Auburn dominated Vanderbilt from the opening drive, with Ben Tate punching in a 4-yard touchdown just over seven minutes into the first quarter to set the tone for the afternoon. The Tigers' offense was relentless, scoring four touchdowns in the first half alone—including a 2-yard Brandon Cox pass to Rodgeriqus Smith and rushing touchdowns from Mario Fannin and Brad Lester—to build a commanding lead by halftime. Vanderbilt's defense couldn't contain Auburn's ground game, which racked up 239 rushing yards despite the visitors controlling time of possession at 19:08 to Auburn's 17:28. Auburn added two more scores in the second half, with Brad Lester getting his second touchdown on a 5-yard rush in the third quarter, before Vanderbilt finally got on the board with a meaningless 1-yard Cassen Jackson-Garrison score in the fourth quarter. The 35-7 final score didn't capture the one-sidedness of the contest, as Auburn's defense also recorded an interception return for a touchdown by Patrick Lee to seal the belt defense.
Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.