By Colin Fly
The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jay Cutler took it upon himself to stop a streak he didn't start.

Cutler threw four touchdown passes and accounted for 304 of the Commodores' 421 yards of offense as Vanderbilt snapped the nation's longest conference losing streak at 23, beating Kentucky 28-17 Saturday.

Conference wins have been far apart for Vanderbilt (2-9, 1-6). The Commodores' last SEC victory was in November 2000 - also against Kentucky - and their last league victory at home was in 1998 against South Carolina.

"We played mistake-free football today," Vandy coach Bobby Johnson said. "This win, of course, builds a lot of confidence for our players."

Kentucky (4-6, 1-5) ran the ball efficiently early and led 3-0. But Vanderbilt scored 21 straight points and didn't turn over the ball.

The Commodores sacked Wildcats quarterback Jared Lorenzen four times. He completed just 15 of 35 passes, and the majority of his 234 yards came late.

Cutler completed 14 of 17 passes for 175 yards. He also led the Commodores to touchdowns on Vandy's first two possessions of the second half.

"The way we played in this game makes me sick to my stomach," Kentucky coach Rich Brooks said.

Kentucky return specialist Derek Abney extended his consecutive catch streak to 43 games with a 24-yard reception in the first quarter.

Kentucky	3	0	7	7-17
Vanderbilt	0	14	14	0-28

First Quarter

Ken-FG Begley 36, 2:05.

Second Quarter

Van-Davis 24 pass from Cutler (Johnson kick), 11:48.

Van-Tant 17 pass from Cutler (Johnson kick), 1:44.

Third Quarter

Van-White 43 pass from Cutler (Johnson kick), 11:59.

Ken-Beach 4 run (Begley kick), 7:03.

Van-Davis 10 pass from Cutler (Johnson kick), 4:40.

Fourth Quarter

Ken-Bernard 11 pass from Lorenzen (Begley kick), :28.

A-26,440.

	Ken	Van
First downs	25	22
Rushes-yards	37-168	41-246
Passing	241	175
Comp-Att-Int	16-38-1	14-17-0
Return Yards	12	6
Punts-Avg.	5-45	6-38
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	1-0
Penalties-Yards	4-40	6-40
Time of Possession	28:16	31:44

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Kentucky, Beach 18-109, Johnson 4-24, Boyd 4-18, Lorenzen 10-14, Bwenge 1-3. Vanderbilt, Cutler 11-129, McKenzie 16-59, Tant 11-55, Smith 1-5, team 2-(minus 2).

PASSING-Kentucky, Lorenzen 13-35-1-234, Boyd 1-3-0-7. Vanderbilt, Cutler 14-17-0-175.

RECEIVING-Kentucky, Bernard 5-87, Abney 4-56, Burton 3-49, Beach 3-41, Holt 1-8. Vanderbilt, Davis 3-39, White 2-53, Tant 2-18, McKenzie 2-10, Smith 1-22, Dunning 1-10, Young 1-9, Loyte 1-7, Getter 1-7.