Brock Taylor sets Vanderbilt football record with five field goals vs Mississippi State

STARKVILLE, MS − Brock Taylor set a Vanderbilt football single-game record by hitting five field goals in one game against Mississippi State.The fifth field goal put the Commodores (3-6, 0-5 SEC) up, 22-14, in the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs (4-4, 2-4) in the game Nov. 7 at Davis-Wade Stadium.Taylor's kicks were from 22, 34, 36, 38 and 54. The previous record for most field goals in a single game was four, held by both Hawkins Golden in 1973 against Georgia and John Markham against Duke in 2000.Taylor is up to 12 field goals this season and 43 in his career, which is third all-time in Commodores history. The school record for career made field goals is held by Markham, who made 47 between 1997-00. Taylor made 18 field goals in 2024 and 13 in 2025.Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Brock Taylor sets Vanderbilt football record with five field goals vs Mississippi State