LEXINGTON, Va. – After a down-to-the wire win on the road last weekend, the VMI Keydets Football team travels down to Furman Saturday for a matchup with the second-ranked Paladins. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m.

TOPPING (East) TENNESSEE – Trailing 24-14 entering the fourth quarter, the VMI Football Team blanked ETSU in the final period to the tune of 17-0, earning the program's fourth win of the season and the fourth win all-time in Johnson City. With Collin Shannon getting the start at quarterback, Hunter Rice continued to be the story as he rushed for three scores in the win. The victory marked just the third time in the last 15 years that VMI Football has had four wins.

KEY STATS (vs. ETSU) 
- VMI scores season-high 31 points in victory, 330 total yards with 223 coming in the second half with a perfect 4-for-4 on red zone attempts
- ETSU has a total of 424 yards with 286 on the ground led by Trey Foster's 173
- Hunter Rice (47 yards) records 9th touchdown in last 4 games (11 TDs on the year); 5th multi-touchdown performance of career, 4th of the season
- Collin Shannon records first 200-yard passing game of his career in 2nd start of season
- Ivan Thorpe registers 1st touchdown of career to go with 47 yards, - Aidan Twombly leads receivers with 71 yards on 4 catches
- Eric Rankin leads defense with 12.0 tackles, while Dorien Starnes has 7.0 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery
- Alex Oliver forces and recovers fumble to go with 3.0 tackles
- Caden Beck hits 46-yarder, is 4-for-4 on PATs
- Austin White records his 1st interception of the season, 4th of career

SCOUTING THE PALADINS – The preseason No. 1, Furman has been the class of the conference this year, posting a perfect 6-0 record in the SoCon and an 8-1 record overall, with its only loss coming at South Carolina. Boasting arguably the top offensive line in the SoCon, the Paladins have the 27^th-best rushing offense in the nation led by Dominic Roberto (674 yards, 7 TDs) and dual-threat quarterback Tyler Huff (SoCon Athlete of the Month) who has rushed for 488 yards (5 TDs) and thrown for 1,489 yards and nine touchdowns. Turning the ball over has been a calling card for Furman, ranking 5^th in the country with 13 interceptions. Cally Chizik has four on the season, while Travis Blackshear has collected three.

A VMI Win over Furman would ... 
-- Give VMI its fourth conference win of the season
-- Give the Keydets a 5-win season for just the fourth time in 20 years