2012 game recaps 'Dores Win Second Straight; Soundly defeat UMASS NASHVILLE – For more than 25 minutes, Vanderbilt didn't look the part of the favorite. But the Commodores needed just 55 seconds to assume the role. Two late first-half touchdowns made up for a penalty-filled opening half and broke open a tight game as Vanderbilt rolled to a 49-7 victory over winless Massachusetts on Saturday. Jordan Rodgers completed 17 of 21 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a score as the Commodores (4-4) overcame 11 penalties, ame Oct. 27, 2012 two turnovers and the loss of their starting running back to blow out UMass (0-8). Nashville Vanderbilt made it look easy in the second half - specifically the third quarter. Within five minutes, the Commodores leapt to a 49-0 lead thanks to four touchdowns, including an interception return and the team's first punt return for a score since 1999. "It was huge," Rodgers said. "We needed it. We got off to a slow start and we needed to hit a couple of those touchdowns late in the half to give us some momentum - some kind of confidence going into halftime because we had too many mental mistakes."
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4 Final Record 7 7 0-8, 0-4 0 49 4-4, 2-3
First Quarter: VANDY: Tate 25-yd run (Spear kick), 2-25 0:38. Second Quarter: VANDY: Kentera 25-yd pass from Rodgers (Fowler kick), 8-72 3:36. VANDY: Rodgers 4-yd run (Spear kick), 3-24 0:48. Third Quarter: VANDY: Boyd 14-yd pass from Rodgers (Fowler kick), 6-57 2:31. VANDY: Wilson 17-yd interception return (Spear kick). VANDY: Kimbrow 74-yd run (Fowler kick), 1-74 0:13. VANDY: Krause 40-yd punt return (Spear kick). Fourth Quarter: UMASS: Walker 10-yd pass from Doyle (Lucas kick), 11-55 4:48.
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FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UMASS 16 32-54 210 41-23-2 73-264 1-53 1-11 8-150 0-0 6-42.7 4-1 11-94 34:06 5 of 17 2 of 5 1-4 0-0
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22 37-226 217 22-17-0 59-443 0-0 6-93 1-24 2-57 3-47.0 3-2 11-80 25:54 3 of 9 1 of 2 2-4 4-23
PLAY OF THE GAME Jonathan Krause's 40-yard punt return for a score in the third quarter capped the Commodores scoring and made Krause the first Vanderbilt player since 1999 to return a punt for a touchdown.
KEY STATISTIC The Commodores dominated the Minutemen holding them to just 54 yards rushing on 32 carries. UMass was limited to just 264 total yards on the night.
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RUSHING: UMASS – Cox 17-56; Wegzyn 4-2; Doyle 7-1; Broadnax 1-0; Burns 1-(-1); Wilson 2-(-4). VANDY – Brian Kimbrow 7-98; Wesley Tate 15-81; Jordan Rodgers 3-22; Zac Stacy 5-15; A. Carta-Samuels 1-10; Warren Norman 3-8; TEAM 3-(-10); Josh Grady 0-2. PASSING: UMASS – Wegzyn 15-27-1-162; Doyle 8-14-1-48. VANDY – Jordan Rodgers 17-21-0-217; Austyn Carta-Samuels 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: UMASS – Michel 6-56; Walker 6-51; Cox 3-49; Blanchflower 2-15; Williams 2-14; Sharpe 1-17; Davis 1-9; Broadnax 1-4; E. Long 1-(-5). VANDY – Jordan Matthews 10-112; Chris Boyd 4-59; Kris Kentera 1-25; Fitz Lassing 1-12; Zac Stacy 1-9.
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"He looked right at me and when he threw it, I was just like, `let's go.' The defensive line did a great job getting pressure. I am blessed with the best teammates in the world. They do a great job of putting me in a position to make plays." Trey Wilson on interception return for a touchdown
NOTEWORTHY Trey Wilson returned his fourth career interception for a touchdown and second of the season with a 17-yard return in the third quarter.
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