Like the last time Vanderbilt’s defense faced a top five team, the LSU Tigers scored touchdowns on their first three offensive drives.
Unlike the last time Vanderbilt’s defense faced a top five team, this time, the points kept coming. Ke’Shawn Vaughn opened the scoring with a five-yard touchdown run to cap an eight-play, 75-yard drive following the opening kickoff. But LSU needed just 1:13 of game time to even the score, and after a quick three-and-out for the Vanderbilt offense, LSU needed just one play to take a 14-7 lead. Another three-and-out for Vanderbilt was countered with a 5-play, 67-yard touchdown drive for the Tigers to make it 21-7.