Vanderbilt and coach Clark Lea open season against Austin Peay of the FCS

Austin Peay (1-0) at Vanderbilt, Saturday, 7 p.m. ET How to watch: SEC+ Key stats Austin Peay Overall offense: 483 yards per game (23rd in FCS) Passing: 308 yards per game (77th) Rushing: 175 yards per game (11th) Scoring: 35 points per game (82nd) Overall defense: 344 yards allowed per game (7th) Passing: 312 yards allowed per game (27th) Rushing: 20 yards allowed per game (4th) Scoring: 17 points allowed per game (T-36th) Vanderbilt (2025) Overall offense: 461.3 yards per game (9th in FBS) Passing: 287.5 yards per game (10th) Rushing: 175.5 yards per game (47st) Scoring: 38.5 points per game (8th) Overall defense: 357.5 yards allowed per game (57th) Passing: 249.4 yards allowed per game (118th) Rushing: 108.15 yards allowed per game (18th) Scoring: 22.8 points allowed per game (T-47th) Team leaders Austin Peay Passing: Chris Parson, 308 yards and 1 TD Rushing: Courtland Simmons, 73 yards on 11 carries, 2 TDs Receiving: Denver Harper, 108 yards on three receptions, 1 TD Vanderbilt (2025) Passing: Blaze Berlowitz, 9 of 17 for 131 yards in six games in 2025, 1 TD Rushing: Sedrick Alexander, 567 yards on 105 carries, 11 TDs Receiving: Junior Sherrill, 784 yards on 54 catches, 7 TDs Last game Austin Peay beat Gardner-Webb 35-17. Vanderbilt lost 34-27 to Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Next game Austin Peay hosts Morehead State, and Vanderbilt hosts Delaware on Sept. 12. ------ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage here