Vanderbilt allowed its largest scoring output on the season by in a 53-21 loss to Tennessee. Despite the fact that the Volunteers have only the fifth-best offense the Vanderbilt has faced all season, Tennessee well surpassed the 34 points the Commodores allowed at Houston.
Previously, the defense had been Vanderbilt’s strength. The unit ranked 4th in 3rd down defense, 5th in red zone defense, 14th in scoring defense and 22nd in total defense coming into the game, but struggled all around.
Tennessee converted 7 of 13 3rd downs (season average 26.1 percent), allowed 51 points in eight red zone trips (season average 3.