Davidson Beats VMI 27-24 in Overtime on a 25-yard Kick
Davidson led 24-17 with 59 seconds left. VMI scored in 21 seconds. Then the game went to overtime, where Christos Tzoumakas kicked a 25-yard field goal and Davidson won 27-24.
VMI had the fast start, too. Cole Varner ran 40 yards for a score and Ian Reynolds ran one in from the 1, and the Keydets led 14-3 after one quarter, the biggest hole Davidson had to climb out of at 11 points. Casey Bullock then threw touchdowns of 32 yards to Alani Ajigbotosho and 22 yards to Jacary Lightsey, the second with 49 seconds left in the half, to put Davidson up 17-14. Jack Joyce answered with a 49-yard field goal with two seconds left before halftime, so it was 17-17. Nobody scored in the third quarter, or in the fourth until the end.
Then came the end. Bullock ran in from a yard out with 59 seconds left, and Reynolds hit Halim Hardnett for a 75-yard touchdown with 38 seconds left to tie it at 24-24 (the second tie of the game, and the last one). Davidson got the first and only overtime score.
The stat sheet was lopsided in Davidson's favor. The Wildcats outgained VMI 468 to 302 and did not turn the ball over, while VMI threw an interception and lost a fumble. And still it took overtime. Davidson is 1-1. VMI is 0-3 and has now lost one in extra time.
For fantasy, Bullock was the story. He threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns and ran 25 times for 104 yards and another score, which is 39.9 points, nearly double the next best (Lightsey at 21.2).