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THE CRIMSON TIDE AND VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY WON’T FORGET THIS GAME ANYTIME SOON. YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE CELEBRATIONS AFTER THE UNRANKED COMMODORES KNOCKED OFF NUMBER ONE ALABAMA ON SATURDAY. OU STUDENTS PARADED DOWN THE STREETS OF NASHVILLE WITH THE GOALPOSTS. THEY TORE DOWN FROM THE GAME. YOU MAY REMEMBER, OR YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHY THEY’RE SO EXCITED AFTER THE WIN. WELL, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME VANDY HAS EVER BEATE
WATCH: Vanderbilt fans throw the goal posts into the river in Nashville after beating Alabama
Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a Pick-6 and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 Saturday for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team.Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1) had lost all 60 games against AP Top Five teams, according to SportRadar. The Commodores hadn’t beaten Alabama on the field in 40 years, but they snapped a 23-game skid making big play after big play to give coach Clark Lea his alma mater’s biggest win ever.After the game, fans took down a goalpost and carried it several miles through Nashville and then tossed it into the Cumberland River.The Southeastern Conference announced Sunday Vanderbilt University would be fined $100,000 for a policy violation relating to fans entering the field following the football game.>>WATCH the video aboveVanderbilt takes down No. 1 Alabama 40-35 in historic college football victory
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —
Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a Pick-6 and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 Saturday for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team.
Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1) had lost all 60 games against AP Top Five teams, according to SportRadar. The Commodores hadn’t beaten Alabama on the field in 40 years, but they snapped a 23-game skid making big play after big play to give coach Clark Lea his alma mater’s biggest win ever.
After the game, fans took down a goalpost and carried it several miles through Nashville and then tossed it into the Cumberland River.
The Southeastern Conference announced Sunday Vanderbilt University would be fined $100,000 for a policy violation relating to fans entering the field following the football game.
>>WATCH the video above
Vanderbilt takes down No. 1 Alabama 40-35 in historic college football victory
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