The 2020 college football season for the LSU Tigers kicks off in less than two weeks.
But the 2019 season was historic, as the Tigers went totally undefeated en route to their fourth national championship in program history.
The LSU football team has only played the Vanderbilt Commodores a total of 31 times, winning the last eight in the series.
The 2019 edition of this cross-divisional match-up in the SEC was no different. Joe Burrow and the Tigers went into Nashville and dominated the Commodores, 66-38.
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The Tigers’ Heisman Trophy winning signal-caller passed for 398 yards and six touchdowns on 25-of-34 completions. Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries out of the backfield.
Vanderbilt quarterback Riley Neal passed for 206 yards with one touchdown and an interception on 15-of-31 completions.
Commodores running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn ran for 130 yards and two scores on 20 carries as the primary tailback.
LSU led 28-7 after the first quarter, and by then, the game was already out of reach for Vanderbilt. The Commodores scored 10 points in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 38-17 at the half.
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The Commodores offense recorded 374 yards of offense to the Tigers’ 599. Both teams had two turnovers, but LSU outplayed Vanderbilt in first downs by a 26-17 margin.
Last season’s edition of this match-up only added another win for the Tigers to go on an eight-game winning streak. The Commodores are winless against the Tigers since 1990, when Vanderbilt won 24-21 in Nashville.
The Tigers return to Nashville to face the Commodores for the second straight season on October 3 in what will be the 32nd all time meeting between the two teams.
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