Davidson at VMI

Saturday, September 2, 2023

VMI beat Davidson 12–⁠7. It was their 58th meeting; after it, VMI led the series 39–⁠16–⁠3.

AwayDavidson7–⁠4 in 2023
7
HomeVMI5–⁠6 in 2023
12

Final at Alumni Memorial Field, LexingtonAttendance 5,622

Official
Jason GrahamGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Davidson00707
VMI060612

Standouts

Player stats

Davidson

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Luke Durkin6/128311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mari Adams123507
Mason Sheron82509
Sam Valor82408
Mark McCurdy41208
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brody Reina134034
Christian Berry124124
Aaron Maione219012
Clarence Freeman IV1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Amare Hill0001

VMI

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Collin Ironside17/2723911
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rashad Raymond1262011
Hunter Rice144007
Chance Knox433016
Grant Swinehart524114
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Aidan Twombly383038
Chance Knox564016
Rashad Raymond533015
V.J. Johnson125125
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Alex Oliver0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

DavidsonVMI
184Total yards412
83Passing yards239
101Rushing yards173
6.9Yards per pass8.9
2.6Yards per rush3.8
8First downs22
2–⁠13Third downs6–⁠14
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠2
1Turnovers2
1–⁠5Penalties7–⁠54
25:47Possession34:13

Efficiency

DavidsonVMI
29%Success rate47%
−0.03EPA per play0.18
1.11Explosiveness0.96
−0.13Rushing EPA−0.09
0.43Passing EPA0.62
14%Passing-down success32%
4%Havoc by its defense6%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Davidson 63% to win. VMI won as Elo’s underdog.

Every drive

VMI end zoneDavidson end zone DavidsonPunt, 3 playsQ1 DavidsonPunt, 3 playsQ1 VMIInterception, 13 playsQ1 DavidsonPunt, 3 playsQ1 VMIPunt, 5 playsQ1 DavidsonPunt, 5 playsQ2 VMIResult not recorded, 8 playsQ2 VMIFumble, 10 playsQ2 DavidsonPunt, 3 playsQ2 VMITouchdown, 6 playsQ2 DavidsonPunt, 3 playsQ2 VMIEnd of half, 1 playQ3 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ3 DavidsonTouchdown, 16 playsQ3 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ3 DavidsonPunt, 5 playsQ4 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ4 DavidsonPunt, 3 playsQ4 VMIMissed FG, 9 playsQ4 DavidsonPunt, 3 playsQ4 VMITouchdown, 12 playsQ4 DavidsonInterception, 4 playsQ4 VMIEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. VMI drives left to right, Davidson right to left.
  1. DavidsonPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 DavidsonPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 VMIInterception, 13 plays, 69 yards
  4. Q1 DavidsonPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  5. Q1 VMIPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  6. Q1 DavidsonPunt, 5 plays, 44 yards
  7. Q2 VMIResult not recorded, 8 plays, 25 yards
  8. Q2 VMIFumble, 10 plays, 49 yards
  9. Q2 DavidsonPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  10. Q2 VMITouchdown, 6 plays, 55 yards
  11. Q2 DavidsonPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q2 VMIEnd of half, 1 play, 7 yards
  13. Q3 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  14. Q3 DavidsonTouchdown, 16 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q3 VMIPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  16. Q3 DavidsonPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  17. Q4 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  18. Q4 DavidsonPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q4 VMIMissed FG, 9 plays, 50 yards
  20. Q4 DavidsonPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q4 VMITouchdown, 12 plays, 85 yards
  22. Q4 DavidsonInterception, 4 plays, 12 yards
  23. Q4 VMIEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Davidson Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Culbreath kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Mari Adams run for 1 yd to the DAV 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Mari Adams run for 2 yds to the DAV 28
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Mark McCurdy run for 2 yds to the DAV 30
12:564th & 5 at own 30Tristan Allen punt for 59 yds
VMI Interception, 13 plays
12:561st & 10 at own 11Rashad Raymond run for 4 yds to the VMI 15
12:562nd & 6 at own 15Rashad Raymond run for 8 yds to the VMI 23 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 23Rashad Raymond run for 1 yd to the VMI 24
12:562nd & 9 at own 24Collin Ironside run for 6 yds to the VMI 30
12:563rd & 3 at own 30Hunter Rice run for 4 yds to the VMI 34 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 34Collin Ironside run for 8 yds to the VMI 42
12:562nd & 2 at own 42Hunter Rice run for 3 yds to the VMI 45 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 45Collin Ironside pass complete to Rashad Raymond for 15 yds to the DAV 40 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at opp 40Chance Knox run for 3 yds to the DAV 37
12:562nd & 7 at opp 37Collin Ironside pass complete to Chance Knox for 12 yds to the DAV 25 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at opp 25Collin Ironside pass incomplete to VJ Johnson
12:562nd & 10 at opp 25Collin Ironside pass complete to Isaiah Lemmond for 5 yds to the DAV 20
6:493rd & 5 at opp 20VMI Penalty, personal foul (Isaiah Lemmond) to the DAV 37
Davidson Punt, 3 plays
6:491st & 10 at own 37Sam Valor run for 2 yds to the DAV 39
6:492nd & 8 at own 39Sam Valor run for 3 yds to the DAV 42
6:493rd & 5 at own 42Coulter Cleland run for no gain to the DAV 42 Coulter Cleland fumbled, recovered by DAV Coulter Cleland
4:414th & 5 at own 42Tristan Allen punt for 36 yds , Chance Knox returns for 6 yds to the VMI 28
VMI Punt, 5 plays
4:412nd & 1 at own 37Timeout VMI, clock 04:41
4:411st & 10 at own 28Collin Ironside pass complete to Rashad Raymond for 9 yds to the VMI 37
4:412nd & 1 at own 37Hunter Rice run for 5 yds to the VMI 42 for a 1ST down
4:411st & 10 at own 42Hunter Rice run for 4 yds to the VMI 46
4:412nd & 6 at own 46Collin Ironside run for no gain to the VMI 46
4:413rd & 6 at own 46VMI Penalty, Offensive Holding ( Yards) declined
2:374th & 6 at own 46Jack Culbreath punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Aaron Maione at the DAV 20
Davidson Punt, 5 plays
2:372nd & 3 at own 27Timeout VMI, clock 02:37
2:371st & 10 at own 20Mari Adams run for 7 yds to the DAV 27
2:372nd & 3 at own 27Luke Durkin pass complete to Brody Reina for 34 yds to the VMI 39 for a 1ST down
2:371st & 10 at opp 39Mason Sheron run for 3 yds to the VMI 36
2:372nd & 7 at opp 36Luke Durkin run for no gain to the VMI 36
2:373rd & 7 at opp 36Luke Durkin pass incomplete to Aaron Maione
0:004th & 7 at opp 36Tristan Allen punt for 36 yds for a touchback
2nd quarter7 drives, then VMI 6, Davidson 0
VMI Result not recorded, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 20Collin Ironside pass complete to Rashad Raymond for 9 yds to the VMI 29
15:002nd & 1 at own 29Hunter Rice run for 2 yds to the VMI 31 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 31Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Zahmarie White-Muhammad
15:002nd & 10 at own 31Collin Ironside pass complete to Chance Knox for 14 yds to the VMI 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Chance Knox run for 11 yds to the DAV 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Hunter Rice run for no gain to the DAV 44
12:522nd & 10 at opp 44Timeout VMI, clock 12:52
12:522nd & 10 at opp 44PENALTY VMI False Start (Doyle,Austin) 5 yards from DAV44 to DAV49. NO PLAY.
12:522nd & 15 at opp 49Collin Ironside sacked by Darryn Kindles for a loss of 6 yards to the VMI 45
12:523rd & 21 at own 45Collin Ironside pass complete to Rashad Raymond for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
11:304th & 16 at the 50Culbreath,Jack punt 37 yards to the DAV13 fair catch by Maione,Aaron at DAV13 PENALTY VMI Illegal Motion (Porter,Jahleel) 5 yards from DAV50 to VMI45. NO PLAY.
11:234th & 21 at own 45Jack Culbreath punt for 30 yds
Davidson Punt, 3 plays
11:232nd & 5 at own 30Timeout VMI, clock 11:23
11:231st & 10 at own 25Sam Valor run for 5 yds to the DAV 30
11:232nd & 5 at own 30Sam Valor run for 1 yd to the DAV 31
11:233rd & 4 at own 31Aaron Maione run for 1 yd to the DAV 30
9:224th & 5 at own 30Tristan Allen punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VMI 32
VMI Fumble, 10 plays
9:221st & 10 at own 32Rashad Raymond run for 7 yds to the VMI 39
9:222nd & 3 at own 39Rashad Raymond run for 1 yd to the VMI 40
9:223rd & 2 at own 40Hunter Rice run for 4 yds to the VMI 44 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at own 44Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 17 yds to the DAV 39 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at opp 39Chance Knox run for 3 yds to the DAV 36
9:222nd & 7 at opp 36Rashad Raymond run for 7 yds to the DAV 29 for a 1ST down
6:331st & 10 at opp 29Timeout Davidson, clock 06:33
6:331st & 10 at opp 29Hunter Rice run for 7 yds to the DAV 22
6:332nd & 3 at opp 22Hunter Rice run for no gain to the DAV 22
6:333rd & 3 at opp 22Collin Ironside run for 2 yds to the DAV 20
5:224th & 1 at opp 20Hunter Rice run for 1 yd to the DAV 19 Hunter Rice fumbled, recovered by DAV TJ Magee
Davidson Punt, 3 plays
5:221st & 10 at own 19Luke Durkin run for no gain to the DAV 19
5:222nd & 10 at own 19Mari Adams run for 1 yd to the DAV 20
5:223rd & 9 at own 20Luke Durkin pass incomplete to Clarence Freeman IV
3:464th & 9 at own 20Tristan Allen punt for 40 yds , Chance Knox returns for 5 yds to the VMI 45
VMI Touchdown, 6 plays
3:461st & 10 at own 45Hunter Rice run for 1 yd to the VMI 46
3:462nd & 9 at own 46Collin Ironside pass complete to Chance Knox for 9 yds to the DAV 45 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 45Rashad Raymond run for 6 yds to the DAV 39
3:462nd & 4 at opp 39Collin Ironside pass complete to Chance Knox for 16 yds to the DAV 23 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 23Collin Ironside run for 9 yds to the DAV 14
1:162nd & 1 at opp 14Timeout Davidson, clock 01:16
1:112nd & 1 at opp 14Grant Swinehart run for 14 yds for a TD (Caden Beck PAT MISSED)VMI 6, Davidson 0
Davidson Punt, 3 plays
1:111st & 10 at own 35Jack Culbreath kickoff for 52 yds , Jaleel Sales return for 19 yds to the DAV 32
1:111st & 10 at own 32Luke Durkin pass complete to Sam Valor for 1 yd to the DAV 33
0:572nd & 9 at own 33Timeout VMI, clock 00:57
0:572nd & 9 at own 33Mason Sheron run for 4 yds to the DAV 37
0:513rd & 5 at own 37Timeout VMI, clock 00:51
0:513rd & 5 at own 37Luke Durkin pass incomplete to Aaron Maione
0:394th & 5 at own 37Tristan Allen punt for 63 yds for a touchback
VMI End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 20Rashad Raymond run for 7 yds to the VMI 27
3rd quarter4 drives, then Davidson 7, VMI 6
VMI Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Adam Zouagui kickoff for 60 yds , VJ Johnson return for 18 yds to the VMI 23
15:001st & 10 at own 23Hunter Rice run for 3 yds to the VMI 26
15:002nd & 7 at own 26Collin Ironside sacked by Cam’ron Willis for a loss of 6 yards to the VMI 20
15:003rd & 13 at own 20Hunter Rice run for 3 yds to the VMI 23
13:144th & 10 at own 23Jack Culbreath punt for 50 yds
Davidson Touchdown, 16 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 25Mari Adams run for 3 yds to the DAV 28
13:142nd & 7 at own 28Mari Adams run for 4 yds to the DAV 32
13:143rd & 3 at own 32Mari Adams run for 2 yds to the DAV 34
13:144th & 1 at own 34Luke Durkin run for 2 yds to the DAV 36 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at own 36Mark McCurdy run for 1 yd to the DAV 35
13:142nd & 11 at own 35Mark McCurdy run for 8 yds to the DAV 43
13:143rd & 3 at own 43Mari Adams run for 3 yds to the DAV 46 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at own 46Mason Sheron run for 9 yds to the VMI 45
13:142nd & 1 at opp 45Luke Durkin pass incomplete to Maxwell Weaver
13:143rd & 1 at opp 45Mason Sheron run for 2 yds to the VMI 43 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 43Aaron Maione run for 4 yds to the VMI 39
13:142nd & 6 at opp 39PENALTY DAV False Start (Freeman,Clarence) 5 yards from VMI39 to VMI44. NO PLAY.
13:142nd & 11 at opp 44Luke Durkin pass complete to Aaron Maione for 12 yds to the VMI 32 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 32Mason Sheron run for 3 yds to the VMI 29
13:142nd & 7 at opp 29Mari Adams run for 4 yds to the VMI 25
13:143rd & 3 at opp 25Mari Adams run for 1 yd to the VMI 24
3:324th & 2 at opp 24Luke Durkin pass complete to Christian Berry for 24 yds for a TD (Adam Zouagui KICK)Davidson 7, VMI 6
VMI Punt, 3 plays
3:321st & 10 at own 35Adam Zouagui kickoff for 46 yds
3:321st & 10 at own 35Collin Ironside pass complete to Rashad Raymond for 5 yds to the VMI 30
3:322nd & 15 at own 30PENALTY VMI False Start (Reid,Will) 5 yards from VMI30 to VMI25. NO PLAY.
3:322nd & 20 at own 25Collin Ironside sacked by Julian Rawlins for a loss of 8 yards to the VMI 17 Collin Ironside fumbled, recovered by VMI Will Reid , return for 0 yards
3:323rd & 28 at own 17Rashad Raymond run for 11 yds to the VMI 28
1:104th & 17 at own 28Jack Culbreath punt for 48 yds , Aaron Maione returns for 14 yds to the DAV 38
Davidson Punt, 5 plays
1:101st & 10 at own 38Sam Valor run for 8 yds to the DAV 46
1:102nd & 2 at own 46Sam Valor run for 2 yds to the DAV 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 48Mark McCurdy run for 3 yds to the VMI 49
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 49Sam Valor run for 2 yds to the VMI 47
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at opp 47Sam Valor run for 1 yd to the VMI 46
Q4 13:354th & 4 at opp 46Timeout Davidson, clock 13:35
Q4 13:294th & 4 at opp 46Tristan Allen punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Chance Knox at the VMI 18
4th quarter7 drives, then VMI 12, Davidson 7
VMI Punt, 3 plays
13:291st & 10 at own 18Rashad Raymond run for 2 yds to the VMI 20
13:292nd & 8 at own 20Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Chance Knox
13:293rd & 8 at own 20Collin Ironside run for 6 yds to the VMI 26
12:034th & 2 at own 26Jack Culbreath punt for 45 yds
Davidson Punt, 3 plays
12:031st & 10 at own 29Mason Sheron run for 5 yds to the DAV 34
12:032nd & 5 at own 34Mason Sheron run for 1 yd to the DAV 35
12:033rd & 4 at own 35Luke Durkin pass incomplete to Mason Sheron
10:374th & 4 at own 35Tristan Allen punt for 43 yds , Chance Knox returns for 3 yds to the VMI 25
VMI Missed FG, 9 plays
10:371st & 10 at own 25Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Isaiah Lemmond
10:372nd & 10 at own 25Grant Swinehart run for 3 yds to the VMI 28
10:373rd & 7 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun Ironside,Collin pass complete short middle to Knox,Chance for 11 yards to the VMI39 (Carter,Daniel) PENALTY VMI Holding (Holtz,Cole) 10 yards from VMI28 to VMI18. NO PLAY.
10:373rd & 17 at own 18Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 38 yds to the DAV 44 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 44Chance Knox run for 16 yds to the DAV 28 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 28VMI Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the DAV 36
10:372nd & 18 at opp 36Grant Swinehart run for 3 yds to the DAV 33
10:373rd & 15 at opp 33Rashad Raymond run for 4 yds to the DAV 29
10:374th & 11 at opp 29Rashad Raymond run for 4 yds to the DAV 25
6:321st & 10 at opp 25Caden Beck 42 yd FG MISSED
Davidson Punt, 3 plays
6:321st & 10 at own 25Mari Adams run for 2 yds to the DAV 27
6:322nd & 8 at own 27Mari Adams run for 5 yds to the DAV 32
6:323rd & 3 at own 32Mason Sheron run for 2 yds to the DAV 30
4:194th & 5 at own 30Tristan Allen punt for 55 yds
VMI Touchdown, 12 plays
4:191st & 10 at own 15Collin Ironside run for 4 yds to the VMI 19
4:192nd & 6 at own 19No Huddle-Shotgun Ironside,Collin pass incomplete short right to Johnson,VJ broken up by Magee,TJ PENALTY VMI Pass Interference (Johnson,VJ) 9 yards from VMI19 to VMI10. NO PLAY.
4:192nd & 15 at own 10Collin Ironside pass complete to Chance Knox for 13 yds to the VMI 23
4:193rd & 2 at own 23Hunter Rice run for 3 yds to the VMI 26 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at own 26Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Aidan Twombly
4:192nd & 10 at own 26Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Isaiah Lemmond
4:193rd & 10 at own 26Collin Ironside pass complete to Isaiah Lemmond for 14 yds to the VMI 40 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at own 40Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Isaiah Lemmond
4:192nd & 10 at own 40Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Chance Knox
4:193rd & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun Ironside,Collin rush left for 8 yards gain to the VMI48 (Tessman,John), out of bounds PENALTY VMI Holding (Poindexter,Tyriq) 10 yards from VMI40 to VMI30. NO PLAY.
4:193rd & 20 at own 30Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 28 yds to the DAV 42 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at opp 42Collin Ironside pass complete to Julio DaSilva for 15 yds to the DAV 27 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at opp 27Grant Swinehart run for 2 yds to the DAV 25
0:512nd & 8 at opp 25Collin Ironside pass complete to VJ Johnson for 25 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )VMI 12, Davidson 7
0:511st & goal at opp 3Timeout VMI, clock 00:51
Davidson Interception, 4 plays
0:511st & 10 at own 35Jack Culbreath kickoff for 60 yds , Brody Reina return for 18 yds to the DAV 23
0:511st & 10 at own 23Luke Durkin pass complete to Aaron Maione for 7 yds to the DAV 30
0:512nd & 3 at own 30Luke Durkin pass complete to Clarence Freeman IV for 5 yds to the DAV 35 for a 1ST down
0:511st & 10 at own 35Luke Durkin run for no gain to the DAV 35
0:032nd & 10 at own 35Luke Durkin pass intercepted
VMI End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 21Kneel down by VMI at VMI20 for loss of 1 yard.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

VMI leads 39–⁠17–⁠3 in 59 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Davidson 27, VMI 24
2023VMI 12, Davidson 7
2021VMI 45, Davidson 24
2014VMI 52, Davidson 24
2006VMI 20, Davidson 19
2005VMI 33, Davidson 0

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