LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI Football Team hosted Wofford on Saturday, dropping the contest by a score of 52-10.
The Keydets drop to 1-9 overall (0-6 SoCon), while Wofford claims its fourth victory in its last five games, moving to 4-6 and 3-3 in the league. VMI will hit the road one last time this year, visiting Furman next Saturday.
Key Stats
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Chandler Wilson registers first start of the season, goes 14-for-20 with a touchdown and an interception
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Ian Reynolds makes collegiate debut,
Nana Utsey sees time at quarterback
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Owen Sweeney has just two catches but finds the end zone for the 8
th time this year
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Morgan McPhaul has two catches for 80 yards
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Stephen Dean III leads the way with 7.0 tackles,
EJ Wilborne has 5.0
- Six Keydets record 4.0 tackles including
Amaje Parker who forced a fumble, tipped a pass and had a TFL
- Ivory Aikens paced the Wofford offense with three touchdowns receiving (86 yards)
- JT Fayard throws for five scores, 365 yards as Wofford totals 507 yards of offense
How it Happened
First Half
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Chandler Wilson hits
Morgan McPhaul for a 73-yard gain, Wilson connects with Sweeney on 4
th and goal for the touchdown (7-0, 11:20)
- With Wofford threatening, a pass interference moved the Terriers back and
Amaje Parker forces a fumble; Wilson throws interception on ensuing position (7-0, end of 1
st)
- Wofford kicks a field goal at 12:05 of the second, punches in a touchdown at the 3:44 mark (7-10), taking that lead into the break
Second Half
- Terriers open the scoring in the second with a 59-yard touchdown (7-17, 13:32 3
rd)
- Wofford punched in another score after a 10-play, 80-yard drive, adding seven more after a turnover led to the Terriers' third touchdown of the quarter (7-31, 3:24 3
rd)
- Wofford tacked on two more scores in the fourth before
Jack Joyce connected on a 30-yard field goal (10-45, 8:47 4
th) before the Terriers scored one last time to take the game 52-10