PHOTOS: Vanderbilt goal post torn down following victory over Alabama Colleen Guerry — WKRN News 2

After a historic win against the University of Alabama’s top-ranked football team, Vanderbilt University fans swarmed the field and tore down a goal post before carrying it out of the stadium Saturday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — After a historic win against the University of Alabama’s top-ranked football team, Vanderbilt University fans swarmed the field and tore down a goal post before carrying it out of the stadium Saturday night.

The Commodores shocked the Crimson Tide by winning 40-35, marking Vandy’s first victory over the nation’s number one team.

According to SportRadar, Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) had lost all 60 games against AP top-five teams and hadn’t beaten Alabama on the field in 40 years, but they snapped a 23-game skid on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Following the game, Vandy fans climbed on top of the goal post and pulled it to the ground, as seen in videos sent to News 2 Saturday night.

Then, multiple people posted pictures and videos on social media of the goal post being carried down Broadway and dropped in the Cumberland River.

(Courtesy: Tammy Gray)

(Courtesy: Tammy Gray)

A similar situation happened in October 2022 when University of Tennessee fans celebrated the Volunteers’ first win against Alabama in 15 years. Immediately after the game ended with a last minute 40-yard field goal, fans flooded the field — for which the Southeastern Conference (SEC) can fine up to $250,000, according to ESPN — and tore down the goal posts, which they carried through the streets and then threw into the Tennessee River.

Following that incident, the SEC announced Tennessee would incur a $100,000 fine for violating the league’s access to competition area policy. Meanwhile, school officials set up a fundraiser and managed to hit their goal of $150,000 to install the new goalposts as well as cover installation fees and other repairs.

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