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Collin Ironside directs game-winning drive as VMI defeats Davidson 12-7 in opener
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) Collin Ironside hit VJ Johnson with a last-minute touchdown pass and VMI rallied to defeat Davidson 12-7 on Saturday, giving Danny Rocco a dramatic victory in his debut as coach of the Keydets.
VMI took possession with 4:19 left in the game and Ironside led a 12-play, 85-yard drive that produced what would be the winning score. The drive included three third-down conversions, one a 28-yard pass to Aidan Twombly on third-and-20. Ironside hit Johnson with a 25-yard hookup with 51 seconds remaining. The two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.
Davidson's final drive gained only 12 yards and ended with an interception.
The game-winning drive came after the Keydets went three-and-out on their first three possessions of the second half and Caden Beck, who earlier missed a PAT, missed a 42-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter.
Davidson (0-1) managed only 184 yards on offense but took a 7-6 lead in the third quarter when Luke Durkin hit Christian Berry for a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Durkin was 6-of-12 passing for 83 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
For VMI, Ironside completed 17 of 27 passes for 239 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Rashad Raymond had 62 yards on the ground to lead the Keydets' 173-yard rushing effort. Grant Swinehart had a 14-yard touchdown run.
Rocco, the 33rd coach in VMI history, had previous head-coaching success at Liberty, Richmond, and Delaware. He served as a defensive analyst last season at Penn State, helping the Nittany Lions to a 10-2 regular-season record.
Davidson has made three consecutive FCS playoff appearances and has five straight winning seasons.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | ||
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Return Yards | ||
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. IronsideÂ
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C. Ironside | 134/217 | 1416 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. ShannonÂ
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C. Shannon | 53/94 | 579 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H. RiceÂ
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H. Rice | 3/3 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
H. RiceÂ
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H. Rice | 170 | 867 | 14 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. SwinehartÂ
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G. Swinehart | 18 | 59 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. ThorpeÂ
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I. Thorpe | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. IronsideÂ
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C. Ironside | 64 | 1 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. TwomblyÂ
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A. Twombly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. MooreÂ
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D. Moore | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. WilsonÂ
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C. Wilson | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. ShannonÂ
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C. Shannon | 19 | -52 | 0 | 16 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. TwomblyÂ
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A. Twombly | 0 | 38 | 558 | 3 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. ThorpeÂ
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I. Thorpe | 0 | 26 | 251 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. NelsonÂ
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E. Nelson | 0 | 15 | 250 | 1 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
V. JohnsonÂ
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V. Johnson | 0 | 12 | 112 | 2 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. DaSilvaÂ
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J. DaSilva | 0 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. SwinehartÂ
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G. Swinehart | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. White-MuhammadÂ
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Z. White-Muhammad | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. RiceÂ
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H. Rice | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. McPhaulÂ
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M. McPhaul | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. BeckÂ
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C. Beck | 6/13 | 0 | 17/20 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |