VMI at Bucknell
Saturday, September 24, 2016 Share
VMI beat Bucknell 23–17 in triple overtime. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Bucknell led the series 3–2.
Final, 3 overtimes at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, LewisburgAttendance 4,972
- At kickoff
- 74°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the northeast, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Penn Valley Airport (KSEG), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
- Officials
- Referee Tom Kichline; umpire Robert Kinter; head linesman Mark Tarleton; line judge D. Donermeyer; side judge Jake Dishaw; field judge Bob Hertigan; back judge Ronald RobertsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | OT2 | OT3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Bucknell | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Bucknell 63% to win. VMI won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every VMI–Bucknell gameBucknell leads 7–3 in 10 meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 2026 | Bucknell 14, VMI 3 | |
| 2025 | Bucknell 35, VMI 28 | |
| 2024 | Bucknell 35, VMI 28 | |
| 2023 | Bucknell 21, VMI 13 | |
| 2022 | VMI 24, Bucknell 14 | |
| 2016 | VMI 23, Bucknell 17 |
Around this game
VMI
- Next gamevs. MercerOct. 1, 2016
- SeasonVMI in 2016
- ProgramVMI history and records
Bucknell
- Next gameat Holy CrossOct. 8, 2016
- SeasonBucknell in 2016
- ProgramBucknell history and records