NCAAF Game Recap - Virginia Military at Marshall
Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:30 PM EDT

GATec
14
Clem
52
F
Duke
3
Bama
42
F
UGA
30
Vand
6
F
Hou
31
Okla
49
F
FlAtl
21
OSU
45
F
GaSo
3
LSU
55
F
MidTN
21
Mich
40
F
ND
35
Lou
17
F
LT
14
Tex
45
F
Oreg
21
Aub
27
F
TxSt
7
TxAM
41
F
EWa
14
Wash
47
F
Utah
30
BYU
12
F
Idaho
7
PSU
79
F
FlaAM
0
UCF
62
F
Tuls
7
MSU
28
F
Wisc
49
SoFL
0
F
MiaOH
14
Iowa
38
F
NoIa
26
IASt
29
F(2OT)
Syr
24
Lib
0
F
NMS
7
WaSt
58
F
SoAl
21
Neb
35
F
NW
7
Stan
17
F
Alb
21
C Mi
38
F
UCLA
14
Cin
24
F
RMor
10
Buff
38
F
Wagn
21
UConn
24
F
Mor
3
BGSU
46
F
C Ark
35
W Ky
28
F
GWebb
28
UNCC
49
F
JacSt
14
SouLA
35
F
AlaSt
19
UAB
24
F
FLInt
14
Tul
42
F
SDSU
21
MIN
28
F
NoCol
18
SJSU
35
F
Kent
7
AzSt
30
F
Rice
7
Army
14
F
UMass
21
Rut
48
F
UtSt
35
Wake
38
F
Purd
31
NEV
34
F
ColSt
31
Colo
52
F
OkSt
52
OreSt
36
F
Miss
10
Mem
15
F
MissSt
38
ULLaf
28
F
InSt
17
Kans
24
F
Akr
3
Ill
42
F
ECU
6
NCSt
34
F
How
0
MD
79
F
Toled
24
KY
38
F
Ind
34
Ball
24
F
Boise
36
FlaSt
31
F
JMU
13
WVU
20
F
URI
20
Ohio
41
F
Buck
12
Temp
56
F
HolyC
7
Navy
45
F
Colg
7
AF
48
F
GASt
38
Tenn
30
F
SCar
20
UNC
24
F
E Mi
30
CoCar
23
F
ETenn
7
App
42
F
MonSt
10
TxTch
45
F
PorSt
13
Ark
20
F
VaTec
28
BC
35
F
SamHu
31
NM
39
F
(N/A)
7
UTSA
35
F
Camp
14
Troy
43
F
UCDav
13
Cal
27
F
VMI
17
Marsh
56
F
IllSt
10
NIU
24
F
Monm
13
WestMI
48
F
AlcSt
10
SMiss
38
F
Nich
14
K St
49
F
SFA
17
Bayl
56
F
SMU
37
ArkSt
30
F
Norf
21
OD
24
F
MIZ
31
Wyo
37
F
Abil
31
NorTx
51
F
UVA
30
Pitt
14
F
Gram
9
ULMon
31
F
HBU
34
UTEP
36
F
ArkPB
7
TCU
39
F
Web
0
SDSU
6
F
SoUt
23
UNLV
56
F
Fres
23
USC
31
F

Marshall 56, Virginia Military 17

Aug 31, 2019, 6:30 PM EDT

Final

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Virginia Military (0-1)

0

7

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10

17

Marshall (1-0)

14

21

14

7

56

Green helps lead Marshall to 56-17 victory over VMI
Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:37 PM

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Isaiah Green threw for a career-high four touchdowns and Talik Keaton returned a punt 67 yards for a score as Marshall opened the season with a dominating 56-17 victory over VMI on Saturday.

Marshall took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after Keaton's return and pushed that to 21-0 after Green nailed Artie Henry with a 51-yard scoring toss early in the second. Green hit Xavier Gaines on a 4-yard TD pass late in the second quarter and Brenden Knox capped a 14-play, 83-yard scoring drive with a 1-yard plunge for a score to go up 35-7 at the break.

Marshall amassed 620 yards of total offense, while limiting VMI to 257. The Herd had a balanced attack of 340 yards passing and 280 rushing with 35 first downs.

Alex Thomson, who relieved Green, threw for 102 yards and a score. Corey Gammage caught five passes for 82 yards and a score as 11 Marshall receivers recorded catches.

VMI's Reece Udinski threw for 192 yards and one touchdown.

Passing

VMI Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Udinski 35 20 57.1 1 192 50 0 82.1
C. Newman 5 2 40.0 0 9 5 1 8.3
Marsh Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
I. Green 28 18 64.3 4 238 51 1 115.8
A. Thomson 7 6 85.7 1 102 43 0 158.3

Rushing

VMI Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Ramsey 11 45 4.1 10 0
K. Bridy 6 24 4.0 10 0
Marsh Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. King 10 75 7.5 35 0
S. Evans 7 56 8.0 17 0

Receiving

VMI Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Lara 5 72 14.4 50 1
R. Martin 7 61 8.7 26 0
Marsh Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Gammage 5 82 16.4 33 1
A. Henry 2 56 28.0 51 1

Fumbles

Marsh F FL
A. Thomson 1 1

Returning

VMI KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
L. Thomas 1 22.0 0 22 0 0 0
Marsh KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Keaton 0 0 0 5 21.8 1 67
S. Evans 2 25.0 0 28 0 0 0

Punting

VMI Punt Yds Avg LgPu
R. King 7 307 43.9 52
Marsh Punt Yds Avg LgPu
R. LeFevre 3 134 44.7 47

Takeaways

VMI Int Yds InTD
W. Bunton 1 0 0
Marsh Int Yds InTD
J. McClain-Sapp 1 20 0

Team Stats Comparison

VMI Marsh
Points For 17 56
Total Yards 257 620
Rushing Yards 56 280
Passing Yards 201 340
Passing Completions / Attempts 22/40 24/36
Turnovers 1 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 1/1
First Downs 17 35
Penalties - Yards 8/50 8/78
Time Of Possession 39:39 21:21
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/17 6/11
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 9/42 3/45

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter VMI Marsh
Marsh 11:51 TD Willie Johnson 29 yd pass from Isaiah Green (Justin Rohrwasser kick) 0 7
Marsh 13:18 TD Talik Keaton 67 yd punt return (Justin Rohrwasser kick) 0 14
2nd Quarter VMI Marsh
Marsh 01:36 TD Artie Henry 51 yd pass from Isaiah Green (Justin Rohrwasser kick) 0 21
VMI 01:50 TD Javeon Lara 50 yd pass from Reece Udinski (Grant Clemons kick) 7 21
Marsh 10:46 TD Xavier Gaines 4 yd pass from Isaiah Green (Justin Rohrwasser kick) 7 28
Marsh 15:00 TD Brenden Knox 1 yd run (Justin Rohrwasser kick) 7 35
3rd Quarter VMI Marsh
Marsh 05:02 TD Corey Gammage 33 yd pass from Isaiah Green (Justin Rohrwasser kick) 7 42
Marsh 10:35 TD Brenden Knox 1 yd run (Justin Rohrwasser kick) 7 49
4th Quarter VMI Marsh
VMI 00:23 FG Grant Clemons 28 yd FG 10 49
VMI 06:12 TD Seth Morgan 3 yd run (Grant Clemons kick) 17 49
Marsh 10:29 TD Garet Morrell 11 yd pass from Alex Thomson (Justin Rohrwasser kick) 17 56

Game Information

Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
Attendance: 23,875
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