POSTGAME NOTES
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs | Starkville, Miss. | Nov. 7, 2026
Vanderbilt 25, Mississippi State 23
TEAM NOTES
- Vanderbilt’s four captains – Issa Ouattara, Nick Rinaldi, Cole Spence and Makhilyn Young – represented the Dores for the coin toss
- Vanderbilt won the toss and elected to defer
- Outtara’s second-quarter sack marked the eighth game this season Vanderbilt has recorded a sack
- The Commodores held Mississippi State scoreless in the first half, Vandy’s first first-half shutout since Charleston Southern last season
- The win marked Vanderbilt’s first in Starkville since 1971
- Vanderbilt put together an 18-play, 87-yard scoring drive spanning 10:19 in the first half.