South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt: Box score, stats and summary feat. LaNorris Sellers (Week 11)

The South Carolina Gamecocks were able to go on the road and take down the Vanderbilt Commodores 28-7 in Week 11 SEC action. The Gamecocks were able to do well thanks to the duo of LaNorris Sellers and Raheim Sanders controlling the game offensively.

The Gamecocks (6-3, 4-3 SEC) are now bowl eligible with their sixth victory of the season and continue to climb up the SEC standings with a few games left to go. The Commodores (6-4, 3-3) have now dropped below South Carolina in the SEC standings and have their final two games against elite competition in the LSU Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the box score and discuss how these teams were able to do against one another.

South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
South Carolina	0	7	14	7	28
Vanderbilt	0	0	7	0	7

South Carolina Gamecocks box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
LaNorris Sellers	13	28	0	14-20	238	2	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Raheim Sanders	15	126	2	2	52	1
LaNorris Sellers	13	38	0	0	0	0
Oscar Adaway III	8	34	0	1	12	0
Juju McDowell	3	12	0	0	0	0
Robby Ashford	1	7	0	0	0	0
Jared Brown	1	-1	0	1	51	0
Nyck Harbor	0	0	0	3	43	0
Joshua Simon	0	0	0	3	40	1
Gage Larvadain	0	0	0	3	34	0
Vandrevius Jacobs	0	0	0	1	6	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Kyle Kennard	0	1

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Alex Herrera	4-4	0-1	N/A

Vanderbilt Commodores box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Diego Pavia	13	65	1	16-31	166	0	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Diego Pavia	13	65	1	0	0	0
Sedrick Alexander	10	30	0	1	33	0
Nate Johnson	1	7	0	0	0	0
AJ Newberry	3	4	0	0	0	0
Moni Jones	1	2	0	0	0	0
Eli Stowers	0	0	0	4	41	0
Quincy Skinner Jr.	0	0	0	3	26	0
Loic Fouonji	0	0	0	3	23	0
Junior Sherrill	0	0	0	3	23	0
Richie Hoskins	0	0	0	2	20	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Langston Patterson	0	1

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Brock Taylor	1-1	0-0	N/A

South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt Game Summary

The South Carolina Gamecocks were able to be extremely efficient offensively throughout the game as they were able to convert on 9-of-12 third-down opportunities to extend drives. A major reason why was the fact LaNorris Sellers averaged 11.9 passing yards per attempt as well as the team running for 5.0 yards per carry. They lost a fumble during the game but they were able to cruise to a victory.

The Vanderbilt Commodores struggled a bit on the offensive side of the field as they were 6-of-13 on third downs and did not convert on either of their two fourth downs. Diego Pavia completed 16-of-31 passes and averaged 5.4 yards per pass, less than half what Sellers was able to do. The team also committed one turnover as they lost a fumble.

Below is the scoring breakdown for the entire game:

13:11 2Q: LaNorris Sellers 17 Yard Passing TD to Joshua Simon | 7-0 South Carolina
13:22 3Q: Raheim Sanders 33 Yard Rushing TD | 14-0 South Carolina
8:08 3Q: Diego Pavia 17 Yard Rushing TD | 14-7 South Carolina
4:07 3Q: Raheim Sanders 1 Yard Rushing TD | 21-7 South Carolina
7:55 4Q: LaNorris Sellers 43 Yard Passing TD to Raheim Sanders | 28-7 South Carolina