Vanderbilt 63, Hawaii 10
By KALANI TAKASE
Associated Press
HONOLULU - Mike Wright factored into four touchdowns and Vanderbilt used a 35-point third quarter to pull away from Hawaii 63-10.
The Commodores rolled up 601 yards of total offense, including 404 rushing to pick up their first win since Oct. 2, 2021. It was just the third victory under second-year coach Clark Lea.
Wright threw for 146 yards on 13-of-21 passing without an interception. Both of his touchdown passes went to Will Sheppard, covering 1 and 15 yards. Wright also ran for 163 yards and two scores, including an 87-yard touchdown, on only 13 carries.
Vanderbilt's defense scored two touchdowns on fumble returns. Anfernee Orji snagged the first one out of the air after Maxwell Worship jarred it loose and returned it 28 yards to the end zone with 21 seconds left in the opening quarter. CJ Taylor scored from 14 yards out on a third-quarter scoop-and-score after Elijah McAllister forced the fumble.
Hawaii opened the game by driving 75 yards in eight plays, capped by Dedrick Parson's 37-yard TD run to take an early lead.
THE TAKEAWAY
Vanderbilt: After it averaged just 15.8 points and 312.6 yards per game, Saturday's prolific production is a promising sign for a team that lost its final seven games of 2021 and was picked by league media to finish last in the SEC East this fall.
Hawaii: The first game of the Timmy Chang era was far from pretty, but after a tumultuous offseason that saw the resignation of Todd Graham following a large amount of outgoing transfers - including a number of starters - optimism around the program and support for its former record-setting quarterback should remain throughout his first season as coach at his alma mater.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Vandy | Hawaii |
| Hawaii |
TD |
12:18 |
Dedrick Parson 37 yard TD run (Matthew Shipley Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| Vandy |
TD |
0:36 |
Will Sheppard 1 yard TD pass from Mike Wright (Joseph Bulovas Extra Point) |
7 |
7 |
| Vandy |
TD |
0:21 |
Anfernee Orji 28 yard fumble return for TD (Joseph Bulovas Extra Point) |
14 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
Vandy | Hawaii |
| Hawaii |
FG |
10:24 |
Matthew Shipley 40 yard field goal |
14 |
10 |
| Vandy |
TD |
6:01 |
Mike Wright 1 yard TD run (Joseph Bulovas Extra Point) |
21 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
Vandy | Hawaii |
| Vandy |
TD |
14:04 |
Rocko Griffin 10 yard TD run (Joseph Bulovas Extra Point) |
28 |
10 |
| Vandy |
TD |
9:39 |
Ray Davis 12 yard TD run (Joseph Bulovas Extra Point) |
35 |
10 |
| Vandy |
TD |
8:47 |
CJ Taylor 14 yard fumble return for TD (Joseph Bulovas Extra Point) |
42 |
10 |
| Vandy |
TD |
5:49 |
Mike Wright 87 yard TD run (Joseph Bulovas Extra Point) |
49 |
10 |
| Vandy |
TD |
1:38 |
Will Sheppard 15 yard TD pass from Mike Wright (Joseph Bulovas Extra Point) |
56 |
10 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Vandy | Hawaii |
| Vandy |
TD |
3:37 |
Cooper Lutz 7 yard TD run (Will Faris Extra Point) |
63 |
10 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Vanderbilt |
Hawaii |
| First downs |
27 |
23 |
| Rushing |
15 |
8 |
| Passing |
9 |
11 |
| Penalty |
3 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-11, 45% |
5-16, 31% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-5, 20% |
0-4, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
44-404 |
26-108 |
| Passing Yards |
197 |
250 |
| Return Yards |
17 |
90 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
16-28-0 |
28-55-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
3-22 |
| Punts |
1 |
6 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
2-2 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-45 |
8-73 |
| Vanderbilt Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Wright |
13 |
21 |
146 |
2 |
0 |
| A. Swann |
3 |
7 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
| Hawaii Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Schager |
18 |
35 |
161 |
0 |
0 |
| J. Yellen |
10 |
20 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
| Vanderbilt Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Wright |
13 |
163 |
12.5 |
2 |
| R. Davis |
9 |
87 |
9.7 |
1 |
| R. Griffin |
5 |
63 |
12.6 |
1 |
| C. Gillespie |
11 |
63 |
5.7 |
0 |
| J. McGowan |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
0 |
| C. Lutz |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
1 |
| Hawaii Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Parson |
13 |
82 |
6.3 |
1 |
| J. Johnson |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
0 |
| N. Bryant-Lelei |
4 |
21 |
5.3 |
0 |
| T. Hines |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
| B. Schager |
1 |
-7 |
-7.0 |
0 |
| J. Yellen |
2 |
-15 |
-7.5 |
0 |
| Vanderbilt Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| W. Sheppard |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
2 |
| D. Boddie Jr. |
1 |
38 |
38.0 |
0 |
| Q. Skinner Jr. |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
0 |
| J. McGowan |
5 |
27 |
5.4 |
0 |
| G. Schoenwald |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
0 |
| B. Bresnahan |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| R. Davis |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| C. Gillespie |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Hawaii Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Panoke |
7 |
101 |
14.4 |
0 |
| J. Walthall |
5 |
61 |
12.2 |
0 |
| J. Phillips |
7 |
33 |
4.7 |
0 |
| D. Scott |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
0 |
| J. Murray |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| Z. Bowens |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| G. Ihu |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| D. Parson |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| T. Hines |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| Vanderbilt Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Hawaii Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Vanderbilt Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Hayball |
1 |
65 |
65.0 |
| Hawaii Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Shipley |
6 |
220 |
36.7 |
| Vanderbilt Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| W. Sheppard |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
| Hawaii Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Vanderbilt Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Griffin |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
| Hawaii Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Perdue |
4 |
84 |
21.0 |
| T. Hines |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| C. Hines |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
| Vanderbilt Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Hawaii Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
