Wilson throws 2 TDs, William & Mary runs over VMI 41-7 in season opener
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- — Darius Wilson threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns while William & Mary's ground game amassed 205 yards and three touchdowns as the Tribe routed VMI 41-7 in the season opener Thursday night.
The Tribe has now won their last 11 games against the Keydets.
Bronson Yoder and Malachi Imoh each punched in from the 1 to give William & Mary a 14-0 lead after a quarter and Clayton Dobler scooped up a blocked second-quarter punt and ran 18 yards for his first career touchdown and give the Tribe a 21-0 lead. The Keydets got on the board just before intermission when Hunter Rice ran 12 yards for their lone score but Hollis Mathis added a 4-yard run with 14 seconds left in the half to send William & Mary into intermission with a 28-7 lead.
Yoder led Williams & Mary with 54 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Imoh had eight carries for 37 yards and a touchdown and Wilson carried six times for 32 yards.
VMI was held to 241 total yards of offense. Collin Shannon completed 8 of 19 passes for 62 yards and threw an interception. Chandler Wilson was 3 of 5 passing for 18 yards and an interception. Rice finished with 81 yards on 17 carries.
UP NEXT
VMI plays its home opener Sept. 7 when it plays host to Bucknell.
William & Mary plays at Coastal Carolina Sept. 7.
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Game Information
2024 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Mercer | 6-1 | 9-2 |
Western Carolina | 5-2 | 6-5 |
Chattanooga | 5-3 | 6-5 |
East Tennessee State | 4-3 | 6-5 |
Samford | 3-3 | 4-6 |
The Citadel | 3-5 | 5-6 |
Wofford | 3-5 | 5-6 |
Furman | 2-4 | 3-7 |
VMI | 1-6 | 1-10 |
2024 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Richmond | 7-0 | 9-2 |
Delaware | 6-1 | 9-1 |
Rhode Island | 6-1 | 9-2 |
Villanova | 5-2 | 8-3 |
New Hampshire | 5-2 | 7-4 |
Stony Brook | 5-2 | 8-3 |
Towson | 4-3 | 6-5 |
Elon | 4-3 | 5-6 |
William & Mary | 4-3 | 7-4 |
Monmouth | 3-4 | 5-6 |
Maine | 3-4 | 5-6 |
Hampton | 2-5 | 5-6 |
Campbell | 1-6 | 3-8 |
UAlbany | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Bryant | 0-7 | 2-9 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-7 | 1-10 |