Vanderbilt 28, Mississippi 14
When: 12:21 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
Temperature:
81°
Head Official:
Penn Wagers
Attendance:
51667
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Warren Norman scored on an 80-yard run and visiting Vanderbilt took advantage of sloppy play by Mississippi for a 28-14 SEC victory Saturday.
The Commodores (1-2) bounced back from a 27-3 loss to Louisiana State. The Rebels (1-2) have lost seven consecutive SEC openers and now have lost to FCS school Jacksonville State and lowly Vanderbilt this season.
Norman's long touchdown run gave the Commodores a 21-14 lead in the third quarter and keyed a running game that piled up 224 yards on 41 attempts, a 5.5-yard average.
Vanderbilt made it 28-14 on quarterback Larry Smith's 15-yard run with 8:18 remaining in the game. Vanderbilt then shut down the Rebels, drawing boos from the frustrated crowd at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, a controversial Oregon transfer, rushed for 89 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown. He was 19-of-35 passing for 194 yards but had an interception returned 31 yards for a touchdown by Eddie Foster.
Vanderbilt's Zac Stacy opened the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Vanderbilt |
|
Mississippi |
John Cole
| Player |
Jesse Grandy
|
4 |
Receptions |
3 |
22 |
Yards |
47 |
5.5 |
Avg Yards |
15.7 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sacks |
FF |
Vanderbilt
|
300 |
227 |
73 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
2 |
Mississippi
|
385 |
195 |
190 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |