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Alabama at Vanderbilt by the numbers: The last Commodores to beat the Tide are nearing retirement age

Alabama at Vanderbilt by the numbers: The last Commodores to beat the Tide are nearing retirement age

No. 1 Alabama (4-0, 1-0) at Vanderbilt (2-2, 0-1)

3:15 p.m. CDT Saturday (SEC Network)

FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee

1 Vanderbilt has suffered turnover losses this season, tied with Army, Eastern Michigan and Oregon State for the fewest in the country. The Commodores recovered all but one of their seven fumbles in 2024, and Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia failed to intercept any of his 85 passes. Alabama has eight takeaways this season, recovering three of its opponents' eight fumbles and intercepting five passes.

8 Rushing TDs by Alabama's Jalen Milroe this season, tied for most by any quarterback in the country with Army's Bryson Daily and Navy's Blake Horvath.

10 Losses without a win for Vanderbilt when the Commodores play the No. 1 team in the AP poll, including losses to Alabama in 1980 and 2017.

12 Each of Vanderbilt's consecutive seasons included a loss in the Commodores' first conference home game. Since Vanderbilt beat Ole Miss 30-7 in its first SEC home game in 2011, the Commodores have opened their home conference with three losses each to Georgia, Ole Miss and South Carolina and once each to Alabama, Kentucky and LSU.

13 Back-to-back league losses for Vanderbilt in October. The Commodores' most recent SEC win in the 10th month is a 21-14 victory over Missouri on October 19, 2019.

13 Years ago, Vanderbilt didn't lose its first two SEC games. In 2011, the Commodores opened their conference campaign with a 30-7 win over Ole Miss. Since then, Vanderbilt has lost at least its first two league games every season. The Commodores opened their 2024 SEC schedule on Sept. 21 with a 30-27 double-overtime loss to Missouri.

14 Consecutive losses for Vanderbilt in the game following an opening date in the season. The Commodores didn't play last week.

By Vanessa

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