It was the Commodores' first win vs. an AP top-five opponent in 61 tries, and their first vs. an AP No. 1 team in 11 tries. Alabama had no answer for Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt's offense,

Just one week removed from a massive home victory over then-ranked No. 2 Georgia, the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide have fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten. The unranked Vanderbilt Commodores stunned the top-ranked Crimson Tide, 40-35 on Saturday evening in college football's biggest upset of the season to-date.

Vanderbilt football scored its first touchdown against Alabama since 2007 and in one half of football, exceeded its total points scored against the Crimson Tide in Nick Saban's entire tenure.