OFFENSE
Kyle Shurmur, QB, Vanderbilt
- Shurmur broke his own Vanderbilt completion percentage record by completing 31-of-35 passes (88.6 percent) for a season-high 367 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Commodores to bowl eligibility with an impressive 38-13 victory over cross-state rival Tennessee.
- He completed his first 15 passes, including a 17-yard touchdown to tight end Jared Pinkney, to help the Commodores to a 17-0 halftime advantage. In the fourth quarter, Shurmur sealed the win with touchdowns to wide receiver Amir Abdur-Rahman and tight end Cody Markel.
- Shurmur becomes the first Vanderbilt quarterback to notch three victories over Tennessee since Oliver Kuhn in the 1920s.