Video: Vanderbilt Fans Tear Down Goal Posts, Celebrate After Upset vs. No. 1 Alabama

Taylyn HadleyOctober 6, 2024

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 05: Vanderbilt Commodores fans carry the goal posts around the field following a game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and Alabama Crimson Tide, October 5, 2024 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The unranked Vanderbilt Commodores pulled off a stunning upset, defeating the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 40-35 on Saturday.

The Commodores (3-2) handed the Crimson Tide (4-1) its first loss of season at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, and the fans did not disappoint as it celebrated the franchise's first ever victory over a No. 1 ranked team.

Aaron Grisham @AGrisham247
BREAKING: The goal post has arrived onto Broadway 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 <a href="https://t.co/RKdVUrfcXD">pic.twitter.com/RKdVUrfcXD</a>

In a post-game celebration, Commodores fans and the student section delivered as they tore down a goalpost and paraded it down Broadway Street before throwing it into the Cumberland River, nearly three miles away, according to The Tennessean's Austin Curtright.

Katie Windham @katiewindham_
Vanderbilt students are headed to Broadway with the goalposts <a href="https://t.co/xbMa8Q2vcq">pic.twitter.com/xbMa8Q2vcq</a>

Grey Cotham @gcotham21
IT IS IN. THE GOALPOST MADE IT TO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER! <a href="https://t.co/gYe4H8q7N8">pic.twitter.com/gYe4H8q7N8</a>

Vanderbilt's offense rushed for 166 yards, significantly outpacing Alabama's offense on the ground, which managed only half that amount. The Commodores totaled 418 yards overall.

Commodores starting quarterback Diego Pavia completed 16 of his 20 pass attempts, throwing for 252 yards and two touchdowns.

Next Saturday, Vanderbilt will face the Kentucky Wildcats as they aim to continue their Cinderella story.