Dores Defeated by Crimson Tide

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt football suffered a 21-6 loss to No. 7/7 Alabama on Saturday at FirstBank Stadium.

Vanderbilt (4-6, 1-6 SEC) held Alabama (8-2, 6-2 SEC) scoreless throughout the first 29:54 of the first half, the longest the Crimson Tide have gone before scoring in a game this season.

It was another multi-score perfomance from Brock Taylor, who accounted for all six Commodore points. The Dores took an early lead after a 52-yard kick from Taylor in the first quarter. The field goal conversion made him the program's all-time leading scorer at 256 career points, passing Bryant Hahnfeldt for the No. 1 spot.

Taylor followed with a 57-yard field goal in the third quarter, tying his own…