Sept. 11, 2010
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Vanderbilt - LSU Postgame Notes
Sept. 11, 2010
Vanderbilt Stadium
Pregame Notes
• Vanderbilt is in its 121st year of organized football.
• Vanderbilt won the toss and deferred to the second half.
• In honor of 9/11, Vanderbilt entered the field with an American flag carried by Jay Fullam and state of Tennessee flag carried by Wesley Tate.
Team Notes
• The attendance of the game was 36,940.
• This is the 30th all-time meeting between LSU and Vanderbilt.
• Vanderbilt has lost seven straight games in the series ... The Commodores last win was a 24-21 victory in 1990.
• Tonight is the first meeting between the two schools in Nashville since 2005.
• LSU leads the all-time series 22-7-1.
• Vanderbilt is 5-11 all-time against LSU in Nashville.
• Vanderbilt held LSU scoreless in the first quarter, marking the first time the Commodores held an opponent scoreless in the first quarter since Oct. 24, 2009 at South Carolina.
• Vanderbilt has failed to score first for the ninth straight game.
• The three points scored by Vanderbilt were its fewest since also scoring three at Florida on Nov. 7, 2009 ... It was the fewest points scored at home by the Commodores since being shutout 24-0 on Nov. 23, 2002 against Tennessee.
• Vanderbilt was shutout in the first half for the first time since Nov. 7, 2009 at Florida ... The last time Vanderbilt was shutout in a half was in the second half against Kentucky on Nov. 14, 2009.
• Vanderbilt fell to 0-2 for the first time since the 2006 season ... The Commodores have lost 10 straight games.
• Vanderbilt was held to 135 yards of total offense, its fewest total since gaining 107 yards against Mississippi State on Oct. 11, 2008.
• Vanderbilt 70 passing yards was its fewest since totaling 69 on Oct. 3, 2009 against Ole Miss.
• LSU converted 8-of-16 third-down attempts, while Vanderbilt converted 2-of-13 third-down attempts.
• LSU's six sacks were the most surrendered by the Commodores since Nov. 22, 2008 Tennessee had six sacks against Vanderbilt in 2008.
• Since the 2005 season opener, Vanderbilt is now 15-8 in the month of September.
• LSU had the ball for 33:49 compared to 26:11 by Vanderbilt ... Vanderbilt has not won a game when it did not win the time of possession battle since defeating Richmond to open the 2007 season.
Individual Notes
• Vanderbilt had two players make their first career starts against LSU.
• On defense, linebacker Archibald Barnes made his first start.
• On offense, wide receiver Jonathan Krause made the first start of his career.
• Making their first starts of the 2010 season were running back Zac Stacy and defensive end Tim Fugger.
• Linebacker Nate Campbell saw his first action since the 2008 season ... Campbell opened the game on special teams ... Campbell was not a member of the team during the 2009 season.
• Defensive end Walker May, wide receiver Tray Herndon and offensive tackle Ryan Seymour made their 2010 debuts.
Defense
• Cornerback Casey Hayward had his first interception of the season and third of his career with 7:50 to play in the third quarter ... It was his first interception since the Georgia game in 2009 ... Hayward also broke up a pass.
• Defensive tackle T.J. Greenstone collected his third career sack and first of the year in the second quarter ... It was his first sack since Sept. 19, 2009 against Mississippi State.
• Safety Sean Richardson finished the game with 10 tackles ... It was his fifth game with double-digit tackles.
• Linebacker John Stokes tied a career high with eight tackles and also had the first pass breakup of his career in the third quarter ... Stokes finished with two pass breakups.
• Registering tackles for loss were Richardson, Greenstone, Walker May, Rob Lohr, Archibald Barnes and Teriall Brannon ... The tackles for loss were the first of May and Barnes' careers.
• Defensive tackle Rob Lohr tied his career high with three tackles ... All three tackles were in the first quarter.
• Linebacker Archibald Barnes forced the first fumble of his career.
• Defensive end Tim Fugger forced his second fumble in two games and his third of his career.
• Linebacker Chris Marve made the 27th consecutive start of his career, which is longest on the team.
Offense
• Running back Warren Norman gained 68 yards on eight carries.
• Norman's 51 yard run on the opening drive of the third quarter was his longest of the season and second longest of his career ... He had a 58-yard run against Rice last year.
• Tight end Brandon Barden tied a career high with five receptions totaling 38 yards ... Barden had five catches against Tennessee and Georgia in 2009.
• Quarterback Larry Smith completed 8-of-15 passes for 70 yards.
• Quarterback Jared Funk saw his first action of the season when he entered the game with 4:34 to play in the fourth quarter ... Funk also attempted the first pass of his career.
• Wide receiver Jonathan Krause caught one pass for 22 yards.
Special Teams
• Punter Richard Kent had a career-long punt of 53 yards in the first quarter.
• Ryan Fowler connected from 23 yards out with 12:56 to play in the third quarter ... Fowler is now 2-for-3 from the season.
• Warren Norman totaled 82 yards on four kick returns.
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