After a 30-24 win in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta against the North Carolina Tar Heels, the No. 19 LSU Tigers took a trip to Nashville for their first SEC game of the season against the Vanderbilt Commodores.
The Tigers led 10-0 after the first half, scoring 10 points in the second quarter alone to take the lead into the locker room.
LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson finished the game 8-of-20 passing for 96 yards and an interception. Running back Stevan Ridley was the story of the game, rushing for 159 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries.
In the second half, LSU kicker Josh Jasper connected on a 23-yard field goal to put the Tigers up 13-3 and capped off a 13 play, 75-yard drive.
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Tigers running back Alfred Blue scored on a six-yard rushing touchdown to extend the lead to 20-3 with 10:28 to go in the game.
With just under five minutes remaining, Ridley took a carry 65 yards to the house for another Tigers touchdown to put the game out of reach at 27-3.
Vanderbilt was held to 135 total yards of offense, and the Tigers had 392 total yards. Both teams had one turnover each, but LSU led in first down by a 21-8 margin.
Commodores quarterback Larry Smith was 8-of-15 passing for just 70 yards. Commodores running back Warren Norman ran the ball eight times for 68 yards.
The 27-3 victory for the Tigers gave the program its seventh straight win over the ‘Dores. The Tigers never trailed in the game, and only allowed the Commodores in the red zone just one time.
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