FAYETTEVILLE — In the battle of the beatens, the visitors proved to be the best of the SEC bottom feeders on Saturday.
Ke’Shawn Vaughn rushed for 172 yards, Kyle Shurmur was 13-of-19 for 192 yards and tight end Jared Pinkney caught both of his touchdown passes as Vanderbilt rolled over Arkansas 45-31 before 41,800 fans at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
The Commodores (4-5, 1-4) ended a four-game losing streak, moved out of the Eastern Division basement at least for the afternoon - depending on the Missouri-Kentucky game - and kept alive hopes for a bowl bid.
The Razorbacks (2-7, 0-5) remain in the SEC Western Division cellar with the loss, which ended their slim hopes for a bowl appearance under first-year head coach Chad Morris.