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22–14
Final
3-8

VMI

 Foster Stadium, Lexington
FINALThe Citadel 22, VMI 14

What happened

ESPN RECAP

The Citadel 22, VMI 14

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Nuru Goodrum rushed for a career-high 175 yards and two touchdowns to lead The Citadel to a 22-14 win over VMI Saturday in the Military Classic of the South. Goodrum had a 1-yard run, Kinta Palmer caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Ben Carnell and Blake Vandiver kicked a 34-yard field goal to give the Bulldogs (4-7) a 15-7 halftime lead. The Keydets (3-8) led 6-7 going into the second quarter after a 3-yard scoring run by Nat Jackson . Quarterback Jonathan Wilson ran for a 6-yard touchdown to pull VMI to 22-14 with 7:43 remaining. The Bulldogs had 288 yards of total offense and kept VMI to 189 yards. The Citadel Quarterback Ben Carnell was 11-of-22 for 81 yards. Wilson finished 17-of-28 for 158 yards for VMI. This is the 64th meeting between the rivals, who started the series in 1920. The Citadel leads the series 32-30-2.

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Top performers

CIT
PASSINGBen Carnell11/22, 81 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGNuru Goodrum32 CAR, 175 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGTa'Mar Jernigan3 REC, 10 YDS
VMI
PASSINGJonathan Wilson17/28, 158 YDS, 1 INT
RUSHINGBryan Royster7 CAR, 22 YDS
RECEIVINGZohn Burden8 REC, 98 YDS

Team stats

CIT · VMI
288
TOTAL YARDS
189
81
PASSING
158
207
RUSHING
31
16
1ST DOWNS
14
0-0
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
0-0
0
TURNOVERS
3
6-70
PENALTIES
11-110
20:23
POSSESSION
16:17

FOSTER STADIUM, LEXINGTON · ATTENDANCE 8,674

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