Vanderbilt 45, Elon University 14
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 3, 2011
Where: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature:
97°
Head Official:
Mike Austin
Attendance:
27599
By SportsDirect Inc.
Larry Smith threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Vanderbilt took off in the second half for a 45-14 rout of Elon on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., in coach James Franklin's debut.
Smith's 16-yard TD run put the Commodores ahead for good 14-7 with 8:20 left in the second quarter. Fourteen seconds later, Vanderbilt's Trey Wilson intercepted Elon’s Thomas Wilson and returned it for a 21-yard touchdown.
The Commodores put the game away with a 21-point fourth quarter as they won their opener for the third time in four seasons. Redshirt freshman Chris Boyd made two catches - both touchdowns - in the fourth.
Wesley Tate also added a late TD run, and Fitz Lassing caught a 15-yard pass from Smith for the game's first score.
The point total marked Vanderbilt’s highest output since a 52-6 throttling of Eastern Michigan on Oct. 9. That was also the only time the 2010 Commodores scored more than 28 points.
Elon lost despite outgaining the Commodores 323-309, but didn’t help itself by committing three turnovers, including two interceptions by new starting quarterback Wilson.
Elon's Aaron Mellette made 11 catches for 180 yards and a touchdown.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Elon University |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
N/A |
Player |
Zac Stacy
|
|
- |
Attempts |
8 |
|
- |
Yards |
35 |
|
- |
Avg Yards |
4.4 |
|
- |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
- |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Elon University |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
N/A | Player |
Jordan Matthews
|
|
- |
Receptions |
3 |
|
- |
Yards |
58 |
|
- |
Avg Yards |
19.3 |
|
- |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
- |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Elon University |
323 |
83 |
240 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Vanderbilt
|
309 |
132 |
177 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
1 |