Vanderbilt
Commodores
Auburn
Tigers ©
Played October 6, 2007
at Jordan-Hare Stadium
Auburn, Alabama
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Vanderbilt Commodores |
Auburn Tigers © |
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Played October 6, 2007 at Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Auburn © | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Vanderbilt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Auburn | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
The 3-2 Auburn Tigers of coach Tommy Tuberville welcome the 3-1 Vanderbilt Commodores with coach Bobby Johnson. Auburn wore special uniforms to commemorate their 1957 National Championship team, then the Tigers went out & played like national champions. Auburn's QB Brandon Cox led the Tigers to 4 touchdowns in the 1st half while the defense held Vanderbilt to just 219 total yards in the game as Auburn retained The Belt with a 35-7 win. The Tigers overcame 12 penalties but their ground game, which amassed 238 yards, was too much for the Commodores. Auburn's opening drive went 80 yards in 9 plays with RB Ben Tate scoring the touchdown on a 4-yard run. After the Tigers' defense forced a punt from Vanderbilt, Tate highlighted the next drive with a 44-yard run. Cox threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to WR Rodgeriqus Smith to cap the 74-yard drive giving Auburn a 14-0 lead late in the 1st quarter. A short punt from the Commodores helped the next Tigers' drive. It took only 4 plays to go 51 yards on a drive that featured RB Mario Fannin. Fannin caught an 8-yard pass on the opening play of the drive, was held for no gain on the next play, then broke loose for a 21-yard gain to the Vanderbilt 22-yard line as the 2nd quarter started. The touchdown came on a 22-yard run by Fannin giving Auburn a 21-0 lead. Any hope the Commodores had of rallying probably died when the Tigers drove 92 yards late in the quarter. Cox threw for 76 yards on the drive & the touchdown came on a 17-yard run by RB Brad Lester as Auburn took a 28-0 lead to intermission. Early in the 3rd quarter, Tigers' CB Patrick Lee intercepted Vanderbilt's back-up QB Mackenzi Adams & returned it to the Commodores' 10-yard line. Lester carried twice for 5 yards each time & was in the end zone for a 35-0 lead. Vanderbilt scored with just 4:57 left in the game as RB Cassen Jackson-Garrison capped a 15-play, 91-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run for the final points. Cox finished with 165 yards passing completing 14 of 17 pass attempts with a touchdown & an interception. Three Commodores' quarterbacks combined to throw for 87 yards with an interception. The Commodores finished the season 5-7 while Auburn finished the season 9-4, ranked 15th nationally. Vanderbilt would play for The Belt again in 2009.
| Vanderbilt Game Stats | Auburn Game Stats |
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Rushing Yards |
Att |
Yards |
TDs |
Avg Gain |
Rushing Yards |
Att |
Yards |
TDs |
Avg Gain |
| Cassen Jackson-Garrison | 13 | 45 | 1 | 3.46 | Ben Tate | 9 | 96 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Jared Hawkins | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6.83 | Brad Lester | 13 | 77 | 2 | 5.92 |
| Jeff Jennings | 9 | 35 | 0 | 3.89 | Mario Fannin | 11 | 54 | 1 | 4.91 |
| Richard Kovalcheck | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | Carl Stewart | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Mackenzi Adams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | Kodi Burns | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Kennard Reeves | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | Brandon Cox | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7.00 |
| Chris Nickson | 3 | -5 | 0 | -1.67 |
| Passing | Att | Comp | Int | Yards | TDs | Passing | Att | Comp | Int | Yards | TDs |
| Chris Nickson | 16 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | Brandon Cox | 17 | 14 | 1 | 165 | 1 |
| Richard Kovalcheck | 6 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Kodi Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackenzi Adams | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
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Receiving Yards |
Catches |
Yards |
TDs |
Avg Gain |
Receiving Yards |
Catches |
Yards |
TDs |
Avg Gain |
| Earl Bennett | 4 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | Montez Billings | 2 | 36 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Bryant Anderson | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | Robert Dunn | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33.00 |
| Alex Washington | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | Mario Fannin | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Sean Walker | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | Rodgeriqus Smith | 3 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
| Justin Green | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | Tommy Trott | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
| George Smith | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | Tim Hawthorne | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Jeff Jennings | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | Carl Stewart | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Ben Tate | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | |||||
| Cole Bennett | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
