VMI at Bucknell

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Bucknell beat VMI 35–⁠28. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Bucknell led the series 6–⁠3.

AwayVMI1–⁠11 in 2025
28
HomeBucknell5–⁠7 in 2025
35

Final at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, LewisburgTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,058

At kickoff
83°F, wind 3 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Selinsgrove Penn Valley Airport, 15 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Eric LewisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
VMI7071428
Bucknell7147735

Standouts

Player stats

VMI

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Collin Shannon21/3836230
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Leo Boehling1966010
Nana Utsey2413
Aslin Shipe4303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Noah Grevious6186173
Owen Sweeney672227
Julio Carrecter139039
Leo Boehling438029
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
E.J. Wilborne0001

Bucknell

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ralph Rucker21/2840551
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tariq Thomas1425010
Michael Cadden418012
Ralph Rucker1316019
Logan Bush31406
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Milligan7192445
T.J. Cadden5123159
Nate Anderson328015
Josh Gary325010

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

Team stats

VMIBucknell
421Total yards476
362Passing yards405
59Rushing yards71
9.5Yards per pass14.5
2.1Yards per rush2.0
18First downs18
7–⁠15Third downs8–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers1
7–⁠55Penalties10–⁠122
30:28Possession29:32

Efficiency

VMIBucknell
36%Success rate40%
0.21EPA per play0.42
1.63Explosiveness1.85
−0.17Rushing EPA−0.28
0.47Passing EPA1.14
39%Passing-down success32%

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)

Bucknell 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Bucknell −8.5, over/under 53.5.

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

Every drive

Bucknell end zoneVMI end zoneQ1 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ1 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ1 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ1 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ1 BucknellTouchdown, 1 playQ1 VMITouchdown, 12 playsQ1 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ1 VMIPunt, 5 playsQ2 BucknellTouchdown, 15 playsQ2 VMIPunt, 5 playsQ2 BucknellTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 VMIEnd of half, 1 playQ3 VMIPunt, 6 playsQ3 BucknellInterception, 5 playsQ3 VMITouchdown, 3 playsQ3 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ3 VMIMissed FG, 6 playsQ3 BucknellTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 VMITouchdown, 6 playsQ4 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ4 VMIPunt, 6 playsQ4 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ4 VMITouchdown, 7 playsQ4 BucknellTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 VMITurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 BucknellEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Bucknell drives left to right, VMI right to left.
  1. Q1 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  2. Q1 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  4. Q1 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 BucknellTouchdown, 1 play, 45 yards
  6. Q1 VMITouchdown, 12 plays, 69 yards
  7. Q1 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q1 VMIPunt, 5 plays, 34 yards
  9. Q2 BucknellTouchdown, 15 plays, 94 yards
  10. Q2 VMIPunt, 5 plays, 21 yards
  11. Q2 BucknellTouchdown, 10 plays, 85 yards
  12. Q2 VMIEnd of half, 1 play, 7 yards
  13. Q3 VMIPunt, 6 plays, 38 yards
  14. Q3 BucknellInterception, 5 plays, 39 yards
  15. Q3 VMITouchdown, 3 plays, 77 yards
  16. Q3 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  17. Q3 VMIMissed FG, 6 plays, 42 yards
  18. Q3 BucknellTouchdown, 3 plays, 63 yards
  19. Q3 VMITouchdown, 6 plays, 70 yards
  20. Q4 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  21. Q4 VMIPunt, 6 plays, −2 yards
  22. Q4 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  23. Q4 VMITouchdown, 7 plays, −67 yards
  24. Q4 BucknellTouchdown, 8 plays, 88 yards
  25. Q4 VMITurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  26. Q4 BucknellEnd of game, 4 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 7
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Joyce kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tariq Thomas run for a loss of 6 yards to the BUCK 19
15:002nd & 16 at own 19Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Tariq Thomas for no gain to the BUCK 19
15:003rd & 16 at own 19Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to TJ Cadden
13:434th & 16 at own 19Schearer,Matt punt 33 yards to the VMI48, out of bounds at VMI48 PENALTY VMI Running Into The Kicker (Hite,Derek) 5 yards from BUCK19 to BUCK24. NO PLAY.
13:324th & 11 at own 24Matt Schearer punt for 51 yds , Joe Comello returns for 4 yds to the VMI 29
VMI Punt, 3 plays
13:321st & 10 at own 29Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney
13:322nd & 10 at own 29Aslin Shipe run for 1 yd to the VMI 30
13:323rd & 9 at own 30Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Morgan McPhaul
12:294th & 9 at own 30Ben Shrewsbury punt for 57 yds , TJ Cadden returns for 13 yds to the BUCK 26
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
12:291st & 10 at own 26Tariq Thomas run for 8 yds to the BUCK 34
12:292nd & 2 at own 34Tariq Thomas run for a loss of 5 yards to the BUCK 29
12:293rd & 7 at own 29Ralph Rucker IV run for 5 yds to the BUCK 34
10:174th & 2 at own 34Matt Schearer punt for 49 yds
VMI Punt, 3 plays
10:171st & 10 at own 17Aslin Shipe run for a loss of 1 yard to the VMI 16
10:172nd & 11 at own 16Collin Shannon pass complete to Malik McNeely for 5 yds to the VMI 21
10:173rd & 6 at own 21Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Noah Grevious
8:544th & 6 at own 21Ben Shrewsbury punt for 24 yds
Bucknell Touchdown, 1 play
8:461st & 10 at opp 45Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 45 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)Bucknell 7, VMI 0
VMI Touchdown, 12 plays
8:391st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 61 yds , Aslin Shipe return for 27 yds to the VMI 31
8:391st & 10 at own 31Leo Boehling run for 6 yds to the VMI 37
8:392nd & 4 at own 37PENALTY VMI False Start (Witt,Britin) 5 yards from VMI37 to VMI32. NO PLAY.
8:392nd & 9 at own 32Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Noah Grevious
8:393rd & 9 at own 32Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at the 50Nana Utsey run for 1 yd to the BUCK 49
8:392nd & 9 at opp 49Collin Shannon pass complete to Leo Boehling for 9 yds to the BUCK 40 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at opp 40Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Malik McNeely
8:392nd & 10 at opp 40Collin Shannon pass complete to Malik McNeely for 9 yds to the BUCK 31
5:293rd & 1 at opp 31Timeout VMI, clock 05:29
5:293rd & 1 at opp 31Collin Shannon pass complete to Leo Boehling for 2 yds to the BUCK 29 for a 1ST down
5:291st & 10 at opp 29PENALTY BUCK Offside (LoGrasso,David) 5 yards from BUCK29 to BUCK24. NO PLAY.
5:291st & 5 at opp 24Leo Boehling run for 6 yds to the BUCK 18 for a 1ST down
5:291st & 10 at opp 18Aslin Shipe run for no gain to the BUCK 18
5:292nd & 10 at opp 18Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Nathan Lhotsky
3:163rd & 10 at opp 18Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 18 yds for a TD (Ben Shrewsbury KICK)Tied at 7
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
3:101st & 10 at own 35Jack Joyce kickoff for 58 yds , TJ Cadden return for 31 yds to the BUCK 38
3:101st & 10 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun Rucker IV,Ralph rush middle for 0 yards to the BUCK38 (Dean III,Stephen) PENALTY BUCK Holding (Ohnegian,John) 10 yards from BUCK38 to BUCK28. NO PLAY.
3:101st & 20 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun Rucker IV,Ralph pass complete short right to Gary,Josh caught at BUCK31, for 16 yards to the BUCK44 (Hite,Derek) PENALTY BUCK Pass Interference 14 yards from BUCK28 to BUCK14. NO PLAY.
3:101st & 34 at own 14Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to AJ Bosch for 22 yds to the BUCK 36
3:102nd & 12 at own 36Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Jacob Moore for a loss of 10 yards to the BUCK 26
3:103rd & 22 at own 26Michael Cadden run for 12 yds to the BUCK 38
0:274th & 10 at own 38Matt Schearer punt for 48 yds , Joe Comello returns for 4 yds to the VMI 18
VMI Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 18Leo Boehling run for 3 yds to the VMI 21
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at own 21Collin Shannon pass complete to Leo Boehling for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at the 50Leo Boehling run for a loss of 1 yard to the VMI 49
Q2 15:002nd & 11 at own 49Aslin Shipe run for 3 yds to the BUCK 48
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at opp 48Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney
Q2 13:014th & 8 at opp 48Ben Shrewsbury punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BUCK 6
2nd quarter4 drives, then Bucknell 21, VMI 7
Bucknell Touchdown, 15 plays
13:011st & 10 at own 6Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the BUCK 10
13:012nd & 6 at own 10Tariq Thomas run for 10 yds to the BUCK 20 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at own 20Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Donovan Burnett for a loss of 4 yards to the BUCK 16
13:012nd & 14 at own 16Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 5 yds to the BUCK 21
13:013rd & 9 at own 21Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Nate Anderson for 15 yds to the BUCK 36 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at own 36Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Sam Milligan
13:012nd & 10 at own 36Michael Cadden run for 2 yds to the BUCK 38
13:013rd & 8 at own 38Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 24 yds to the VMI 38 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun Rucker IV,Ralph rush left for 5 yards gain to the VMI33, out of bounds at VMI33 PENALTY BUCK Holding 10 yards from VMI38 to VMI48. NO PLAY.
13:011st & 20 at opp 48Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Nate Anderson for 5 yds to the VMI 43
13:012nd & 15 at opp 43Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Jacob Moore for a loss of 4 yards to the VMI 47
13:013rd & 19 at opp 47Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 19 yds to the VMI 28 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at opp 28Tariq Thomas run for 2 yds to the VMI 26
13:012nd & 8 at opp 26Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the VMI 22
13:013rd & 4 at opp 22Ralph Rucker IV run for 4 yds to the VMI 18 for a 1ST down
4:581st & 10 at opp 18Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 18 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)Bucknell 14, VMI 7
VMI Punt, 5 plays
4:581st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:581st & 10 at own 25Collin Shannon pass complete to Morgan McPhaul for 5 yds to the VMI 30
4:582nd & 5 at own 30Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 10 yds to the VMI 40 for a 1ST down
4:581st & 10 at own 40Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 6 yds to the VMI 46
4:582nd & 4 at own 46Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney
4:583rd & 4 at own 46Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Nathan Lhotsky
3:094th & 4 at own 46Ben Shrewsbury punt for 39 yds, fair catch by TJ Cadden at the BUCK 15
Bucknell Touchdown, 10 plays
3:091st & 10 at own 15Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the BUCK 19
3:092nd & 13 at own 12Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 10 yds to the BUCK 22
3:092nd & 6 at own 19Tariq Thomas run for 3 yds to the BUCK 22 Bucknell Penalty, Offensive Holding (Josh Gary) to the BUCK 12
2:003rd & 3 at own 22Timeout Bucknell, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 3 at own 22Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 15 yds to the BUCK 37 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 37Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 16 yds to the VMI 47 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 47Michael Cadden run for 2 yds to the VMI 45
2:002nd & 8 at opp 45Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 6 yds to the VMI 39
2:003rd & 2 at opp 39Ralph Rucker IV run for a loss of 1 yard to the VMI 40
0:334th & 3 at opp 40Timeout VMI, clock 00:33
0:334th & 3 at opp 40Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 6 yds to the VMI 34 for a 1ST down
0:151st & 10 at opp 34Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 34 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)Bucknell 21, VMI 7
VMI End of half, 1 play
0:151st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25Leo Boehling run for 7 yds to the VMI 32
3rd quarter7 drives, then Bucknell 28, VMI 14
VMI Punt, 6 plays
14:561st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 63 yds , Aslin Shipe return for 13 yds to the VMI 15
14:561st & 10 at own 15Leo Boehling run for 4 yds to the VMI 19
14:562nd & 6 at own 19Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Nathan Lhotsky
14:563rd & 6 at own 19Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 27 yds to the VMI 46 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at own 46Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 6 yds to the BUCK 48
14:562nd & 4 at opp 48Leo Boehling run for 1 yd to the BUCK 47
14:563rd & 3 at opp 47Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney
12:214th & 3 at opp 47Ben Shrewsbury punt for 32 yds, fair catch by TJ Cadden at the BUCK 15
Bucknell Interception, 5 plays
12:211st & 10 at own 15Tariq Thomas run for a loss of 4 yards to the BUCK 11
12:212nd & 14 at own 11Ralph Rucker IV run for 5 yds to the BUCK 16
12:213rd & 9 at own 16Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 37 yds to the VMI 47 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at opp 47Tariq Thomas run for 1 yd to the VMI 46
VMI Touchdown, 3 plays
10:061st & 10 at own 23Collin Shannon run for 4 yds to the VMI 27
10:062nd & 6 at own 27Leo Boehling run for no gain to the VMI 27
8:373rd & 6 at own 27Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 73 yds for a TD (Ben Shrewsbury KICK)Bucknell 21, VMI 14
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
8:311st & 10 at own 35Jack Joyce kickoff for 60 yds , TJ Cadden return for 20 yds to the BUCK 25
8:311st & 10 at own 25Logan Bush run for 3 yds to the BUCK 28
8:312nd & 7 at own 28Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Carson Gue for a loss of 7 yards to the BUCK 21
8:313rd & 14 at own 21Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Nate Anderson for 8 yds to the BUCK 29
6:404th & 6 at own 29Matt Schearer punt for 50 yds
VMI Missed FG, 6 plays
6:401st & 10 at own 21Leo Boehling run for 2 yds to the VMI 23
6:402nd & 8 at own 23Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 34 yds to the BUCK 43 for a 1ST down
6:401st & 10 at opp 43Collin Shannon pass complete to Leo Boehling for 2 yds to the BUCK 45
6:402nd & 12 at opp 45Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney
6:403rd & 12 at opp 45Collin Shannon pass complete to Cade Cox for 8 yds to the BUCK 37
3:434th & 4 at opp 37Ben Shrewsbury 54 yd FG MISSED
Bucknell Touchdown, 3 plays
3:431st & 10 at own 37Ralph Rucker IV run for no gain to the BUCK 37
3:432nd & 10 at own 37Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the BUCK 41
2:303rd & 6 at own 41Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 59 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)Bucknell 28, VMI 14
VMI Touchdown, 6 plays
2:231st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 63 yds , Aslin Shipe return for 28 yds to the VMI 30
2:231st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun Shipe,Aslin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VMI32 (Meissner,Kato; Caneer,Will) PENALTY VMI Holding (Dixon,William) 10 yards from VMI30 to VMI20. NO PLAY.
2:231st & 20 at own 20Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 1 yd to the VMI 21
2:232nd & 19 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun Shannon,Collin pass incomplete deep middle to Grevious,Noah thrown to BUCK40 QB hurried by Caneer,Will PENALTY BUCK Pass Interference (Davis,Aaron) 15 yards from VMI21 to VMI36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:231st & 10 at own 36PENALTY VMI False Start (Burnett,Bryce) 5 yards from VMI36 to VMI31. NO PLAY.
2:231st & 15 at own 31Leo Boehling run for 7 yds to the VMI 38
2:232nd & 8 at own 38Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Cade Cox
2:233rd & 8 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun Shannon,Collin pass incomplete deep right to Carrecter,Julio thrown to BUCK20 PENALTY BUCK Pass Interference (Davis,Aaron) 15 yards from VMI38 to BUCK47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:231st & 10 at opp 47Leo Boehling run for 5 yds to the BUCK 42
0:002nd & 5 at opp 42Collin Shannon pass complete to Julio Carrecter for 39 yds to the BUCK 3 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:541st & goal at opp 3Nana Utsey run for 3 yds for a TD (Ben Shrewsbury KICK)Bucknell 28, VMI 21
4th quarter7 drives, then Bucknell 35, VMI 28
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Jack Joyce kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Ralph Rucker IV run for 1 yd to the BUCK 26
14:542nd & 9 at own 26Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Tariq Thomas
14:543rd & 9 at own 26Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to TJ Cadden
13:564th & 9 at own 26Matt Schearer punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Joe Comello at the VMI 27
VMI Punt, 6 plays
13:561st & 10 at own 27Leo Boehling run for 2 yds to the VMI 29
13:562nd & 8 at own 29Leo Boehling run for 7 yds to the VMI 36
13:563rd & 1 at own 36Leo Boehling run for 2 yds to the VMI 38 for a 1ST down
13:561st & 10 at own 38Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Noah Grevious
13:562nd & 10 at own 38Collin Shannon sacked by Jack Goheen for a loss of 7 yards to the VMI 31
13:563rd & 17 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun Shannon,Collin pass complete short middle to Cox,Cade caught at VMI43, for 15 yards to the VMI46 (Whitmore,Takai) PENALTY VMI Pass Interference (Cox,Cade) 15 yards from VMI31 to VMI16. NO PLAY.
13:563rd & 32 at own 16Leo Boehling run for 9 yds to the VMI 25
9:514th & 23 at own 25Ben Shrewsbury punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BUCK 21
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
9:511st & 10 at own 21Michael Cadden run for 2 yds to the BUCK 23
9:512nd & 8 at own 23Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Charlie Kreinbucher
9:513rd & 8 at own 23Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Nate Anderson
8:564th & 8 at own 23Matt Schearer punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VMI 48
VMI Touchdown, 7 plays
8:561st & 10 at opp 37Leo Boehling run for no gain to the BUCK 37
8:562nd & 10 at opp 37Leo Boehling run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUCK 39
8:563rd & 12 at opp 39Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 22 yds to the BUCK 17 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 17Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Noah Grevious
8:562nd & 10 at opp 17Leo Boehling run for 10 yds to the BUCK 7 for a 1ST down
8:561st & goal at opp 7Leo Boehling run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUCK 9
5:262nd & goal at opp 9Owen Sweeney 14 Yd pass from Collin Shannon (Ben Shrewsbury Kick)Tied at 28
5:261st & 10 at the 50Jack Joyce kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback Bucknell Penalty, Personal Foul (Owen Garwood)
Bucknell Touchdown, 8 plays
5:261st & 10 at own 12Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 9 yds to the BUCK 21
5:262nd & 1 at own 21Ralph Rucker IV run for 19 yds to the BUCK 40 for a 1ST down
5:261st & 10 at own 40Tariq Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUCK 38
5:262nd & 12 at own 38Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Tariq Thomas for 15 yds to the VMI 47 for a 1ST down
5:261st & 10 at opp 47Ralph Rucker IV run for 7 yds to the VMI 40
5:262nd & 3 at opp 40Tariq Thomas run for 2 yds to the VMI 38
5:263rd & 1 at opp 38Ralph Rucker IV run for 1 yd to the VMI 37 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at opp 37Sam Milligan 37 Yd pass from Ralph Rucker IV (Matt Schearer Kick)Bucknell 35, VMI 28
VMI Turnover on downs, 4 plays
1:491st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:491st & 10 at own 25Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Malik McNeely
1:492nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Shannon,Collin pass complete short right to Cox,Cade caught at VMI36, for 11 yards to the VMI36, out of bounds at VMI36 PENALTY VMI Holding (Boehling,Leo) 10 yards from VMI25 to VMI15. NO PLAY.
1:492nd & 20 at own 15Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Cade Cox
1:493rd & 20 at own 15run for 11 yds to the VMI 4 fumbled, recovered by VMI Collin Shannon
1:154th & 31 at own 4Timeout VMI, clock 01:15
1:034th & 31 at own 4Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 29 yds to the VMI 33
Bucknell End of game, 4 plays
1:031st & 10 at opp 33Logan Bush run for 5 yds to the VMI 28
0:582nd & 5 at opp 28Timeout VMI, clock 00:58
0:582nd & 5 at opp 28Logan Bush run for 6 yds to the VMI 22 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 22Timeout VMI, clock 00:53
0:531st & 10 at opp 22Kneel down by Bucknell at VMI23 for loss of 1 yard.
0:002nd & 11 at opp 23Kneel down by Bucknell at VMI24 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.

Bucknell leads 7–⁠3 in 10 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Bucknell 14, VMI 3
2025Bucknell 35, VMI 28
2024Bucknell 35, VMI 28
2023Bucknell 21, VMI 13
2022VMI 24, Bucknell 14
2016VMI 23, Bucknell 17

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