routs Vandy 66-38
Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:04 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) LSU always has played stingy defense. Now the Tigers have a high-octane offense and no plans at all to slow down anytime soon.

"Score, be aggressive," LSU coach Ed Orgeron said. "That's our mentality. We're going to be aggressive. We're going to go get it. We're not slowing down for anything."

The Tigers' aggressive approach paid off Saturday as Joe Burrow tossed four of his school-record six touchdown passes to Ja'Marr Chase and threw for 398 yards, leading No. 4 LSU to a 66-38 romp over Vanderbilt.

"They told me when it happened," Burrow said of his TD record. "I was more focused on going to get another one."

LSU (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) beat Vanderbilt (0-3, 0-2) for the eighth straight time. This marked the first meeting between these SEC charter members since 2010.

The Tigers scored their most points this season and most ever in regulation against an SEC opponent. The 104 combined points tied South Carolina's 65-39 win over Mississippi State in 1995 for the fourth-highest scoring total in an SEC game that didn't go into overtime.

They needed 2 minutes, 11 seconds, or less on each of their first seven scoring drives. LSU also scored 4 seconds after Micah Baskerville returned an onside kick 46 yards to open the third quarter on Burrow's fifth TD pass.

Baskerville later blocked a punt he recovered for a TD.

Burrow had a game for the record books.

He became both the first LSU quarterback to throw for 350 yards or more in three straight games. His 357 yards passing by halftime also was the most in school history.

Burrow hit 13 of his first 14 passes for 244 yards before throwing his second incompletion at 9:19 in the second quarter. He finished 25 of 34 and left the game early in the fourth quarter.

"It's good," Orgeron said. "I think that there's more to come. I really do. I think Joe is a fantastic player. He has a fantastic coach in (offensive coordinator) Steve Ensminger. We have a great plan, and as long as we protect the quarterback we're going to make big plays here at LSU."

And Burrow kept throwing to Chase. The sophomore caught TDs of 64, 25 and 51 yards in the first quarter and adding a 16-yarder in the third. He finished with 10 receptions for 229 yards, most by an LSU receiver since Odell Beckham Jr . had 204 against Furman in 2013.

"I'm just happy I played today," Chase said after not playing against Northwestern State last week in a coach's decision.

Vanderbilt had never before played two of the nation's top five teams within the first three weeks of a season. At least the Commodores scored on their first drive, which they didn't manage in an opening loss to No. 3 Georgia or a loss at Purdue. They scored their most points yet this season but had two turnovers.

"We were playing with house money, man," Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason said. "We had a chance to really take some chances, try to force some things to happen. Those things didn't necessarily go our way. But what I can tell you is the early part of the season, man, has been a difficult stretch."

LSU led 28-7 after the first quarter, 38-17 at halftime and 59-31 after the third.

THE TAKEAWAY

LSU: The Tigers entered the day second in the SEC defending the run, giving up just 80.3 yards a game. They gave up a 41-yarder to Ke'Shawn Vaughn on Vandy's first offensive play. Vaughn also broke loose for a 52-yard TD run in the third quarter - the longest run this season for the SEC's top returning rusher. Vaughn finished with 20 carries for 130 yards.

Vanderbilt: The Commodores came in as the only Football Bowl Subdivision team without a sack this season, and the closest they came to hitting Burrow early was on a roughing-the-passer penalty in the first quarter. Then Jaylen Mahoney sacked the LSU quarterback early in the second quarter, a play after Burrow had plenty of time to roll to his right before finding Stephen Sullivan on a 30-yard completion. Kenny Hebert also got a sack, and Elijah McAlister recovered an Edwards-Helaire fumble for a touchdown in the final minute of the first half.

INJURIES

LSU receiver Terrace Marshall Jr., who came into the game with six TD catches to tie for the FBS lead, was on crutches after four catches for 75 yards. Orgeron said it didn't look good. LSU middle linebacker Michael Divinity Jr. hurt an ankle and was seen in a walking boot. Orgeron said it "looked pretty significant."

UP NEXT

LSU: Open date before hosting Utah State on Oct. 5.

Vanderbilt: Hosts Northern Illinois on Sept. 28.

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Passing

LSU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Burrow 34 25 73.5 6 398 64 0 151.7
M. Brennan 4 1 25.0 0 20 20 1 8.3
Vand Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Neal 31 15 48.4 1 206 36 1 67.4
D. Wallace 8 4 50.0 0 23 12 1 16.7

Rushing

LSU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Edwards-Helaire 14 106 7.6 46 1
J. Emery Jr. 9 51 5.7 21 1
Vand Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Vaughn 20 130 6.5 52 2
J. Marlow 3 19 6.3 8 0

Receiving

LSU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Chase 10 229 22.9 64 4
T. Marshall Jr. 4 75 18.8 29 0
Vand Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
K. Lipscomb 5 68 13.6 36 1
C. Johnson 2 54 27.0 28 0

Fumbles

LSU F FL
C. Edwards-Helaire 1 1

Returning

LSU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Baskerville 1 46.0 0 46 1 23.0 1 0
D. Stingley Jr. 0 0 0 2 0.5 0 1
Vand KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Shelton-Mosley 0 0 0 1 11.0 0 11

Punting

LSU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Z. Von Rosenberg 5 211 42.2 56
Vand Punt Yds Avg LgPu
H. Smith 7 329 47.0 66

Takeaways

LSU Int Yds InTD
D. Stingley Jr. 1 0 0
J. Stevens 1 0 0
Vand Int Yds InTD
E. McAllister 0 0 0
R. Haynie 1 47 1

Team Stats Comparison

LSU Vand
Points For 66 38
Total Yards 599 374
Rushing Yards 181 145
Passing Yards 418 229
Passing Completions / Attempts 26/38 19/39
Turnovers 2 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 2
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 0/0
First Downs 26 17
Penalties - Yards 6/54 3/27
Time Of Possession 27:27 33:33
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/15 6/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 5/42 8/41

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter LSU Vand
Vand 03:56 TD Ke'Shawn Vaughn 5 yd run (Ryley Guay kick) 0 7
LSU 05:09 TD Justin Jefferson 4 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick) 7 7
LSU 06:22 TD Ja'Marr Chase 64 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick) 14 7
LSU 10:02 TD Clyde Edwards-Helaire 9 yd run (Cade York kick) 21 7
LSU 14:09 TD Ja'Marr Chase 25 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick) 28 7
2nd Quarter LSU Vand
Vand 02:46 FG Ryley Guay 41 yd FG 28 10
LSU 09:05 FG Cade York 25 yd FG 31 10
LSU 13:04 TD Ja'Marr Chase 51 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick) 38 10
Vand 14:11 TD Elijah McAllister 0 yd fumble return (Ryley Guay kick) 38 17
3rd Quarter LSU Vand
LSU 00:12 TD Racey McMath 6 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick) 45 17
Vand 01:35 TD Ke'Shawn Vaughn 52 yd run (Ryley Guay kick) 45 24
LSU 05:31 TD Ja'Marr Chase 16 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick) 52 24
LSU 07:38 TD Micah Baskerville 0 yd blocked punt return (Cade York kick) 59 24
Vand 13:54 TD Kalija Lipscomb 18 yd pass from Riley Neal (Ryley Guay kick) 59 31
4th Quarter LSU Vand
LSU 05:23 TD John Emery Jr. 6 yd run (Cade York kick) 66 31
Vand 13:09 TD Randall Haynie 47 yd interception return (Javan Rice kick) 66 38

Game Information

Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 32,048
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