Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Diego Pavia (Birmingham Bowl)

The Birmingham Bowl was a back-and-forth game as the Vanderbilt Commodores were able to hold onto a 35-27 win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Yellow Jackets struggled with a pair of turnovers and the Commodores quarterback was responsible for five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing).

Georgia Tech (7-6) was able to play well but their mistakes were just too much to overcome late in the game. Vanderbilt (7-6) was able to take advantage of the mistakes they forced and look forward to Diego Pavia next season as he sued the NCAA for another season of eligibility.

Let’s take a closer look at the box scores to discuss how the game went for both teams.

Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt box score

Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Georgia Tech	0	10	3	14	27
Vanderbilt	7	7	7	14	35

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Haynes King	11	9	0	25-33	204	3	1

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Jamal Haynes	17	136	0	5	32	1
Malik Rutherford	1	29	0	3	32	0
Haynes King	11	9	0	0	0	0
Bailey Stockton	1	7	0	2	13	1
Chad Alexander	6	7	0	0	0	0
Ethan Mackenny	1	4	0	0	0	0
Abdul Janneh Jr	0	0	0	3	34	0
Chase Lane	0	0	0	3	27	0
Avery Boyd	0	0	0	3	24	0
Isiah Canion	0	0	0	2	20	0
Anthony Carrie	0	0	0	1	12	0
Jackson Hawes	0	0	0	1	7	0
Ryland Goede	0	0	0	1	2	1
Zion Taylor	0	0	0	1	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Aidan Birr	3-3	2-2	43

Vanderbilt Commodores box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Diego Pavia	16	85	2	13-21	160	3	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Diego Pavia	16	85	2	0	0	0
Sedrick Alexander	13	32	0	3	31	0
Quincy Skinner Jr	1	22	0	1	7	1
Junior Sherrill	3	16	0	1	10	0
Moni Jones	1	4	0	0	0	0
Eli Stowers	0	0	0	4	55	1
Loic Fouonji	0	0	0	1	40	0
Cole Spence	0	0	0	3	17	1

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Brock Taylor	5-5	0-0	N/A

Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt Game Summary

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets had a solid game offensively as they recorded 27 points on 394 total yards (204 passing, 190 rushing). The team moved the football well with 5.3 yards per rushing attempt and 6.2 yards per passing attempt throughout the game.

The Yellow Jackets struggled a bit on key downs as they went 5-of-12 on third downs and 1-of-2 on fourth downs. With two turnovers (one fumble lost, one interception), the team was unable to recover after falling behind multiple possessions.

The Vanderbilt Commodores did enough on the offensive side of the field with 35 points scored on 306 total yards (160 passing, 146 rushing), and they were able to go 6-of-12 on third downs and 1-of-1 on fourth down tries.

The Commodores moved the ball with ease as they averaged 7.6 yards per pass attempt and 3.8 yards per carry. Without turning the ball over at all, they secured a victory in the Birmingham Bowl.

Below is the scoring breakdown to see how this game played out.

• 2:26 1Q: Diego Pavia 7 Yard Passing TD to Cole Spence | 7-0 Vanderbilt
• 10:06 2Q: Haynes King 2 Yard Passing TD to Ryland Goede | 7-7
• 1:55 2Q: Diego Pavia 2 Yard Rushing TD | 14-7 Vanderbilt
• 0:08 2Q: Aidan Birr 43 Yard Field Goal | 14-10 Vanderbilt
• 8:34 3Q: Aidan Birr 33 Yard Field Goal | 14-13 Vanderbilt
• 0:56 3Q: Diego Pavia 3 Yard Passing TD to Eli Stowers | 21-13 Vanderbilt
• 14:55 4Q: Diego Pavia 7 Yard Passing TD to Quincy Skinner Jr | 28-13 Vanderbilt
• 9:59 4Q: Diego Pavia 6 Yard Rushing TD | 35-13 Vanderbilt
• 5:03 4Q: Haynes King 9 Yard Passing TD to Jamal Haynes | 35-20 Vanderbilt
• 1:30 4Q: Haynes King 2 Yard Passing TD to Bailey Stockton | 35-27 Vanderbilt