NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Diego Pavia threw for 160 yards and a score and ran for 86 yards and two more touchdowns as No. 17 Vanderbilt beat 10th-ranked LSU 31-24 on Saturday to improve to 6-1 for the first time in 75 years.

Pavia, who entered the game with odds of 150-1 to win the Heisman Trophy at ESPN BET, capped his 21-yard touchdown run at the end of the third quarter by striking a Heisman pose in the end zone.

Vanderbilt, which matched its best start since opening 6-1 in 1950, beat LSU for the first time since 1990. This was only the fourth meeting since 1947 with both schools ranked in the AP poll. The Commodores, who became bowl eligible with the win, also snapped a 10-game skid to LSU.

"Ultimately we have a lot of season left, and we're going to celebrate this win," Vanderbilt

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