No college football result of the year would highlight Vanderbilt's blowout win over No. 1 Alabama on Saturday in Week 6. Vanderbilt had never previously beaten a top-five team in the poll in 60 tries, but one week after a blowout win against Georgia that promised to be the best game of the regular season. , somehow defeated this mighty Crimson Tide. A week later, Vanderbilt shocked the world by winning 40-35 despite coming into the game trailing by 23.5 points.
Vandy scored on the game's opening drive and added a pick-six from Heisman candidate Jalen Milroe on the next possession. The Commodores held on late thanks to Kamryan Johnson's late touchdown reception on a 6-yard pass from QB Diego Pavia. Vanderbilt's offense got enough first downs in the final seconds of regulation, denying Bama a chance for a game-winning drive.
When the final buzzer sounded, Vanderbilt fans rushed onto the field to celebrate the biggest win in program history. Then they destroyed the goalposts. The real fun started from there.
Vanderbilt is located in the heart of downtown Nashville. When the fans carried the goalposts out of the stadium, they were suddenly in the middle of a big city.
Broadway Street in Nashville is known as the bachelorette party capital of the world. Imagine coming out of your local honky-tonk and immediately seeing college kids carrying goalposts around town. It happened.
Vanderbilt fans eventually placed goalposts in the Cumberland River that runs through downtown.
Watch a video of the goal post floating down the river here.
Vanderbilt students will never forget this victory — at least those who were sober enough to realize what they were doing.
Here are some videos of goalposts on Broadway.
Alabama is in good hands thanks to the newly expanded College Football Playoff. Either way, Vanderbilt will cherish this victory forever.
