LEXINGTON, Va. – Coming off a close battle with Chattanooga last week, the VMI Football Team heads down to Johnson City to take on the ETSU Buccaneers this Saturday. Kick is slated for 3:30 p.m. at William B. Greene, Jr. Stadium.
Game Info
Saturday, Oct. 11 – 3:30 p.m. – Johnson City, Tenn.
LAST TIME OUT
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Collin Shannon throws for 177 yards, one interception
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Noah Grevious has career-high 11 receptions, 123 yards;
Owen Sweeney leaves game with injury
- Chattanooga runs for 223 yards led by Durant's 144, VMI totals 45
- Total offense is 346-263 in favor of the Mocs
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Luke Schalow has 16 yards rushing, 27 receiving
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Stephen Dean III records career-high 17.0 tackles;
Amaje Parker and
Kouri Crump each have 10.0
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Ben Shrewsbury punts four times for an average 53.5 yards per kick including two kicks inside the 20 and one inside the one-yard line; goes 2-for-3 on field goal attempts
ETSU NOTES
- ETSU sits at 2-4, but has faced tough competition, defeating Murray State and Elon (RV) and falling to FBS Tennessee and FCS-ranked West Georgia and Mercer
- The Bucs have been competitive in their two SoCon losses, taking Mercer to the brink and leading Furman in the second half last week
- Creating turnovers has been a calling card for ETSU, as the defense has eight interceptions and four fumbles recovered
- The Bucs are led on offense by Cade McNamara (previously of Iowa and Michigan) who has a passer rating of 125.7, with his main target being Ephraim Floyd whose5.83 receptions per game ranks 16
th in the FCS
- Running back Devontae Houston has five total touchdowns on the year and averages 90.6 all-purpose yards per game
- The Bucs have made noise on special teams, blocking two kicks and two extra points
THE SERIES
- ETSU leads the series 19-11 all-time
- The Bucs have won four of the last five, but fell short to the Keydets two years ago in Johnson City (31-24)
- ETSU boasts a 10-4 record at home against VMI
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