FINAL SCORE
Vanderbilt Commodores at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets game details
Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 12:30 PM ET
Bobby Dodd Stadium · Attendance 41,916
Put the final score in perspective.
Georgia Tech finished 31 points ahead. The teams combined for 45 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Vanderbilt 7, Georgia Tech 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Georgia Tech outscored its opponent in 4 and Vanderbilt in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Georgia Tech | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 17 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 8-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 275 | 511 |
| Passing | 190 | 222 |
| Comp/Att | 20/31 | 8/17 |
| Yards per pass | 6.1 | 13.1 |
| Rushing | 85 | 289 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 46 |
| Yards per rush | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| Penalties | 5-45 | 4-55 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:28 | 29:32 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Vanderbilt Commodores
passing
| Kyle Shurmur | 17/26 | 149 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 71.6 |
| Wade Freebeck | 3/5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 |
rushing
| Ralph Webb | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Khari Blasingame | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dallas Rivers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wade Freebeck | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Shurmur | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Kalija Lipscomb | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 18 |
| Caleb Scott | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Jared Pinkney | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| C.J. Duncan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Trent Sherfield | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ralph Webb | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Nathan Marcus | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dallas Rivers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Latevius Rayford | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Darrius Sims | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Kalija Lipscomb | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
kicking
| Tommy Openshaw | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Sam Loy | 8 | 321 | 40.1 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
passing
| Justin Thomas | 6/13 | 136 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 79.8 |
| Matthew Jordan | 1/2 | 77 | 38.5 | 1 | 1 | 96.7 |
| TaQuon Marshall | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Justin Thomas | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | 22 |
| Clinton Lynch | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 29 |
| Dedrick Mills | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 3 | 15 |
| J.J. Green | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Qua Searcy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Isiah Willis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Austin McClellan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Marcus Marshall | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Lynn Darien Griffin | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Matthew Jordan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| TaQuon Marshall | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Clinton Lynch | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 77 |
| Marcus Marshall | 1 | 81 | 81.0 | 1 | 81 |
| Qua Searcy | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Brad Stewart | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Christian Philpott | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dedrick Mills | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
interceptions
| Dorian Walker | 1 | 64 | 0 |
kickReturns
| J.J. Green | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 |
kicking
| Harrison Butker | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Ryan Rodwell | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 14:40 | Marcus Marshall 81 Yd pass from Justin Thomas (Harrison Butker Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 9:20 | Kalija Lipscomb 10 Yd pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 1 | 4:50 | Dedrick Mills 15 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:21 | Harrison Butker 41 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 17 |
| 3 | 6:02 | Dedrick Mills 4 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) | 7 – 24 |
| 3 | 0:56 | Dedrick Mills 5 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) | 7 – 31 |
| 4 | 12:46 | Clinton Lynch 77 Yd pass from Matthew Jordan (Harrison Butker Kick) | 7 – 38 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:26 PM UTCData methodology