DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ Greg Zolman ran for two touchdowns and threw for one Saturday as Vanderbilt beat Duke 31-14.

The Commodores (3-1) are off to their best start since going 4-0 in 1984. Zolman finished 15-of-27 for 213 yards, marking the fifth time Vanderbilt has won when Zolman passes for more than 200 yards.

The Blue Devils' offense continued to sputter but did cross one hurdle, reaching the end zone for the first time this season.

The Commodores broke away from a 14-14 tie when Zolman scored on a bootleg on fourth-and-1 with 4:26 left in the third quarter.

On Duke's next play, Rushen Jones picked off Bobby Campbell's pass at the Blue Devils 43 and returned it 37 yards. Rodney Williams punched the ball in for a touchdown on a 3-yard run.

John Markham added a 48-yard field goal at the beginning of the fourth quarter to increase the Commodores' lead to 31-14.

Duke (0-3) had tied it on Campbell's 45-yard touchdown pass to Scottie Montgomery with 10:59 to go in the third quarter. Darius Clark picked off Zolman's pass early in the third quarter and returned it 34 yards. Four plays later, Montgomery hauled in Campbell's pass and bolted down the left sideline for the score.

Duke's first touchdown of the season came with 3:26 to go in the first half on Duane Epperson's 6-yard run, bringing a roar from a Homecoming crowd.

Vanderbilt answered with Zolman's 4-yard keeper for a TD at the end of drive kept alive by Jonathan Shaub's 34-yard run out of punt formation and a pass interference penalty against Duke.

Zolman kept the ball and dodged defenders down the right sideline for the TD to give Vanderbilt a 14-7 lead with seven seconds to go before halftime.

Vandy's first score came on Zolman's 9-yard pass to Elliott Carson with 53 seconds left in the first quarter.