VMI at The Citadel

Saturday, November 1, 2025. The Citadel kept the Silver Shako

The Citadel beat VMI 35–⁠24. It was their 60th meeting; The Citadel leads the series 33–⁠26–⁠1.

AwayVMI1–⁠11 in 2025
24
HomeThe Citadel4–⁠8 in 2025
35

Final at Johnson Hagood Stadium, CharlestonTV: ESPN+Attendance 11,127

At kickoff
66°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Charleston Executive Airport, 11 km from the stadium
Official
Jeff PageGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
VMI777324
The Citadel0072835

Standouts

Player stats

VMI

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Collin Shannon21/2926120
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Leo Boehling14149070
Collin Shannon72308
Aslin Shipe92005
Luke Schalow2807
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Noah Grevious11138159
Owen Sweeney663024
Malik McNeely349133
Morgan McPhaul111011

The Citadel

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Quentin Hayes5/717530
Cobey Thompkins2/3700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cobey Thompkins11101037
Beau Herrington1388032
Quentin Hayes1573125
Garrison Johnson1050111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jihad Marks4168372
Saul Diaz1707
Malachi Taylor1404
Jay Graves-Billips1303

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

Team stats

VMIThe Citadel
463Total yards511
261Passing yards182
202Rushing yards329
9.0Yards per pass18.2
5.9Yards per rush5.9
19First downs24
4–⁠12Third downs4–⁠11
1–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠3
1Turnovers1
8–⁠45Penalties3–⁠40
30:34Possession29:26

Efficiency

VMIThe Citadel
50%Success rate53%
0.31EPA per play0.34
1.19Explosiveness1.17
−0.02Rushing EPA0.12
0.55Passing EPA1.32
47%Passing-down success24%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

The Citadel 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

The Citadel −14, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

The Citadel end zoneVMI end zoneQ1 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ1 The CitadelPunt, 8 playsQ1 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ1 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ1 VMITouchdown, 9 playsQ1 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ2 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ2 The CitadelTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ2 VMITouchdown, 15 playsQ2 The CitadelEnd of half, 1 playQ3 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ3 VMITouchdown, 4 playsQ3 The CitadelTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ3 The CitadelFumble, 3 playsQ3 VMIField goal, 10 playsQ4 The CitadelTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 VMIFumble, 3 playsQ4 The CitadelTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ4 The CitadelTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 VMITurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 The CitadelTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 VMIEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. The Citadel drives left to right, VMI right to left.
  1. Q1 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  2. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 8 plays, 22 yards
  3. Q1 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  5. Q1 VMITouchdown, 9 plays, 63 yards
  6. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q2 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  8. Q2 The CitadelTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 66 yards
  9. Q2 VMITouchdown, 15 plays, 95 yards
  10. Q2 The CitadelEnd of half, 1 play, 32 yards
  11. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  12. Q3 VMITouchdown, 4 plays, 68 yards
  13. Q3 The CitadelTouchdown, 11 plays, 72 yards
  14. Q3 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q3 The CitadelFumble, 3 plays, 47 yards
  16. Q3 VMIField goal, 10 plays, 88 yards
  17. Q4 The CitadelTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q4 VMIFumble, 3 plays, 63 yards
  19. Q4 The CitadelTouchdown, 2 plays, 85 yards
  20. Q4 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  21. Q4 The CitadelTouchdown, 9 plays, 73 yards
  22. Q4 VMITurnover on downs, 7 plays, 17 yards
  23. Q4 The CitadelTouchdown, 4 plays, 39 yards
  24. Q4 VMIEnd of game, 1 play, 7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then VMI 7, The Citadel 0
VMI Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#87 B.Barnes kickoff 65 yards to the VMI00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #6 N.Grevious caught at VMI22, for 6 yards to the VMI31 (#8 T.McDaniel)
15:002nd & 4 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #21 L.Schalow rush middle for 1 yard gain to the VMI32 (#93 C.Iverson; #45 M.Rosa)
15:003rd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #6 N.Grevious caught at VMI32, for 2 yards to the VMI34 (#8 T.McDaniel)
12:564th & 1 at own 34#99 B.Shrewsbury punt 43 yards to the CIT23 #83 B.Knauth return 8 yards to the CIT31 (#3 A.Parker)
The Citadel Punt, 8 plays
12:561st & 10 at own 31Shotgun #22 G.Johnson Sr. rush middle for 11 yards gain to the CIT42 (#26 K.Crump), 1ST DOWN
12:561st & 10 at own 42Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CIT46 (#26 K.Crump)
12:562nd & 6 at own 46Shotgun #22 G.Johnson Sr. rush middle for 5 yards gain to the VMI49 (#0 N.Land)
12:563rd & 1 at opp 49#17 Q.Hayes rush right for 1 yard gain to the VMI48 (#3 A.Parker; #6 J.Comello), 1ST DOWN
12:561st & 10 at opp 48Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes pass incomplete deep left to #83 B.Knauth thrown to VMI18
12:562nd & 10 at opp 48Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush left for 26 yards gain (-10) to the VMI22, out of bounds at VMI22 PENALTY CIT Holding (#62 M.Lengi) 10 yards from VMI48 to CIT42
12:562nd & 20 at own 42Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush left for 8 yards gain to the CIT50 (#6 J.Comello; #4 I.Grevious)
12:563rd & 12 at the 50Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush right for 3 yards gain to the VMI47 (#18 S.Dean III)
8:204th & 9 at opp 47#90 J.Platte punt 34 yards to the VMI13, out of bounds at VMI13
VMI Punt, 3 plays
8:201st & 10 at own 13Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete short left to #20 O.Sweeney thrown to VMI20 broken up by #19 J.Holmes
8:202nd & 10 at own 13No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #20 O.Sweeney caught at VMI09, for 4 yards to the VMI17 (#40 C.Gray)
8:203rd & 6 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete short right to #4 M.McNeely thrown to VMI26 broken up by #7 B.Jones
7:214th & 6 at own 17#99 B.Shrewsbury punt 54 yards to the CIT29, out of bounds at CIT29
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
7:211st & 10 at own 29Shotgun #2 J.Graves-Billips rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CIT30 (#90 E.Brooks)
7:212nd & 9 at own 30Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush left for 15 yards loss to the CIT15 fumbled by #17 Q.Hayes at CIT20 recovered by CIT #2 J.Graves-Billips at CIT15, End Of Play
7:213rd & 24 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes pass incomplete deep right to #2 J.Graves-Billips thrown to VMI40 broken up by #3 A.Parker PENALTY VMI Offside (#90 E.Brooks)
7:213rd & 19 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes pass incomplete short middle to #84 J.Marks thrown to CIT22
5:394th & 19 at own 20#90 J.Platte punt 52 yards to the VMI28 #6 N.Grevious return 6 yards to the VMI34 (#12 J.Hudson)
VMI Touchdown, 9 plays
5:391st & 10 at own 34Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush left for 5 yards gain to the VMI39 (#8 T.McDaniel)
5:392nd & 5 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #20 O.Sweeney caught at VMI35, for 3 yards loss to the VMI36 (#26 N.Jones)
5:393rd & 8 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #6 N.Grevious caught at VMI44, for 14 yards to the VMI50 (#8 T.McDaniel; #13 C.Williams), 1ST DOWN
5:391st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CIT43 (#13 C.Williams)
5:392nd & 13 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #20 O.Sweeney caught at CIT40, for 17 yards to the CIT36 (#5 J.Roberts; #13 C.Williams), 1ST DOWN
5:391st & 10 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #6 N.Grevious caught at CIT30, for 7 yards to the CIT29 (#5 J.Roberts; #26 N.Jones)
5:392nd & 3 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CIT25 (#19 J.Holmes), 1ST DOWN
1:121st & 10 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete deep middle to #20 O.Sweeney caught at CIT01, for 24 yards to the CIT01 (#8 T.McDaniel), 1ST DOWN
0:551st & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #14 N.Utsey rush right for 1 yard gain to the CIT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:55 #35 J.Joyce kick attempt good (H: #99 B.Shrewsbury, LS: #60 N.Payne)VMI 7, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
0:551st & 10 at own 35#35 J.Joyce kickoff 65 yards to the CIT00, Touchback
0:551st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #20 C.Ibrahim rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CIT27 (#14 E.Wilborne)
0:552nd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush middle for 5 yards loss to the CIT22 fumbled by #9 C.Thompkins at CIT22 recovered by CIT #9 C.Thompkins at CIT22, End Of Play
Q2 15:003rd & 13 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush left for 6 yards gain to the CIT28 (#4 I.Grevious)
2nd quarter4 drives, then VMI 14, The Citadel 0
VMI Punt, 3 plays
14:082nd & 4 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #20 O.Sweeney thrown to VMI41
14:083rd & 4 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete deep middle to #20 O.Sweeney thrown to CIT25 broken up by #26 N.Jones
13:124th & 4 at own 33#99 B.Shrewsbury punt 35 yards to the CIT32 fair catch by #83 B.Knauth at CIT32
The Citadel Turnover on downs, 11 plays
13:121st & 10 at own 32Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush middle for 15 yards gain to the CIT47 (#26 K.Crump; #23 D.Hite), 1ST DOWN
13:121st & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #22 G.Johnson Sr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the VMI46 (#23 D.Hite)
13:121st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush right for 8 yards gain to the VMI25 (#26 K.Crump)
13:122nd & 2 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush middle for 10 yards gain to the VMI15 (#26 K.Crump), 1ST DOWN
13:121st & 10 at opp 15No Huddle-Shotgun #22 G.Johnson Sr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VMI13 (#3 A.Parker)
13:122nd & 8 at opp 13No Huddle-Shotgun #22 G.Johnson Sr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the VMI04 (#4 I.Grevious; #21 C.Clinton), 1ST DOWN
13:121st & goal at opp 4#22 G.Johnson Sr. rush right for 3 yards gain to the VMI01 (#21 C.Clinton)
7:482nd & goal at opp 1#22 G.Johnson Sr. rush right for 1 yard loss to the VMI02 (#21 C.Clinton)
7:481st & goal at opp 4Timeout The Citadel, clock 07:48
7:483rd & goal at opp 2#9 C.Thompkins rush middle for 2 yards loss to the VMI04 (#4 I.Grevious; #90 E.Brooks)
6:264th & goal at opp 4Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VMI02 (#92 J.Moore), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
VMI Touchdown, 15 plays
6:261st & 10 at own 2Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 3 yards gain to the VMI05 (#56 J.Cole)
6:262nd & 7 at own 5Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush left for 10 yards gain to the VMI15 (#5 J.Roberts; #13 C.Williams), 1ST DOWN
6:261st & 10 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #20 O.Sweeney caught at VMI26, for 18 yards to the VMI33 (#24 N.Mirabella), 1ST DOWN
6:261st & 10 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 8 yards gain to the VMI41 (#13 C.Williams)
6:262nd & 2 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 5 yards gain to the VMI46 (#24 N.Mirabella; #5 J.Roberts), 1ST DOWN
6:261st & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon rush left for 4 yards gain to the VMI50 (#40 C.Gray)
6:262nd & 6 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush left for 5 yards gain to the CIT45 (#76 J.Marks)
2:003rd & 1 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 0 yards to the CIT45 (#93 C.Iverson)
2:002nd & 6 at the 50Timeout , clock 02:00
2:004th & 1 at opp 45Shotgun #14 N.Utsey rush right for 1 yard gain to the CIT44 (#37 S.Smothers), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 44PENALTY VMI Delay Of Game (#5 C.Shannon) 5 yards from CIT44 to CIT49. NO PLAY
2:001st & 15 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #6 N.Grevious caught at CIT45, for 10 yards to the CIT39 (#8 T.McDaniel)
0:532nd & 5 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #6 N.Grevious caught at CIT35, for 9 yards to the CIT30 (#26 N.Jones), 1ST DOWN
0:531st & 15 at opp 49Timeout VMI, clock 00:53
0:531st & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #6 N.Grevious caught at CIT17, for 14 yards to the CIT16 (#13 C.Williams), 1ST DOWN
0:531st & 10 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete short left to #20 O.Sweeney thrown to CIT05
0:532nd & 10 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon rush right for 7 yards gain to the CIT09 (#91 C.Benton), out of bounds
0:103rd & 3 at opp 9C. Shannon pass to M. McNeely for 9 yds, for a TD (J. Joyce KICK) #35 J.Joyce kick attempt good (H: #99 B.Shrewsbury, LS: #60 N.Payne)VMI 14, The Citadel 0
The Citadel End of half, 1 play
0:051st & 10 at own 35#35 J.Joyce kickoff 60 yards to the CIT05 #83 B.Knauth return 18 yards to the CIT23 (#6 J.Comello)
0:051st & 10 at own 23#11 B.Herrington rush left for 32 yards gain to the VMI45 (#26 K.Crump), 1ST DOWN
3rd quarter6 drives, then VMI 21, The Citadel 7
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#35 J.Joyce kickoff 65 yards to the CIT00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #20 C.Ibrahim rush middle for 2 yards loss to the CIT23 (#23 D.Hite)
15:002nd & 12 at own 23Shotgun #20 C.Ibrahim rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CIT26 (#92 J.Moore)
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins pass complete short left to #2 J.Graves-Billips caught at CIT29, for 3 yards to the CIT29, End Of Play
13:054th & 6 at own 29#90 J.Platte punt 42 yards to the VMI29 fair catch by #6 N.Grevious at VMI29
VMI Touchdown, 4 plays
13:051st & 10 at own 29Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush right for 0 yards to the VMI29, out of bounds at VMI29
13:052nd & 10 at own 29Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #88 M.McPhaul caught at VMI28, for 11 yards to the VMI40 (#26 N.Jones), 1ST DOWN
13:051st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush middle for 1 yard gain to the VMI41 (#26 N.Jones)
11:142nd & 9 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete deep left to #6 N.Grevious caught at CIT35, for 59 yards to the CIT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:14, 1ST DOWN #35 J.Joyce kick attempt good (H: #99 B.Shrewsbury, LS: #60 N.Payne)VMI 21, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Touchdown, 11 plays
11:141st & 10 at own 35#35 J.Joyce kickoff 65 yards to the CIT00, Touchback
11:141st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush left for 7 yards gain to the CIT32 (#90 E.Brooks)
11:142nd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Ibrahim rush middle for 5 yards gain to the CIT37 (#92 J.Moore; #26 K.Crump), 1ST DOWN
11:141st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins pass complete short left to #18 M.Taylor caught at CIT41, for 4 yards to the CIT41 (#9 L.English)
11:142nd & 6 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush left for 16 yards gain to the VMI43 (#26 K.Crump), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:141st & 10 at opp 43Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush right for 3 yards gain to the VMI40 (#4 I.Grevious; #14 E.Wilborne)
11:142nd & 7 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins pass incomplete deep right to #83 B.Knauth thrown to VMI05 PENALTY VMI Holding (#9 L.English) 10 yards from VMI40 to VMI30, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
11:141st & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush middle for 8 yards gain to the VMI22 (#0 N.Land)
11:142nd & 2 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #22 G.Johnson Sr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the VMI19 (#23 D.Hite; #4 I.Grevious), 1ST DOWN
11:141st & 10 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush middle for 10 yards gain to the VMI09 (#3 A.Parker; #9 L.English), 1ST DOWN
11:141st & goal at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the VMI06 (#90 E.Brooks)
11:142nd & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VMI04 (#18 S.Dean III) PENALTY CIT Personal Foul (#9 C.Thompkins) 15 yards from VMI04 to VMI19
6:503rd & goal at opp 19Q. Hayes pass to Ji. Marks for 19 yds, for a TD (B. Barnes KICK)VMI 21, The Citadel 7
VMI Punt, 3 plays
6:501st & 10 at own 35#87 B.Barnes kickoff 57 yards to the VMI08 fair catch by #25 A.Shipe at VMI08
6:501st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete short left to #21 L.Schalow thrown to VMI25 broken up by #42 D.Ware
6:502nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon rush middle for 1 yard loss to the VMI24 fumbled by #5 C.Shannon at VMI25 recovered by VMI #5 C.Shannon at VMI24, End Of Play
6:503rd & 11 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #4 M.McNeely caught at VMI31, for 7 yards to the VMI31 (#7 B.Jones)
5:004th & 4 at own 31#99 B.Shrewsbury punt 54 yards to the CIT15 #83 B.Knauth return 33 yards to the CIT48 (#9 L.English)
The Citadel Fumble, 3 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Ibrahim rush left for 12 yards gain to the VMI40 (#6 J.Comello), 1ST DOWN
5:001st & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins pass incomplete deep left to #18 M.Taylor thrown to VMI05
4:182nd & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush right for 37 yards gain to the VMI03 fumbled by #9 C.Thompkins at VMI05 forced by #3 A.Parker recovered by VMI #9 L.English at VMI03, End Of Play
VMI Field goal, 10 plays
4:181st & 10 at own 3No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush right for 0 yards to the VMI03 (#93 C.Iverson)
4:182nd & 10 at own 3No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 4 yards gain to the VMI07 (#13 C.Williams)
4:183rd & 6 at own 7No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon rush middle for 8 yards gain to the VMI15 (#8 T.McDaniel), 1ST DOWN
4:181st & 10 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush left for 30 yards gain to the VMI45 (#13 C.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
4:181st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon rush middle for 4 yards gain to the VMI49, End Of Play
4:182nd & 6 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete deep right to #4 M.McNeely caught at CIT18, for 33 yards to the CIT18, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
4:181st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CIT14 (#42 D.Ware; #5 J.Roberts)
4:182nd & 6 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete short right to #6 N.Grevious thrown to CIT00
4:183rd & 6 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon rush middle for 5 yards gain to the CIT09, End Of Play
Q4 14:584th & 1 at opp 9#99 B.Shrewsbury field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #35 J.Joyce, LS: #60 N.Payne), clock 14:58VMI 24, The Citadel 7
4th quarter8 drives, then The Citadel 35, VMI 24
The Citadel Touchdown, 8 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35#35 J.Joyce kickoff 43 yards to the CIT22 #83 B.Knauth return 0 yards to the CIT22, End Of Play
14:551st & 10 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Ibrahim rush right for 4 yards loss to the CIT18 (#90 E.Brooks)
14:552nd & 14 at own 18No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush left for 4 yards gain to the CIT22 (#6 J.Comello)
14:553rd & 10 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush right for 8 yards gain to the CIT30 (#6 J.Comello), out of bounds
14:554th & 2 at own 30Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 5 yards gain to the CIT35 (#26 K.Crump), 1ST DOWN
14:551st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes pass complete short right to #80 S.Diaz caught at CIT40, for 7 yards to the CIT42 (#0 N.Land)
14:552nd & 3 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 8 yards gain to the CIT50 (#43 H.Berling), 1ST DOWN
14:551st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes pass complete deep right to #84 J.Marks caught at VMI06, for 44 yards to the VMI06, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
12:281st & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 6 yards gain to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:28 #87 B.Barnes kick attempt good (H: #0 J.McCall, LS: #61 T.DiLiegro)VMI 24, The Citadel 14
VMI Fumble, 3 plays
12:281st & 10 at own 35#87 B.Barnes kickoff 65 yards to the VMI00, Touchback
12:281st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #6 N.Grevious caught at VMI29, for 4 yards to the VMI29 (#40 C.Gray)
12:282nd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 70 yards gain to the CIT01 (#19 J.Holmes), 1ST DOWN
11:021st & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon rush middle for 4 yards loss to the CIT05 fumbled by #5 C.Shannon at CIT04 recovered by CIT #19 J.Holmes at CIT05 #19 J.Holmes return 7 yards to the CIT12, End Of Play
11:062nd & 6 at own 29Timeout VMI, clock 11:06
The Citadel Touchdown, 2 plays
11:061st & 10 at own 12Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CIT13 (#57 D.Burnett) PENALTY VMI Face Mask (#57 D.Burnett) 15 yards from CIT13 to CIT28, 1ST DOWN
10:361st & 10 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes pass complete deep middle to #84 J.Marks caught at VMI40, for 72 yards to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:36, 1ST DOWN #87 B.Barnes kick attempt good (H: #0 J.McCall, LS: #61 T.DiLiegro)VMI 24, The Citadel 21
VMI Punt, 3 plays
10:361st & 10 at own 35#87 B.Barnes kickoff 65 yards to the VMI00, Touchback
10:361st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #20 O.Sweeney caught at VMI28, for 3 yards to the VMI28 (#45 M.Rosa)
10:362nd & 7 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #6 N.Grevious caught at VMI36, for 12 yards to the VMI40 (#13 C.Williams) PENALTY VMI Ineligible Downfield on Pass (#58 A.Jones) 5 yards from VMI28 to VMI23. NO PLAY
10:362nd & 12 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 8 yards gain to the VMI31 (#24 N.Mirabella; #13 C.Williams)
10:363rd & 4 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 2 yards loss to the VMI29 (#45 M.Rosa)
8:014th & 6 at own 29#99 B.Shrewsbury punt 47 yards to the CIT24, out of bounds at CIT24
The Citadel Touchdown, 9 plays
8:011st & 10 at own 24#11 B.Herrington rush middle for 11 yards gain to the CIT35 (#11 R.Powell), 1ST DOWN
8:011st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 25 yards gain to the VMI40 (#3 A.Parker), 1ST DOWN
8:011st & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush middle for 6 yards gain to the VMI34 (#98 L.Navarro)
8:012nd & 4 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 1 yard gain to the VMI33 (#4 I.Grevious)
8:013rd & 3 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush middle for 4 yards gain to the VMI29 (#21 C.Clinton), 1ST DOWN
8:011st & 10 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Herrington rush middle for 1 yard loss to the VMI30 (#57 D.Burnett)
8:012nd & 11 at opp 30Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 8 yards gain to the VMI22 (#2 A.Allen)
8:013rd & 3 at opp 22Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush right for 11 yards gain to the VMI11 (#9 L.English), 1ST DOWN
4:331st & 10 at opp 11No Huddle-Shotgun #22 G.Johnson Sr. rush middle for 11 yards gain to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:33, 1ST DOWN #87 B.Barnes kick attempt good (H: #0 J.McCall, LS: #61 T.DiLiegro)The Citadel 28, VMI 24
VMI Turnover on downs, 7 plays
4:331st & 10 at own 35#87 B.Barnes kickoff 65 yards to the VMI00, Touchback
4:331st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush left for 5 yards gain to the VMI30 (#45 M.Rosa)
4:332nd & 5 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VMI32 (#45 M.Rosa)
4:333rd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #6 N.Grevious caught at VMI37, for 6 yards to the VMI38 (#26 N.Jones), 1ST DOWN
4:331st & 10 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #6 N.Grevious caught at VMI45, for 7 yards to the VMI45 (#45 M.Rosa)
4:332nd & 3 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VMI47 (#56 J.Cole)
2:003rd & 1 at own 47Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush middle for 5 yards loss to the VMI42 (#40 C.Gray)
2:002nd & 3 at opp 45Timeout , clock 02:00
1:124th & 6 at own 42Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #2 C.Cox thrown to CIT40, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
The Citadel Touchdown, 4 plays
1:121st & 10 at opp 42Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 9 yards gain to the VMI33 (#3 A.Parker)
1:122nd & 1 at opp 33Shotgun #22 G.Johnson Sr. rush middle for 0 yards to the VMI33 (#18 S.Dean III)
0:593rd & 1 at opp 33Shotgun #17 Q.Hayes rush middle for 0 yards to the VMI33 (#92 J.Moore)
0:592nd & 1 at own 33Timeout VMI, clock 00:59
0:124th & 1 at opp 33Jihad Marks 33 Yd pass from Quentin Hayes (Ben Barnes Kick)The Citadel 35, VMI 24
0:173rd & 1 at opp 33Timeout The Citadel, clock 00:17
1:043rd & 1 at own 33Timeout VMI, clock 01:04
VMI End of game, 1 play
0:121st & 10 at own 35#87 B.Barnes kickoff 63 yards to the VMI02 fair catch by #9 L.Boehling at VMI02 PENALTY VMI UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#9 L.Boehling)
0:121st & 10 at own 1Shotgun #21 L.Schalow rush middle for 7 yards gain to the VMI08 (#19 J.Holmes)
Q2 0:004th & 7 at own 28#90 J.Platte punt 60 yards to the VMI12 #6 N.Grevious return 3 yards to the VMI15 (#33 R.Poppell) PENALTY CIT UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#69 M.Metrosky) 15 yards from VMI15 to VMI30, 1ST DOWN
2nd quarter2 drives, then VMI 14, The Citadel 0
VMI Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 7 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush middle for 3 yards gain to the VMI33 (#45 M.Rosa; #98 C.Arnold)
The Citadel Turnover on downs, 11 plays
0:002nd & 3 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thompkins rush middle for 13 yards gain to the VMI33, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN

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.

The Citadel leads 33–⁠26–⁠1 in 60 meetings.

Recent meetings
2025The Citadel 35, VMI 24
2024The Citadel 13, VMI 10
2023VMI 17, The Citadel 13
2022The Citadel 26, VMI 22
2021The Citadel 35, VMI 24
2020VMI 31, The Citadel 17

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