Numbers to Know: Vanderbilt’s stunning upset of Alabama

By Chris Marler

16.9%: Bama’s 3rd Down Defensive numbers coming into Saturday which led the entire country. They had allowed 11 total conversions all season. Vandy was 12-of-18 against Alabama on Saturday in Nashville including nine of their first 12.

3: Total punts forced by Alabama’s defense in the last 16 possessions dating back to the second half of the Georgia game.

44: Total plays run by Alabama on Saturday. It was the fewest plays their offense has run in a game in over nine years and only the second time they’ve been held to under 50 total plays in a game in that span as well. (2018 Citadel)

31: Vanderbilt ran 31 more plays than Alabama on saturday. Alabama ran only 44 plays to Vanderbilt’s 75.

17:52: Alabama only had the ball for 17:52 seconds against Vanderbilt. They came in averaging over 30 minutes per game.

2: This is Alabama’s second loss to Vanderbilt in the last 54 years.

23: Vanderbilt snapped a 23 game losing streak to Alabama in their 40-35 win Saturday.

54: Vanderbilt ran the ball 54 times on Saturday, the most against Alabama in the last 57 games (2020 Ole Miss)

3: Total losses by No. 1 ranked teams to unranked opponents when scoring 35+ points. Teams were 364-2 in that scenario before Alabama’s loss to Saturday.

2: Number of goalposts that have been put in Tennessee rivers after upsetting Alabama in the last three years. Vanderbilt put the goalposts in the Cumberland river Saturday.

1: Diego Pavia is the first quarterback with two passing touchdowns and 80 percent completion against AP No. 1 since Stephen Garcia in 2010 against No. 1 Alabama

Diego Pavia is the 1st FBS player with 2 passing TD’s & an 80% completed vs an AP No. 1 team since @StephenGarcia vs number 1 Alabama in 2010.

— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) October 6, 2024