Pavia breaks Vanderbilt passing record in Kentucky rout
The graduate quarterback accounted for six touchdowns as the Commodores improved to 9-2 and completed an undefeated home season.
| Kickoff | 7:30 PM ET |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kroger Field |
| Spread | Kentucky -9.5 |
| Total | 51.5 |
| TV | SEC Network |
|---|---|
| Streaming | the ESPN app |
Vanderbilt at Kentucky airs on SEC Network. Each school's radio network carries the game, and the live score and every scoring play post here as it happens.
We post the running score and every scoring play right here as the game unfolds, no refresh needed. For the full drive-by-drive play-by-play, box score and player stats, open the game page.
Follow the full play-by-play and box score →Diego Pavia threw for a school-record 484 yards and five touchdowns in his final home game as a Commodore, leading No. 14 Vanderbilt past Kentucky 45-17 on Senior Day.
Pavia completed 33 of 39 passes for a career-high 84.6 percent completion rate. He also led Vanderbilt with 48 rushing yards and scored on the ground, giving him six total touchdowns.
The graduate quarterback broke Whit Taylor’s 44-year-old Vanderbilt record of 464 passing yards, set at Tennessee in 1981. Pavia’s five touchdown passes matched the school record he set against Utah State on Sept. 27.
Pavia recorded 350-plus passing yards and four-or-more total touchdowns in each of his final three contests entering the regular-season finale. During November, he totaled 1,226 passing yards, 11 touchdown passes and one interception while adding 203 rushing yards and three scores on the ground.
Vanderbilt finished with a school-record 539 passing yards, its first 500-plus-yard passing game. That total was the highest by a Power 4 team during the 2025 season and second-highest among FBS teams.
The Commodores also produced on defense, intercepting three passes for a season high. Junior Martell Hight made two of them, becoming Vanderbilt’s first player with multiple interceptions in a game since De’Rickey Wright against Hawai’i in 2023.
The 28-point win moved Vanderbilt to 9-2 overall and 5-2 in SEC play. It was the program’s first nine-win regular season since 1915 and its first 9-win campaign since 2012.
Vanderbilt also completed its first undefeated home season since 1982. Its seventh home victory set a program record. The defense held an SEC opponent below 20 points for the third time, Vanderbilt’s first such season since 2016.
Why it matters
Vanderbilt reached nine regular-season wins for the first time since 1915 and secured its first 9-win campaign since 2012. The Commodores also set school records for passing yards in a game and home victories in a season.
What to watch next
The source listed Vanderbilt’s 2025 regular-season finale at Tennessee for Nov. 29, with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Comments
Loading…