Vanderbilt stuns top-ranked Alabama, securing Commodores first ever win over No. 1 team

The Vanderbilt Commodores recorded arguably the biggest triumph successful programme past connected Saturday by upsetting top-ranked Alabama 35-40.

The Crimson Tide won the opening flip and deferred. Vanderbilt instantly drove down the tract for a 7-yard touchdown tally by Sedrick Alexander to instrumentality the lead.  I

It was the archetypal clip since 2007 Vandy had opened a crippled against Alabama with a touchdown, and that was Nick Saban’s 2nd crippled arsenic coach. Alabama rallied and won that time 24-10.

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Vanderbilt Commodores moving backmost Sedrick Alexander (28) and backmost Diego Pavia (2)celebrate a touchdown successful the extremity portion against the Alabama Crimson Tide during their crippled astatine Vanderbilt Stadium successful Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY)

 The Commodores carried a 23-14 pb into the locker country astatine halftime.

Vanderbilt added 17 points successful the 2nd fractional and held disconnected a furious comeback effort from No. 1 Alabama to unafraid the upset triumph successful Nashville. 

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Jalen Milroe, who enactment himself among the apical Heisman Trophy candidates aft helium delivered a dazzling show past week successful Tuscaloosa to assistance hold disconnected Georgia, finished Saturday's nonaccomplishment with 312 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception.

Oct 5, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA;  Vanderbilt Commodores backmost Diego Pavia (2) hands the shot disconnected to moving backmost AJ Newberry (23) against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the archetypal fractional astatine FirstBank Stadium.  (Steve Roberts-Imagn Images)

Prior to Saturday, Vanderbilt's past triumph implicit Alabama dates backmost to Sept. 29, 1984. Alabama had lone nonaccomplishment to an unranked hostile connected 3 anterior occasions erstwhile the Crimson Tide were the top-ranked squad successful the country.

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Saturday's improvable triumph improved Vanderbilt's grounds to 3-2, portion Alabama suffered its archetypal nonaccomplishment of the season. The Crimson Tide instrumentality location adjacent week and volition effort and bounce backmost erstwhile they instrumentality connected South Carolina.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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