The Citadel wins Military Classic on late TD, tops VMI 26-22 | |
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) Graeson Underwood connected with Christian Hilton on a 51-yard touchdown with 3:37 left in the game to lift The Citadel to a 26-22 win over VMI Saturday afternoon to win The Military Classic of the South rivalry game. The Bulldogs took a 14-3 lead at intermission, but VMI roared back with three third-quarter touchdowns after Eric Rankin blocked a Citadel punt and Elijah Quamiley returned it 20 yards for a touchdown to take a 22-14 lead. Cooper Wallace ran eight yards for a touchdown to get the Bulldogs within two, 22-20, but the-two-point conversion attempt to tie it failed. After the Keydets were forced to punt with 6:04 left, The Citadel went 78 yards in six plays for the game-winning score. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | P. Derrick | 579 | |||
| Passing TDs: | P. Derrick | 5 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | C. Wallace | 409 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Crawford III | 3 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | C. Hilton | 285 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | T. Cherry | 2 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/1 | at Campbell | L 10 - 29 | ||
| 9/10 | vs. ETSU | W 20 - 17 | ||
| 9/17 | at Mercer | L 0 - 17 | ||
| 10/1 | at Appalachian State | L 0 - 49 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. Furman | L 10 - 21 | ||
| 10/15 | at Wofford | L 16 - 31 | ||
| 10/22 | at Western Carolina | W 34 - 21 | ||
| 10/29 | vs. Samford | L 3 - 38 | ||
| 11/5 | vs. Chattanooga | L 21 - 31 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. Virginia-Lynchburg | W 66 - 0 | ||
| 11/19 | at VMI | W 26 - 22 | ||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 7 Samford | 8-0 | 11-2 | ||||||||||
| 10 Furman | 7-1 | 10-3 | ||||||||||
| 23 Chattanooga | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| 24 Mercer | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 3-5 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| ETSU | 1-7 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Military | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3585 (81) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1021 (118) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2564 (13) | ||||
| Points per game: | 18.7 (97) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 325.9 (84) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 25 (95) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (69) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3795 (28) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2140 (24) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1655 (43) | ||||
| Points per game: | 25.1 (41) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 345.0 (33) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (40) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (43) | ||||
