LEXINGTON, Va. – After falling at Navy (52-7) in the season opener, the VMI Football team will welcome Ferrum College for its home opener on Saturday with kickoff slated for 1:30 p.m. at Foster Stadium.
540 DAY
- Saturday will be considered "5-4-0" day as VMI Athletics aims to bring together Lexington city and the surrounding counties
- Councilman David Sigler, Board Member Leslie Ayers and Mayor Tyson Cooper will be in attendance as honorary captains, and various local businesses will be in attendance
ATHLETICS SURPLUS SALE
- This Saturday, VMI Athletics will host a surplus sale in Moody Hall from 9:00 a.m. to noon
- The sale will consist of VMI helmets, jerseys and other team-issued equipment
LAST TIME OUT
- The Keydets hung tough for a quarter, trailing Navy (RV) just 7-0 after the first, but the Midshipmen stayed poised and pulled away for a 52-7 victory
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Owen Sweeney sets career highs in receptions (5) and yards (126), recording first career touchdown with 75-yard grab
- Sweeney is the first VMI receiver to eclipse 100 yards in a game since Aidan Twombly in 2023 (133 vs. Western Carolina)
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Kouri Crump leads all tacklers with 14.0 (one shy of career record); 13.0 came in the first half
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Amaje Parker has career-high 10.0 tackles;
Isaiah Grevious totals 7.0 tackles (career best) as 24 Keydets record a stop
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Collin Shannon throws for 197 yards and a touchdown (16-25) with no turnovers
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Noah Grevious has career-high four taches for 39 yards; seven other Keydets record a reception
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Ben Shrewsbury punts eight times for an average of 42.8 per kick, with a long kick of 61 yards
FERRUM FACTS
- The Panthers have made waves recently, moving up from Division III to the Division II Conference Carolinas this past summer
- At the Division III level in 2024, Ferrum posted a record of 5-5, falling to VMI neighbor Washington & Lee 34-0 in October
- The Panthers are coached by Kevin Sherman, who graduated from Ferrum in 1992 and took over prior to the 2024 season
- Ferrum opened its Division II schedule with a 45-13 loss at Catawba this past weekend, being outgained 495-249
- Redshirt sophomore Eli Foutz for the call at quarterback, going 12-of-19 with 108 yards
- Jahylen Lee led Ferrum with 62 yards on the ground, while Foutz rushed for 50
- Tay Taylor had four receptions for 48 yards, while Omarza Gray (Conference Carolinas Special Teams POTW) had two catches for 47 yards
- A number of Panthers recorded multiple tackles, led by Ian Ashworth's 9.0
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