Texas vs. Vanderbilt: Box score, stats and summary feat. Quinn Ewers (Week 9)

The fifth-ranked Texas Longhorns were able to hold onto the lead and secure a 27-24 road victory against the 25th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores in Week 9 SEC action. The Longhorns (7-1, 3-1 SEC) are still in the race for the SEC Championship Game while the Commodores (5-3, 2-2) were able to prove they can compete with the top teams in the nation.

Quinn Ewers played a great game and his connection with DeAndre Moore Jr. was the difference in this game. Let's take a closer look at the box score and discuss what happened to make the game end how it did.

Texas vs. Vanderbilt Box Score

Texas vs. Vanderbilt box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Texas	14	7	3	3	27
Vanderbilt	7	3	7	7	24

Texas box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Quinn Ewers	5	-20	0	27-37	288	3	2

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Matthew Golden	0	0	0	2	9	0
Ryan Wingo	0	0	0	3	20	0
Amari Niblack	0	0	0	2	22	0
Silas Bolden	0	0	0	2	31	0
Gunnar Helm	0	0	0	4	46	0
DeAndre Moore Jr.	0	0	0	6	97	2
Quinn Ewers	5	-20	0	0	0	0
Jaydon Blue	10	47	0	3	24	0
Quintrevion Wisner	17	79	0	5	39	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Liona Lefau	1	0
Trey Moore	0	1
Michael Taaffe	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Bert Auburn	3-3	2-2	40

Vanderbilt box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Diego Pavia	16	67	1	16-29	143	2	2
Nate Johnson	1	11	0	1-2	12	0	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Loic Fouonji	0	0	0	1	6	0
Cole Spence	0	0	0	1	12	0
Quincy Skinner Jr.	0	0	0	3	21	0
Junior Sherrill	0	0	0	5	62	1
Eli Stowers	1	-2	0	3	33	1
Moni Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0
AJ Newberry	2	5	0	0	0	0
Nate Johnson	1	11	0	0	0	0
Sedrick Alexander	10	32	0	4	21	0
Diego Pavia	6	67	1	0	0	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Miles Caspers	1	0
Martel Hight	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Brock Taylor	3-3	1-1	54

Texas vs. Vanderbilt Game Summary

The Texas Longhorns were able to bounce back after their loss to the Georgia Bulldogs as they were able to go 9-of-15 on third downs to continue generating drives. Quinn Ewers had a big passing game but also turned the ball over twice. The running game was able to compliment the passing as the Longhorns ran for 3.1 yards per attempt.

The Vanderbilt Commodores did well as they scored 24 points but were 3-of-12 on third downs in this game. The passing had some issues as Diego Pavia threw for 143 yards and a pair of interceptions as well as two touchdowns. Three turnovers against Texas is not going to get it done to pull off a win as an inferior team. Below is the scoring breakdown for this game.

• 9:40 1Q: Diego Pavia 18 Yard Rushing TD | Vanderbilt 7-0
• 5:37 1Q: Quinn Ewers 3 Yard Passing TD to Matthew Golden | 7-7
• 1:13 1Q: Quinn Ewers 27 Yard Passing TD to DeAndre Moore Jr. | Texas 14-7
• 5:04 2Q: Quinn Ewers 25 Yard Passing TD to DeAndre Moore Jr. | Texas 21-7
• 0:00 2Q: Brock Taylor 54 Yard Field Goal | Texas 21-10
• 8:34 3Q: Bert Auburn 40 Yard Field Goal | Texas 24-10
• 3:11 3Q: Diego Pavia 3 Yard Passing TD to Junior Sherrill | Texas 24-17
• 1:57 4Q: Bert Auburn 23 Yard Field Goal | Texas 27-17
• 0:46 4Q: Diego Pavia 8 Yard Passing TD to Eli Stowers | Texas 27-24