CHARLESTON, S.C. – A sellout crowd of 12,126 was on hand Saturday afternoon for the 75^th Military Classic of the South, with The Citadel falling, 34-21, to VMI.
 
Game Information
Score: VMI 34, The Citadel 21
Records: The Citadel (2-4, 0-2 SoCon), VMI (3-3, 2-1 SoCon)
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: CIT leads 42-31-2
 
How it Happened

• The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead as they marched 75 yards on the opening drive. Brandon Rainey hit Raleigh Webb on a 36-yard pass down the right sideline.
• Two plays later, Rainey went over right tackle for a two-yard touchdown run.
• A turnover near midfield helped the Keydets tied the game late in the first quarter. The nine-play drive was capped with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Reece Udinski to Jakob Herres.
• The Keydets used the ground game to take the lead in the second quarter as Alex Ramsey rushed five times, the final time from one-yard out.
• VMI took advantage of two big penalties late in the half to get a 22-yard field goal from Grant Clemons as the first half ended.
• The lead was extended early in the second half as the Keydets took the second-half kickoff and reached the end zone on an Udinski 28-yard pass to Javeon Lara.
• The Bulldogs answered back by feeding Logan Billings four times on the first five plays of the drive.
• Rainey then took to the air and hit Dante Smith down the middle for a 35-yard gain.
• The Bulldogs converted a 3^rd-and-16 later in the drive as Rainey hit Remus Bulmer for 18 yards.
• Rainey ended the 12-play drive with a three-run touchdown run.
• The Keydets extended the lead with a field goal early in the fourth quarter.
• A pass interference call and a roughing the passer penalty helped move the Bulldogs into VMI territory. Back-to-back completions to Webb helped overcome a holding call.
• Smith converted a third down as he took a pitch and battled his way through tacklers for a22-yard run.
• Rainey scored for his third time in the game with a three-yard run.
• The Bulldogs needed one more stop, but VMI took advantage of the aggressive play to hit a 61-yard pass to Herres with just over two minutes to play.

 
Inside the Numbers

• The Bulldogs took to the air for the majority of the game as they threw 34 passes, compared to 39 runs.
• Brandon Rainey finished the game 19-of-34 for 233 yards. He also rushed for three touchdowns.
• It is the third time this season Rainey has rushed for three touchdowns in a game. His 11 rushing touchdowns on the season are the most since Dominique Allen rushed for 13 touchdowns in 2015.
• The 34 passing attempts were the most since Tommy Edwards threw the ball 38 times against Georgia Southern in 2009.
• The 233 passing yards as the most for the Bulldogs since Jordan Black threw for 223 yards against Furman.
• Raleigh Webb finished with 10 catches for 110 yards. The 10 catches are a career high and are the most for a Bulldog since Andre Roberts caught 10 passes against Chattanooga in 2009.
• Webb is the first Bulldog with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since Andre Roberts had four-straight outings in 2008.
• Ryan McCarthy added five catches for 49 yards.
• Logan Billings got his first career start and carried 13 times for 51 yards.
• Willie Eubanks III recorded 12 tackles, including seven solo stops. He added 1.5 tackles-for-loss.
• It was Eubanks third double-digit tackle performance of the season, and second straight.
• Dalton Owens registered 1.5 sacks.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs welcome Western Carolina to Johnson Hagood Stadium Oct. 12. Kickoff for the Military Appreciation game is set for 2 p.m.