Arkansas beats Vanderbilt 31-21 at FirstBank Stadium
The Razorbacks scored 10 points off two Vanderbilt interceptions; the Commodores play at Kentucky next Saturday.
NASHVILLE - Arkansas beat Vanderbilt 31-21 on Saturday night at FirstBank Stadium, according to the school's official game release. The Razorbacks scored 10 points off two interceptions, including a 25-yard return for a touchdown by Joker Johnson.
Sedrick Alexander ran for 57 yards and a touchdown, and Makhilyn Young added 45 rushing yards and a score for Vanderbilt. Jared Curtis threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Junior Sherrill, and his 45-yard completion to Maurice Veney set up Young's tying 3-yard run in the third quarter.
The teams were tied 14-14 at halftime and 21-21 late in the third quarter. Arkansas went ahead on a 3-yard run by Cam Settles and added a 39-yard field goal with 24 seconds left. Razorbacks quarterback KJ Jackson threw for 251 yards and ran for 58 and a touchdown. Arkansas outgained Vanderbilt 438-390.
Sherrill has caught a pass in 44 straight games, the longest active streak in the FBS, according to the team's postgame notes. The sellout crowd was 35,000.
Vanderbilt is 3-4 overall and 0-4 in the Southeastern Conference; Arkansas is 3-4 and 1-3. The Commodores play at Kentucky next Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Central on SEC Network.
Source: Vanderbilt Athletics, football release "Turnovers Sink Dores Against Arkansas," Oct. 17, 2026 (https://vucommodores.com/news/2026/10/18/turnovers-sink-dores-against-arkansas); postgame notes (https://vucommodores.com/news/2026/10/18/postgame-notes-vs-arkansas); box score (https://vucommodores.com/boxscore/25).