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The No. 11 LSU Tigers hosted the SEC conference foe Vanderbilt Commodores on September 12, 2009, for the 29th installment of the game between the two conference teams.
The Tigers were coming off a 31-23 season opening win at Washington, while the Commodores entered Baton Rouge with a 1-1 record.
Tigers quarterback Justin Jefferson passed for 138 yards on 20-of-28 completions. Running back Keiland Williams carried the ball 10 times for 72 yards for two touchdowns as LSU defeated Vanderbilt 23-9.
LSU opened the scoring in the first quarter on a touchdown by Williams. Vanderbilt scored in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7 as Commodores quarterback Larry Smith scored on a six yard run.
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The Tigers put up six more points before halftime on two field goals by kicker Josh Jasper, as he connected on kicks from 32 and 22 yards.
LSU held the 13-7 lead at the half, but would only score three points in the third quarter to hold a 16-7 lead until the Commodores defense earned a safety and cut the deficit to 16-9.
In the fourth quarter, Williams scored on a 14 yard touchdown run to put the Tigers up 23-9. That score would be the last one for either team in the game, as the Tigers earned their second win of the 2009 season.
To finish the season, LSU would finish with a 9-4 record with losses to Florida, Alabama and Ole Miss. In the Capital One Bowl, the Tigers fell to Penn State for their fourth loss of the season.
For Vanderbilt, they finished the 2009 season with a 2-10 record and an 0-8 record in SEC play.
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