NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Jay Cutler ran for two touchdowns and threw for another Saturday to lead Vanderbilt past Connecticut 28-24.

It was Vanderbilt's first victory over a Division I-A opponent since Bobby Johnson became coach. The Commodores (2-6) snapped a five-game losing streak while Connecticut (2-6) dropped its third straight game.

Cutler scored the winning touchdown on a 7-yard run with 1:14 remaining as Vanderbilt erased two fourth-quarter deficits. Safety Jonathan Shaub sealed the game with an interception with 41 seconds left.

Cutler completed 11 of 18 passes for 171 yards. Kwane Doster ran for 109 yards on 24 carries.

Connecticut's Terry Caulley ran for 95 yards and a pair of 8-yard touchdowns, and Dan Orlovsky was 21-for-32 for 220 yards and a touchdown.

Connecticut took a 24-21 lead with 6:56 to play when Orlovsky tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Collins. The play capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive.

Vanderbilt opened the second half with a 76-yard touchdown drive that was capped with a 13-yard touchdown run by Cutler, giving Vanderbilt its first lead of the day, 14-10.

The Huskies took a 10-7 halftime lead by taking advantage of a Vanderbilt miscue.

A running-into-the-kicker penalty on Vanderbilt kept alive a Connecticut drive that ended with a 44-yard field goal by Marc Hickok with 47 seconds remaining in the second quarter.

The penalty wasn't the only Vanderbilt mistake of the first half. The Commodores fumbled twice and missed a 46-yard field goal.