Austin Peay Governors @ Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt and coach Clark Lea open season against Austin Peay of the FCS
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Austin Peay
Overall offense: 483 yards per game (23rd in FCS)
Passing: 308 yards per game (77th)
Rushing: 175 yards per game (11th)
Scoring: 35 points per game (82nd)
Overall defense: 344 yards allowed per game (7th)
Passing: 312 yards allowed per game (27th)
Rushing: 20 yards allowed per game (4th)
Scoring: 17 points allowed per game (T-36th)
Vanderbilt (2025)
Overall offense: 461.3 yards per game (9th in FBS)
Passing: 287.5 yards per game (10th)
Rushing: 175.5 yards per game (47st)
Scoring: 38.5 points per game (8th)
Overall defense: 357.5 yards allowed per game (57th)
Passing: 249.4 yards allowed per game (118th)
Rushing: 108.15 yards allowed per game (18th)
Scoring: 22.8 points allowed per game (T-47th)
Austin Peay
Passing: Chris Parson, 308 yards and 1 TD
Rushing: Courtland Simmons, 73 yards on 11 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Denver Harper, 108 yards on three receptions, 1 TD
Vanderbilt (2025)
Passing: Blaze Berlowitz, 9 of 17 for 131 yards in six games in 2025, 1 TD
Rushing: Sedrick Alexander, 567 yards on 105 carries, 11 TDs
Receiving: Junior Sherrill, 784 yards on 54 catches, 7 TDs
Austin Peay beat Gardner-Webb 35-17.
Vanderbilt lost 34-27 to Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
Austin Peay hosts Morehead State, and Vanderbilt hosts Delaware on Sept. 12.
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