No. 19 Tennessee could not match Vanderbilt in the second half, dropping a 45-24 contest to close out the regular season on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 101,915 at Neyland Stadium.

The Volunteers (8-4, 4-4 SEC) put up 382 yards of total offense in the game, but were unable to overcome a Vanderbilt (10-2, 6-2 SEC) attack that went over the 500-yard mark. After the game was tied at 21 at halftime, the Commodores outscored UT 24-3 over the final 30 minutes of the contest.

Tennessee thwarted Vanderbilt's first scoring opportunity thanks to a third-down interception by Edrees Farooq, his second of the season. Tennessee capitalized on the turnover, with DeSean Bishop crossing the goal line on a two-yard run with 3:49 to go in the first quarter.

Vanderbilt evened the game on i

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