NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Zac Stacy rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown on eight carries as Vanderbilt defeated Presbyterian 58-0 for the Commodores' first win of the season Saturday.
Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-1 SEC) started Austyn Carta-Samuels at quarterback in place of Jordan Rodgers, who had made nine consecutive starts since last season.
Carta-Samuels' first snap as starting quarterback was a handoff to Stacy, who broke a tackle at his legs to run 86 yards for a touchdown.
Carta-Samuels, a transfer from Wyoming who sat out last season, completed 13 of 20 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown.
The best chance for Presbyterian (1-2) to score came in the second quarter when the Blue Hose drove to the Vanderbilt 5-yard line.
Commodores cornerback Trey Wilson ended the scoring opportunity when he picked off Blue Hose quarterback Tamyn Garrick in the end zone and returned the interception 100 yards for a touchdown.
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| Scoring Summary |
| VANDY | Zac Stacy 86 yd run (Carey Spear kick) |
| VANDY | Carey Spear 23 yd FG |
| VANDY | Wesley Tate 6 yd run (Ryan Fowler kick) |
| VANDY | Carey Spear 28 yd FG |
| VANDY | Trey Wilson 100 yd interception return (Carey Spear kick) |
| VANDY | Steven Scheu 3 yd pass from Austyn Carta-Samuels (Ryan Fowler kick) |
| VANDY | Wesley Tate 1 yd run (Carey Spear kick) |
| VANDY | Warren Norman 3 yd run (Ryan Fowler kick) |
| VANDY | Brian Kimbrow 49 yd run (Carey Spear kick) |
| VANDY | Carey Spear 42 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| PRESBY | VANDY | |
| First Downs | 7 | 25 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-16 | 4-12 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 55-149 | 66-605 |
| Rushes-Yds | 34-47 | 46-410 |
| Passing Yds | 102 | 195 |
| Kick Return Yds | 97 | 31 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 41 |
| Passes | 10-21-1 | 13-20-0 |
| Punts | 10-389 | 1-48 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-21 | 4-45 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:26 | 30:34 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| PRESBY: Lance Byrd 14-31, Shawn Armstrong 7-23, Chad Sanders 2-14, Jeremiah McKie 1-3, Michael Ruff 3-2, Tamyn Garrick 4--5, Kaleb Griffin 2--7, Team 1--14 |
| VANDY: Zac Stacy 8-174, Brian Kimbrow 14-137, Warren Norman 8-26, Wesley Tate 9-24, Josh Grady 3-24, Austyn Carta-Samuels 3-18, John Townsley 1-7 |
| PASSING |
| PRESBY: Kaleb Griffin 3-11-14-0, Tamyn Garrick 7-10-88-1 |
| VANDY: Austyn Carta-Samuels 13-20-195-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| PRESBY: Lance Byrd 2-16, Jeremiah McKie 2-8, Arthur Williams 2--1, Joey Gilkey 1-29, Jordan Hallums 1-21, Michael Ruff 1-19, Anderico Bailey 1-10 |
| VANDY: Chris Boyd 4-90, Jordan Matthews 4-54, Josh Grady 2-37, Warren Norman 1-9, Steven Scheu 1-3, Brian Kimbrow 1-2 |
