NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kyle Shurmur hit Trent Sherfield on a 4-yard scoring pass on Vanderbilt's opening drive and the Commodores never trailed in a 31-17 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.
Shurmur passed for two touchdowns and the Commodores rushed for two more, including Sherfield's 45-yard run with 48 seconds left in the third quarter.
It was the final non-conference game of the season for both teams.
"We wanted to move forward this week," Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason said. "We played extremely hard. It wasn't the prettiest thing early, but we started to move the needle a little bit.