Chattanooga Runs past Winless VMI for a 24-10 Win
Two touchdowns in the second quarter, one of them a 66-yard pass, and VMI never got closer than four again. That was Chattanooga's afternoon in a sentence. The Mocs beat the Keydets 24-10 and moved to 6-3, while VMI fell to 0-8.
VMI scored first, a 29-yard field goal from Jack Joyce late in the opening quarter, and then did not score again until the third. In between, Battle Alberson ran in from 14 yards out and then found Taylor Crumedy deep for 66, and it was 14-3 at the half. Zion Trump pulled VMI back to 14-10 with a 40-yard touchdown catch from JoJo Crump with 10:28 left in the third. Jude Kelley answered with a 46-yard field goal, and Journey Wyche closed it with a 3-yard run with 5:18 to play. Final margin 14.
Here is the odd part. Chattanooga threw for 135 yards and Alberson tossed two interceptions on 5-of-8 passing (yes, eight attempts). VMI threw for 124 yards and one pick. The Mocs won it on the ground, 44 carries for 224 yards, with Wyche at 56 yards on 15 carries and Kevin Lalin at 88 on 16. VMI ran 42 times for 117 yards, so it was a lot of carrying for not much ground.
For VMI, 0-8 is its own kind of story, and a one-score game into the fourth is about as close as it gets. For Chattanooga, a third loss on the year is already on the books but the Mocs are a comfortable 6-3.
Fantasy-wise, Crumedy and Alberson carried the day, and a VMI receiver snuck into the top three on one catch.