College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 23, Wake Forest 21
When: 12:21 PM ET, Saturday, November 30, 2013
Where: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature: 53°
Head Official: Patrick Garvey
Attendance: 33019

Vanderbilt 23, Wake Forest 21: Jordan Matthews had 11 catches for 125 yards, including one on fourth down to set up the host Commodores' game-winning field goal.

Austyn Carta-Samuels went 24-of-33 for 231 yards and a touchdown for Vanderbilt (8-4, 4-4 SEC), which has recorded back-to-back eight-win seasons for the first time since 1927-28. Brian Kimbrow rushed for 45 yards and backup quarterback Patton Robinette added 44 yards and a score.

Tanner Price went 16-of-32 for 155 yards and rushed for 47 yards and a score for Wake Forest (4-8, 2-6 ACC). Josh M. Harris (40 yards), Spencer Bishop (38 yards) and Orville Reynolds (35 yards) each had three catches.

Nikita Whitlock tipped a Carta-Samuels' pass at the line and Justin Jackson returned the interception 63 yards to give Wake Forest a 21-17 lead with 6:10 left in the third. Carey Spear cut the lead to one with a fourth-quarter field goal and, after Matthews' 25-yard catch in double coverage on fourth down, kicked the winning 38-yard field goal with 39 seconds left.

Carta-Samuels hit Fitz Lassing for a 7-yard touchdown and Robinette followed the fullback's block on an 8-yard scoring run. Wake Forest answered each score with touchdown runs, getting a 3-yarder from Price and Dominique Gibson's 9-yard run to tie the game at 14 with 3:09 left in the first half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Matthews became the first SEC player with more than 100 catches in a season, setting a new single-season mark at 107. ... Price (52 passing, 12 rushing, one receiving) tied Riley Skinner's school record of 65 career touchdowns. ... Vanderbilt went 4-for-4 on fourth down, three of them coming on scoring drives.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Wake Forest   Vanderbilt
Tanner Price Player Brian Kimbrow
12 Attempts 13
47 Yards 45
3.9 Avg Yards 3.5
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Wake Forest   Vanderbilt
Josh Harris Player Jordan Matthews
3 Receptions 11
40 Yards 125
13.3 Avg Yards 11.4
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Wake Forest 266 111 155 3 0 1 1.0 1
Vanderbilt 403 132 271 2 3 1 1.0 0