Vanderbilt fans celebrated the upset over Alabama by carrying a stadium goalpost down Broadway
Editor’s note: This story was updated as the goalpost saga continued.
In a shocking Week 6 twist, unranked Vanderbilt took down No. 1 Alabama on Saturday with a 40-35 victory, and college football fans in person and online celebrated the Commodores’ upset victory over the team that only just became ranked at the top.
Alabama was down 23-7 at one point, but Vanderbilt earned its first win against the Crimson Tide in 40 years.
While fans online torched Kalen DeBoer and Alabama for dropping what seemed like an easy win, Vanderbilt fans at FirstBank Stadium stormed the field in celebration as Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia delivered an iconic NSFW moment on live TV.
As the masses gathered on the field, it was only a matter of time before fans turned their attention to the goalposts and successfully tore at least one down. It didn’t go down as easily as other goalpost celebrations, but Vanderbilt fans got the job done.
DOWN GOES THE FIELD GOAL POSTS!!! pic.twitter.com/oGqGLNNGJd
— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) October 6, 2024
The goalpost is down and likely headed to Broadway… pic.twitter.com/BHS5czhHIR
— Billy Derrick (@billyderrick10) October 5, 2024
The goalpost has come down in the south end zone pic.twitter.com/VaMcGqtYSM
— Aria Gerson (@aria_gerson) October 5, 2024
The real winner tonight is the Vandy goalpost. It will not go down pic.twitter.com/Wz91yJRmYe
— The USF Water Tower (@WaterTowerUSF) October 5, 2024
The goalpost has left the stadium pic.twitter.com/tTlO0FrxtX
— Billy Derrick (@billyderrick10) October 6, 2024
Maybe fans were just trying to help with construction at FirstBank Stadium? Construction isn’t set to be finished until 2025 — though it’s obviously not preventing Vanderbilt from playing home games there — so maybe fans were just lending a hand.
UPDATE: It left the building and made it to the Cumberland River.
Looks like the Vandy goalposts are heading down Broadway pic.twitter.com/ZPzMzKgcRB
— Sam Shamburger (@shamnadoes) October 6, 2024
Watching goal posts arrive on Broadway after @VandyFootball beats top ranked Alabama pic.twitter.com/ThDvvLNev6
— Robert Sampson (@RobertSampson) October 6, 2024
Currently on Broadway: the FirstBank Stadium goalpost after @VandyFootball’s upset of no. 1 Alabama. @NC5 pic.twitter.com/hW9rLw9reP
— Steve Layman (@SteveLayman) October 6, 2024
IT IS IN. THE GOALPOST MADE IT TO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER! pic.twitter.com/gYe4H8q7N8
— Grey Cotham (@gcotham21) October 6, 2024
https://t.co/CttEKEwcct pic.twitter.com/eMJAV2lYwl
— Alex Daugherty (@AlexDaugherty1) October 6, 2024