Freshmen set Vanderbilt rushing records in rout

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	4	33
Total Yards	115	620
Passing	74	187
Rushing	41	433
Penalties	2-15	3-24
3rd Down Conversions	0-13	7-17
4th Down Conversions	0-1	1-1
Turnovers	4	1
Possession	25:16	34:44

Air/Ground Leaders
Western Carolina Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Jaynes 13/26 74 0 1	Vanderbilt Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Smith 10/18 153 1 0 Adams 3/7 34 0 0
Western Carolina Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Johnson 13 46 0 19 Wilson 1 5 0 5	Vanderbilt Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Stacy 20 133 1 13 Norman 18 105 2 16
Western Carolina Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Pittman 2 20 0 14 Johnson 3 15 0 6	Vanderbilt Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Green 1 46 1 46 Barden 3 38 0 18

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				WCU	VAN
	TD	07:19	Justin Green 46 Yd Pass From Larry Smith (Ryan Fowler Kick)	0	7
	TD	04:04	Warren Norman 7 Yd Run (Ryan Fowler Kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER				WCU	VAN
	TD	14:54	Zac Stacy 9 Yd Run (Ryan Fowler Kick)	0	21
THIRD QUARTER				WCU	VAN
	TD	07:40	Warren Norman 2 Yd Run (Ryan Fowler Kick)	0	28
FOURTH QUARTER				WCU	VAN
	TD	06:45	Kennard Reeves 7 Yd Run (Ryan Fowler Kick)	0	35
	TD	04:37	Ryan van Rensburg 2 Yd Run (Ryan Fowler Kick)	0	42
	FG	00:54	Ryan Fowler 25 Yd	0	45

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Warren Norman ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns to lead Vanderbilt to a 45-0 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday night.

Norman, a freshman tailback, scored on runs of 2 and 9 yards. Fellow freshman Zac Stacy rushed for 133 yards on 20 attempts. Norman and Stacy are the first freshmen in Vanderbilt history to run for more than 100 yards in the same game.

It was the first time any two Commodore runners gained more than 100 yards in the same game since September 21, 2002, when Kwane Doster and Norval McKenzie did it in a loss to Mississippi.

Larry Smith completed 10 of 18 passes for 153 yards and one touchdown before leaving the game with 3 minutes remaining in the third quarter with dehydration and cramps. After starting Vanderbilt's Music City Bowl victory over Boston College last December, Smith was named this season's starter by Commodores coach Bobby Johnson earlier in the week.

One of Johnson's reasons for selecting Smith, a redshirt sophomore, over Mackenzi Adams and Jared Funk was Smith's strong arm and ability to throw the ball downfield. Adams came into the game following Smith's injury, and Funk played the final two series.

Smith found Justin Green on a 46-yeard touchdown pass to open the scoring. Green tipped the ball to himself at the goal line before corralling it in the end zone.

The touchdown catch was Green's first. He had four receptions as a redshirt freshman in 2007, but failed to record a catch in limited action as a sophomore last season.

Vanderbilt was the 117th-ranked offense in 2008, averaging just 256.2 yards per game, but the Commodores surpassed 300 yards before halftime against Western Carolina.

Vanderbilt carried a 21-0 lead into halftime after touchdown runs by Norman and Stacy. Norman's 7-yard touchdown run capped a five-play, 57-yard drive that took just 1:30. On the first play of the second quarter, Stacy's 9-yard touchdown concluded an 80-yard drive that spanned 2:26.

Catamounts quarterback Zack Jaynes was 13-for-26 for 74 yards and one interception. Michael Johnson was the leading rusher with 46 yards on 13 carries.

Western Carolina has lost 20 of its past 21 road games. The Catamounts had won four of their previous five season openers prior to Saturday.