NCAAF Game Recap - East Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:30 PM EST

Ark
20
LSU
56
F
PSU
17
OSU
28
F
TxAM
13
UGA
19
F
WCU
3
Bama
66
F
Oreg
28
AzSt
31
F
Utah
35
Ariz
7
F
TCU
24
Okla
28
F
MIN
38
NW
22
F
Mich
39
Ind
14
F
Tex
10
Bayl
24
F
Purd
24
Wisc
45
F
BC
7
ND
40
F
Sam
0
Aub
52
F
Temp
13
Cin
15
F
Mem
49
SoFL
10
F
Ill
10
Iowa
19
F
Boise
56
UtSt
21
F
SMU
28
Navy
35
F
OkSt
20
WVU
13
F
TxSt
13
App
35
F
Pitt
0
VaTec
28
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F
Akr
17
MiaOH
20
F
Toled
30
Buff
49
F
NCSt
26
GATec
28
F
ColSt
7
Wyo
17
F
Ball
38
Kent
41
F
JMU
55
URI
21
F
UCF
34
Tul
31
F
ECU
31
UConn
24
F
Kans
31
IASt
41
F
Lib
27
UVA
55
F
MSU
27
Rut
0
F
BYU
56
UMass
24
F
HBU
14
SamHu
37
F
SoAl
15
GASt
28
F
E Ky
29
JacSt
23
F
AF
44
NM
22
F
GaSo
33
ArkSt
38
F
UCLA
35
USC
52
F
ETenn
0
Vand
38
F
LT
14
UAB
20
F
W Ky
28
SMiss
10
F
NorTx
14
Rice
20
F
Mer
7
UNC
56
F
Neb
54
MD
7
F
UT-M
7
KY
50
F
Marsh
13
UNCC
24
F
SJSU
35
UNLV
38
F
Cal
24
Stan
20
F
UTEP
35
NMS
44
F
Syr
34
Lou
56
F
OD
17
MidTN
38
F
CoCar
42
ULMon
45
F
Troy
3
ULLaf
53
F
FlAtl
40
UTSA
26
F
K St
30
TxTch
27
F
MiaFL
24
FLInt
30
F
Hou
24
Tuls
14
F
Tenn
24
MIZ
20
F
Abil
7
MissSt
45
F
Duke
27
Wake
39
F
OreSt
53
WaSt
54
F
Wash
14
Colo
20
F
NEV
35
Fres
28
F
SDSU
11
Hawaii
14
F
Ohio
52
Akr
3
F
WestMI
14
NIU
17
F

Vanderbilt 38, East Tennessee 0

Nov 23, 2019, 3:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

East Tennessee (3-9)

0

0

0

0

0

Vanderbilt (3-8)

7

7

17

7

38

Vanderbilt earns win for its beleaguered coach
Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:54 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Four days ago, Vanderbilt’s athletic director issued public support for his beleaguered football coach.

The Commodores responded with a 38-0 win over East Tennessee State in Vanderbilt’s home finale on Saturday, ending a three-game losing streak.

Ke’Shawn Vaughn, a redshirt senior from nearby Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville, rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns.

He moved into sixth place in career yards at Vanderbilt with 2,259.

“We had some opportunities to get the ball to our playmakers and that’s what you want to see from this football team,” said Commodores coach Derek Mason, who is headed for his sixth straight losing season. “We just need to continue to build off this one. I think we still need to be better in some areas.”

The Buccaneers ended their season with their first shutout loss since 2016.

ETSU’s Quay Holmes, who rushed for a school-record 255 yards in last week’s win over Mercer, was held to a season-low 10 yards on 11 carries.

“Vandy, they just came out and they really challenged us to be able to move the ball running it and they challenged us to make plays through the air,” Holmes said. “They were definitely loading the box, playing up from what I saw and bringing a lot of people to the show when it came to running the ball.”

The Commodores (3-8) held the Buccaneers (3-9) to 105 yards in total offense.

Vanderbilt’s defense recorded season-highs for sacks (six) and tackles for loss (12).

“Vanderbilt is bigger, stronger and faster than what we see week-in, week-out,” ETSU coach Randy Sanders said. “They knew if they could stop us from running the ball, quarterback and wide receivers weren’t our strengths right now. I thought they tried to load the box a little bit the first half, but I think they figured out they didn’t necessarily have to and then they sat back and made sure they didn’t give up any big plays.”

The Commodores won their ninth straight against an opponent from Tennessee and improved to 35-6 against Southern Conference teams.

The Commodores took a 14-0 halftime lead on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Riley Neal to Jared Pinkney in the first quarter and Vaughn’s 2-yard TD run in the second quarter.

Vaughn increased the Commodores’ lead to 21-0 with a 75-yard run, his longest of the season, down the left side on the first play of the second half.

Tight end Jared Pinkney made his first two TD receptions of the season. In addition to the first-quarter score, he had a 7-yard reception in the end zone that stretched the Commodores’ lead to 31-0 with 3:11 left in the third quarter.

Neal passed for 179 yards and two touchdowns for the Commodores.

THE TAKEAWAY

East Tennessee State: The Buccaneers never got anything going offensively, managing just 37 running yards against one of FBS’ worst rush defenses.

Vanderbilt: The Commodores’ struggling offense finally showed some life after scoring only two TDs in the previous three games.

IT’S ALL ABOUT FINISHING

Vanderbilt’s defense only allowed nine yards in the second half.

“It’s really about understanding finishing,” Commodores linebacker Caleb Peart said. “I think when there’s only so many games left in the season, you really have to understand what you’re playing for. Obviously, there isn’t a bowl game, but we’re still playing for something bigger than ourselves and I think guys are very committed and did their job very well tonight.”

VANDY’S MOMENTUM

Vaughn hopes the win over ETSU will give Vanderbilt a little momentum entering its in-state rivalry with Tennessee on Saturday.

“It’s very important that as a team we’re coming off a big win,” Vaughn said. “I feel that this is something that we needed going into a rivalry game and we’re going to keep preparing.”

UP NEXT

East Tennessee State: Three Buccaneers will compete in the FCS Bowl on Dec. 8.

Vanderbilt: The Commodores visit Tennessee in their finale Saturday with wins in three straight and five of the last seven in the series.

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Passing

ETenn Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Mitchell 12 5 41.7 0 50 25 0 54.2
T. Riddell 5 1 20.0 0 18 18 0 42.1
Vand Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Neal 24 16 66.7 2 179 43 0 116.5
A. Walters 2 1 50.0 0 19 19 0 83.3

Rushing

ETenn Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Saylors 14 51 3.6 12 0
J. Martin 2 11 5.5 6 0
Vand Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Vaughn 14 139 9.9 75 2
M. Pryor 2 34 17.0 31 1

Receiving

ETenn Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Spagnoletti 2 33 16.5 25 0
Q. Holmes 1 18 18.0 18 0
Vand Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Pinkney 5 76 15.2 31 2
K. Lipscomb 6 75 12.5 43 0

Fumbles

Returning

ETenn KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
Q. Holmes 2 14.5 0 15 0 0 0
M. McGue 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 1
Vand KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Shelton-Mosley 0 0 0 4 5.5 0 17
C. Johnson 0 0 0 1 13.0 0 13

Punting

ETenn Punt Yds Avg LgPu
G. Taylor 9 337 37.4 53
Vand Punt Yds Avg LgPu
H. Smith 5 171 34.2 42

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

ETenn Vand
Points For 0 38
Total Yards 105 418
Rushing Yards 37 220
Passing Yards 68 198
Passing Completions / Attempts 6/17 17/26
Turnovers 0 0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 8 17
Penalties - Yards 1/5 4/35
Time Of Possession 15:15 45:45
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/15 5/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 9/37 5/34

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter ETenn Vand
Vand 05:58 TD Jared Pinkney 31 yd pass from Riley Neal (Ryley Guay kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter ETenn Vand
Vand 08:55 TD Ke'Shawn Vaughn 2 yd run (Ryley Guay kick) 0 14
3rd Quarter ETenn Vand
Vand 00:13 TD Ke'Shawn Vaughn 75 yd run (Ryley Guay kick) 0 21
Vand 09:22 FG Ryley Guay 40 yd FG 0 24
Vand 11:49 TD Jared Pinkney 7 yd pass from Riley Neal (Ryley Guay kick) 0 31
4th Quarter ETenn Vand
Vand 12:57 TD Mitchell Pryor 31 yd run (Ryley Guay kick) 0 38

Game Information

Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 19,863
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